Hang 'Em High (song)

"Hang 'Em High"
Single by Sadat X featuring D.V. Alias Khrist
from the album Wild Cowboys
B-side"Stages & Lights"
ReleasedMay 20, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
Studio
GenreHip-hop
Length4:00
Label
Songwriters
ProducerMalek
Sadat X singles chronology
"Loud Hangover"
(1995)
"Hang 'Em High"
(1996)
"The Lump Lump"
(1996)
Music video
"Hang 'Em High" on YouTube

"Hang 'Em High" is a song by American rapper Sadat X, released on May 20, 1996 as the lead single from his debut studio album Wild Cowboys (1996). It features vocals from American rapper D.V. Alias Khrist. Produced by Ali Malek, the song contains a sample of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" by Ennio Morricone. Lyrically, it describes the crime-ridden environment of the New York City streets, while comparing it to the Wild West.