We the Best

We The Best
Studio album by DJ Khaled
Released June 12, 2007
Recorded 2006-2007
Genre Hardcore Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap
Length 65:49
Label Terror Squad, Koch
Producer Kane Beatz, Cool & Dre, Danja, Jim Jonsin, Diaz Brothers, DJ Khaled, Steve Morales, The Runners, The Fresher's
DJ Khaled chronology
Listennn... the Album
(2006)		 We the Best
(2007)		 We Global
(2008)
Singles from We the Best
  1. "We Takin' Over"
    Released: April 1, 2007
  2. "I'm So Hood"
    Released: September 11, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
DJBooth.net [2]
Entertainment Weekly (C) [3]
HipHopDX [4]
Pitchfork Media [5]
RapReviews [6]
Rolling Stone [7]

We the Best is the second studio album by Miami mixtape DJ and Terror Squad member DJ Khaled, which was released on June 12, 2007. Guest appearances are Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Birdman, T.I., Akon, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, T-Pain, Dre, Game, Trick Daddy, Young Jeezy, Plies, Juelz Santana, Jadakiss, Ja Rule, Styles P, Trina, Flo Rida, Paul Wall, Bun B and C-Ride.

Contents

Background and release

The album debuted at number #8 on the Billboard 200, selling 79,000 copies in its first week.[8] As of January 2008, the album has sold 440,000 copies in the United States.[9] Rick Ross, Dre, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe and Trick Daddy had a much "major role" on this album. Rick Ross is featured on 5 tracks, Dre is featured on 4 tracks, Trick Daddy, Fat Joe and Lil Wayne are featured on 3 tracks, Jadakiss, Birdman and C-Ride are featured on 2 tracks. Some of the artist did not return, like Pitbull (who was featured on 2 tracks last album), Lil Scrappy, Twista and Kanye West. There are new guests on the album, like T-Pain, Plies, Flo Rida, Pooh Bear, C-Ride, Cassidy, Shareefa, Yung Berg, Ludacris, Lil' Kim, R. Kelly, Ace Mack, Busta Rhymes, Willy Northpole, Rich Boy, Joe Hound, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Jim Jones, Big Boi and Ja Rule.

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro (We the Best)" (featuring Rick Ross) DJ Khaled 1:57
2. "The Movement" (skit) (featuring K. Foxx)   0:22
3. "We Takin' Over" (featuring T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, Lil Wayne & Akon) Danja 4:24
4. "Brown Paper Bag" (featuring Young Jeezy, Dre, Juelz Santana, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne & Fat Joe) Cool & Dre, Jim Jonsin 4:57
5. "I'm So Hood" (featuring T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross & Plies) The Runners 4:15
6. "Before the Solution" (featuring Beanie Sigel & Pooh Bear) DJ Khaled 4:29
7. "I'm From the Ghetto" (featuring Dre, The Game, Jadakiss & Trick Daddy) Cool & Dre 5:06
8. "Hit 'Em Up" (featuring Bun B & Paul Wall) The Runners 3:20
9. "S on My Chest" (featuring Lil Wayne & Birdman) Kane Beatz, The Nasty Beatmakers 4:10
10. "Bitch I'm From Dade County" (featuring Trick Daddy, Trina, Rick Ross, Brisco, Flo Rida, C-Ride & Dre) Diaz Brothers 5:48
11. "The Originators" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) Cool & Dre 6:18
12. "New York is Back" (featuring Jadakiss, Fat Joe & Ja Rule) Cool & Dre 5:54

Chart positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 8
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 2

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ DJBooth.net review
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ HipHopDX review
  5. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  6. ^ RapReviews review
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ Hasty, Katie (June 20, 2007). Toby Keith's 'Big Dog' Heads Straight To No. 1. Billboard. Accessed September 10, 2007.
  9. ^ [1]


DJ Khaled
Studio albums
Singles
"Holla at Me" · "We Takin' Over" · "I'm So Hood" · "Out Here Grindin" · "Go Hard" · "Fed Up" · "Put Your Hands Up" · "All I Do Is Win" · "Welcome to My Hood" · "I'm On One" · "It Ain't Over Til It's Over" · "Legendary"
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