Shoulder Lean

"Shoulder Lean" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Young Dro, released on March 3, 2006, as his debut single and the lead single from his first album Best Thang Smokin'. The song features Dro's fellow American rapper and Grand Hustle label chief T.I. on the hook. The production was handled by Grand Hustle in-house producer Cordale "Lil' C" Quinn. The song was a hit in the United States, reaching the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. This was Young Dro's only hit single as a lead artist, and T.I.'s fourth Top 10 single.

"Shoulder Lean"
Single by Young Dro featuring T.I.
from the album Best Thang Smokin'
Released	March 3, 2006 (2006-03-03)
Recorded	2005
Genre	Southern hip hop
Length	4:20
Label	Grand Hustle
Songwriter(s)	Clifford Harris D'Juan Hart Darwin Quinn
Producer(s)	Lil' C
Young Dro singles chronology
"Shoulder Lean" (2006) "Rubberband Banks" (2006)
T.I. singles chronology
"Why You Wanna" (2006) "Shoulder Lean" (2006) "My Love" (2006)

A freestyle over the song's production, entitled "Live from the 504" by Lil Wayne, is featured on his mixtape Da Drought 3 (2007).

Music video

The music video for "Shoulder Lean", directed by President Thomas Forbes, makes references to the respective video of the Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg song "Nuthin But A "G" Thang". The video includes cameo appearances from DJ Drama, DJ Khaled, Slim Thug, Big Gipp of Goodie Mob, Dallas Austin, Lil’ Duval, Big Kuntry King, and Parlae of Dem Franchize Boyz.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[1]	10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[3]	33
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4]	1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[5]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	59
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7]	13
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[8]	27

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Ringtone	Gold	20,000*
United States (RIAA)[10] Mastertone	2× Platinum	2,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Radio and release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	May 2, 2006	Rhythmic contemporary radio[11]	Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records
	May 9, 2006	Urban contemporary radio[12]
	June 27, 2006	Digital download[13]
	September 5, 2006	Contemporary hit radio[14]

See also

• List of number-one R&B hits
• T.I. discography
• Young Dro discography