Take It to the Streets (song)

"Take It to the Streets"
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	1996/1997
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:59
Label	Elektra
Writer(s)	Roger McNair, Billy Lawrence, Rashad Smith, Armando Colon
Producer(s)	Rashad Smith
Rampage chronology
"Beware of the Rampsack" (1994) "Take It the Streets" (1997) "We Getz Down" (1997)

"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.

Single track listing

A-Side

1. "Take It to the Streets" (LP Version) – 3:38
2. "Take It to the Streets" (Instrumental) – 3:38

B-Side

1. "Wild for da Night" (LP Version) – 4:34
2. "Wild for da Night" (Instrumental) – 4:32

Chart history

Peak positions

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100	34
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	11
Billboard Hot Rap Singles	5
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	3

Year-End charts

End of year chart (1997)	Position
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Sales[1]	78
Billboard Hot Rap Singles[2]	20

References

1. "Billboard Year-End Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Sales - 1997". Retrieved 3-9-2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "Billboard Year-End Hot Rap Singles - 1997". Retrieved 3-9-2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)