"Take It to the Streets" | ||||
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Single by Rampage featuring Billy Lawrence | ||||
from the album Scout's Honor… by Way of Blood | ||||
B-side | "Wild for da Night" | |||
Released | July 1, 1997 | |||
Format | 12", CD | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 3:59 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Songwriter(s) | Roger McNair, Billy Lawrence, Rashad Smith, Armando Colon | |||
Producer(s) | Rashad Smith | |||
Rampage singles chronology | ||||
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"Take It to the Streets" was the lead single released from Rampage's debut album, Scout's Honor… by Way of Blood. The song was produced by Rashad Smith and featured vocals from R&B singer Billy Lawrence. It used a sample of Unlimited Touch's 1981 single "I Hear Music in the Streets".
Released in the summer of 1997, "Take It to the Streets" became both Rampage and Billy Lawrence's biggest hit, reaching number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Hot Rap Singles chart.