Certified Gangstas
Certified Gangstas is a song by American rapper Jim Jones, featuring Cam'ron and Jay Bezel. It was the lead single from his debut solo album On My Way to Church, released July 13, 2004 (recorded in 2003). The track blends gangsta rap and g-funk, running four minutes and three seconds, and was released on Koch Records. The song pays homage to Eazy-E’s 1987 track Boyz-n-the-Hood and uses a sample from it. It reached number 80 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
A music video for the remix came out in 2004, directed by Jim Jones, with a cameo from Lil Eazy-E, and it parodies the opening scene of Menace II Society where O-Dog is confronted by Asian storeowners. The remix version removes Jay Bezel and adds verses from The Game and Lil Flip; this version was used for the video, though Lil Flip’s verse is not included.
A sequel titled Certified Gangstas Pt. 2 was released in January 2010, featuring Game, Mel Matrix, and Sen City.
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