"Let's Ride" is the first single from Choclair

Choclair

Kareem Blake, better known by his stage name Choclair, is a Canadian rapper. He helped develop Canadian hip hop in the 1990s, as a member of the Circle.-Career:...

's debut album Ice Cold

Ice Cold

Ice Cold is the debut studio album of Canadian rapper Choclair, released November 2, 1999 in Canada and March 14, 2000 in the United States. It was released on major label Virgin/Priority Records. The album's early success was driven by the first single, "Let's Ride", which reached #37 on the...

. Produced by Kardinal Offishall

Kardinal Offishall

Jason D. Harrow , better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall , is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He is often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", and is best known for his distinctive reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip-hop.-Life and career:Harrow was born in...

, the song features ad-libs by Saukrates

Saukrates

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. The song is well known for its catchy piano hook.

Music video

Directed by Little X

Little X

Julien Christian Lutz , better known as Little X, X or Director X, is a Canadian music video director. He also has his own clothing line X Fit...

, most of the music video

Music video

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 was shot in Downtown Toronto

Downtown Toronto

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. It begins with Choclair driving a Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz

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 convertible, with a female passenger. In the next scene, he is a passenger on a motorcycle. In the third scene he drives a Hummer

Hummer

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, with Kardinal Offishall as his passenger. In the final scene, Choclair rides on a bicycle alongside Saukrates.

12" single

A-side

1. "Let's Ride" (Radio Edit)
2. "Let's Ride" (Main Mix)
3. "Let's Ride" (Instrumental)

B-side

1. "Bare Witness" (Radio Edit) (featuring Guru
   Guru (rapper)
   Keith Edward Elam , better known by his stage name Guru, was an American emcee and member of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts...
   
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2. "Bare Witness" (Main Mix) (featuring Guru)
3. "Bare Witness" (Instrumental)

Chart positions

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canadian RPM RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... Singles Chart	38
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...	37

Other appearances

• The instrumental is heard at the beginning and ending of Kardinal Offishall's 1997 music video for "On wit da Show
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  "On wit da Show" is a hip-hop song by Kardinal Offishall. It was the only single from his debut album Eye & I. The song also appears on his second album, Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1. The original version of the song was released in 1996 as a B-side of "Naughty Dread"...
  
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• The song is featured on the soundtracks of 3 Strikes and NBA Live 2001
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