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Gangsta Zone

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"Gangsta Zone"
Single by Daddy Yankee featuring Snoop Dogg
from the album Barrio Fino en Directo
Released2005
Genre
Length3:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Daddy Yankee singles chronology
"Rompe"
(2005)
"Gangsta Zone"
(2005)
"Machucando"
(2005)
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Real Soon"
(2005)
"Gangsta Zone"
(2005)
"Say Somethin'"
(2006)

"Gangsta Zone" is a song by rappers Daddy Yankee and Snoop Dogg, released in 2005 as the second single from Yankee's album Barrio Fino en Directo.

Music video

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The music video was filmed on January 27, 2006, at locations around Torres Sabana, a public housing project in Carolina, one of the largest cities in Puerto Rico. The video is shot in grayscale, [2] and Daddy Yankee said the video depicts "the real way we live on the island".[3]

Charts

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Chart (2006–07) Peak
position
Latin America MTV Top 20 Videos 12[4]

Remix

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A remix of "Gangsta Zone" was also released, featuring reggaeton artists Héctor el Father, Yomo, Arcángel & De La Ghetto and Angel Doze. It is a diss track aimed towards Don Omar.[5]

Charts

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Chart (2006–07) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single Sales (Billboard)[6] 37
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[7] 21
US Latin Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[8] 39

References

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  1. ^ BMI.com | Nely Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on June 8th 2008
  2. ^ Watkins, Grouchy Greg (January 28, 2006). "Snoop Shoots Video With Daddy Yankee In Puerto Rico". AllHipHop. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Tecson, Brandee J. "Daddy Yankee Sticks To His Roots, Won't Lean On Snoop". mtv. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart listing Archived 2022-07-23 at the Wayback Machine. Billboard. Retrieved 17 February 2009
  5. ^ Daddy Yankee VS Don Omar Archived 2006-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on June 8th 2008
  6. ^ "Daddy Yankee". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2022-07-23. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  7. ^ Latin Rhythm Airplay chart listing. Billboard. Retrieved 17 February 2009
  8. ^ Latin Tropical Airplay chart listing. Billboard. Retrieved 17 February 2009