It was written by Ivan "Ives Irie" Martin, David "Kemo The Blaxican" Thomas, Alejandro "O.G.
Style" Martinez and Solomon "Sol Lake" Lachoff, with production helmed by O.G.
It samples the jazz song "The Lonely Bull", performed by Herb Alpert.
Reaching a peak position of number 35 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the single remained on the chart for a total of twenty weeks.
"Tres Delinquentes" was featured in the South Korean horror-comedy The Quiet Family (1998) and the film Havoc (2005).