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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 Puerto Rican artist Daddy Yankee and American rapper Snoop Dogg, released in 2005 as the second single from Yankee's live tour album Barrio Fino en Directo (2005).

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 larger 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 reggaetoneros 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 May 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on June 8, 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 July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart listing Archived July 23, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2009
  5. ^ Daddy Yankee VS Don Omar Archived October 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Accessed on June 8, 2008
  6. ^ "Daddy Yankee". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Latin Rhythm Airplay chart listing. Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2009
  8. ^ Latin Tropical Airplay chart listing. Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2009