"We're All in the Same Gang" is a 1990 single by the West Coast Rap All-Stars, a collaboration of West Coast hip-hop artists that assembled for this song that promoted an anti-violence message.

Produced by Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

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, the song featured rapped

Rapping

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 verses from:

• King Tee
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• Body & Soul (including Dee Barnes
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  )
• Def Jef
  Def Jef
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• Michel'le
  Michel'le
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• Tone-Loc
• Above the Law
• Ice-T
  ICE-T
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• Dr. Dre
  Dr. Dre
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  , MC Ren
  MC Ren
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   and Eazy-E
  Eazy-E
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   of N.W.A
• J.J. Fad
• Young MC
  Young MC
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• Digital Underground
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   (Money-B
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   and Shock G
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  /Humpty Hump)
• Oaktown's 3.5.7
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• MC Hammer
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On the B-side was the "Radio Special" version of the single (trimmed down to 4 minutes with the exclusion of Def Jef, Above The Law, JJ Fad, Oaktown's 3.5.7 and MC Hammer), and the song "Tellin' Time (Mike's Rap)", produced by Shock G and featuring Dr. Dre and Michael Concepcion, an executive producer

Executive producer

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 of the project.

N.W.A., Michel'le, Above the Law and J.J. Fad were all signed to Eazy-E and Jerry Heller

Jerry Heller

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's Ruthless Records.

In 1991, the song was nominated at the 33rd Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. 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...	35
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	10
U.S. Billboard' Hot Rap Tracks 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...	1

Links

• The West Coast Rap All-Stars at Discogs.com