Let Me Ride

"Let Me Ride"
Single by Dr. Dre
from the album The Chronic
Released	September 13, 1993
Recorded	1992
Studio	Death Row (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap G-funk[1]
Length	4:21
Label	Death Row Interscope Priority
Songwriter(s)	Eric Collins Calvin Broadus
Producer(s)	Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre singles chronology
"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" (1993) "Let Me Ride" (1993) "Natural Born Killaz" (1994)
Snoop Doggy Dogg singles chronology
"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" (1993) "Let Me Ride" (1993) "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" (1993)
Music video
"Let Me Ride" on YouTube

"Let Me Ride" is a song by American rapper and producer Dr. Dre, released in September 1993 by Death Row, Interscope and Priority as the third and final single from his debut studio album, The Chronic (1992). It experienced moderate success on the charts, until it became a massive hit when Dre won Best Rap Solo Performance for at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards.^[2] The song features singers Ruben and Jewell, as well as uncredited vocals by fellow rapper Snoop Dogg, who wrote the song.^[3]

Dr. Dre's lyrics were written by RBX, originally intended for a different track.^[4] Dr. Dre, RBX and Snoop Dogg share songwriting credits for the song.

"Let Me Ride"'s chorus involves both a sample and an interpolation of the chorus of the 1976 Parliament song "Mothership Connection (Star Child)", which itself quotes the Negro spiritual "Swing Down Sweet Chariot". "Let Me Ride" also samples James Brown's "Funky Drummer" and Bill Withers's 1973 single "Kissing My Love".