The song was produced and co-written by Darryl "Big Baby" McClary and Michael "Suga Mike" Allen from Mo's production team Flavahood, and features a notable sample of Snoop Dogg's 1994 single, "Gin and Juice".

A music video for the single was directed by Chris Robinson and featured a cameo appearance by Tom Lister, Jr.[1] Originally, the video was slated to be a double-video shoot in conjunction with the cancelled accompanying single, "Supa Star", however, because Lil' Mo was assaulted during the closing of a San Francisco concert, plans were quickly changed to meet the deadline of mid-July 2001.

For the remainder of the video, Mo is either seen riding in a pink hoopty with her girls or dancing while reprising her role in Ghettoblanca.

[4] CD single[5] 12-inch vinyl[6] Prior to its physical release, the song began charting solely on urban airplay under its former title "Keep It Gangsta" in early August 2001.

[7] The song was later revised after its two-week stint on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart to its single version title, "Gangsta (Love 4 the Streets)".