"Ghetto Love" is the second single released from Da Brat

Da Brat

Shawntae Harris , better known as Da Brat, is an American rapper and actress. Her debut album, Funkdafied, sold one million copies, making her the first female rapper to have a platinum-selling album.-Early life:...

's second studio album, Anuthatantrum

Anuthatantrum

Anuthatantrum is a rap album by Da Brat. It was released in 1996 and went Gold in 1997. A debut single culled from the album was "Ghetto Love", which featured TLC member Tionne Watkins and peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100...

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Background

Released in early 1997, "Ghetto Love" was Da Brat's second and final single from Anuthatantrum after the gold-selling "Sittin' on Top of the World

Sittin' on Top of the World (Da Brat song)

"Sittin' on Top of the World" was the lead single from Da Brat's second studio album Anuthatantrum.-Background:"Sittin' on Top of the World" was released in September of 1996 and was produced and written by Jermaine Dupri, who used a sample of "Mary Jane". The song became her fourth consecutive top...

". The song became Da Brat's second biggest hit, peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, only her first single "Funkdafied

Funkdafied (song)

"Funkdafied" was the lead single released from Da Brat's debut album, Funkdafied.-Background:The song was both produced and written by Jermaine Dupri and contained a sample of The Isley Brothers 1983 hit "Between the Sheets", for which the brothers and Chris Jasper were given songwriting credits....

", which peaked at 6, charted higher. Like the album's previous single, "Ghetto Love" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America

Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

, reaching the feat on April 2, 1997. The song was produced by Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...

 and Carl So-Lowe, featured a chrorus sung by TLC

TLC (band)

TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...

 member T-Boz

Tionne Watkins

Tionne Tenese Watkins better known by her stage name T-Boz, is a four-time Grammy Award–winning American singer, actress, author, and executive producer who rose to fame as the lead singer and one-third of the R&B/hip-hop girl group TLC.-Early life:Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins was born in Des Moines,...

 and used a sample of DeBarge

DeBarge

DeBarge was a sibling music group of American origin whose repertoire included R&B, soul, funk, and later gospel. Active as a professional recording group from 1979 and 1989, the group was one of the few recording acts to bring success to the Motown label during the 1980s.-Background:Hailing from...

's 1983 hit All This Love".

Single track listing

1. "Ghetto Love" (Radio Remix)- 3:24
2. "Ghetto Love" (Remix)- 3:24
3. "Ghetto Love" (Remix Instrumental)- 3:24
4. "Ghetto Love" (Radio Edit)- 3:24
5. "Ghetto Love" (LP Version)- 3:24
6. "Ghetto Love" (LP Instrumental)- 3:24

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100	16
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	11
Billboard Hot Rap Singles	4
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	17