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Who We Be

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"Who We Be"

SinglebyDMX featuring Dustin Adams

from the album The Great Depression

Released

September 25, 2001

Recorded

2001

Studio

Chaton Studios,
(Phoenix, Arizona)

Genre

Hip hop

Length

4:25

Label

Ruff Ryders

Def Jam

Songwriter(s)

Earl Simmons

Mickey R. Davis

Producer(s)

Black Key

Melvin "Hip" Armstead

DMX singles chronology

"We Right Here"
(2001)

"Who We Be"
(2001)

"I Miss You"
(2002)

Audio sample

file

help

"Who We Be" is a song by American hip hop recording artist DMX, released as the second single from his fourth album The Great Depression (2001). The song peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, but lost to "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott. An edited version was featured in the 2002 sports game Street Hoops.^[2]

Music video[edit]

The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn and produced by Lanette Phillips and Stefan Belafonte, and it features DMX rapping the song from inside a prison cell.^[3]

Track listing[edit]

Europe 12-inch single 33 ⅓ RPM

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Who We Be (LP Version)"

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Who We Be (Radio Edit)"
2.	"Who We Be (Instrumental)"

US 12-inch single

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Who We Be (Radio Edit)"
2.	"Who We Be (Album Version)"

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Who We Be (Instrumental)"
2.	"Who We Be (Acapella)"

United Kingdom CD/maxi single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Who We Be (Radio Edit)"	4:19
2.	"We Right Here (Radio Edit)"	4:02
3.	"Who We Be (Explicit Version)"	4:48
4.	"We Right Here (Explicit Version)"	4:31

United Kingdom enhanced CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Who We Be (LP Version)"	4:48
2.	"Who We Be (Radio Edit)"	4:26
3.	"We Right Here (LP Version)"	4:28
4.	"Who We Be - Video"

Personnel[edit]

Vocals: DMX, Dustin Adams
Mastered by: Tony Dawsey
Recorded by: Jaime Weddle and Otto D'Angolo
Mixed by: Brian Stanley at The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida)
Artwork [Design]: Akisia Grigsby
Artwork [Direction]:- Akisia Grigsby, Earl "DMX" Simmons
Photography: Vincent Soyez

Charts[edit]

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[4]	38
Scotland (OCC)^[5]	48
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[6]	6
UK Singles (OCC)^[7]	34
USBillboard Hot 100^[8]	60
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[9]	16
USHot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[10]	10
USRhythmic (Billboard)^[11]	25

References[edit]

^ "DMX Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

^ "44th Annual GRAMMY Awards". grammys.com. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

^ "DMX: Who We Be (Video 2001)". IMDb. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography DMX". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

^ "DMX Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

^ "DMX Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

^ "DMX Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

^ "DMX Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

v t e DMX
Discography
Studio albums	It's Dark and Hell Is Hot Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood ... And Then There Was X The Great Depression Grand Champ Year of the Dog... Again Undisputed Exodus
Compilations	The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter The Best of DMX Redemption of the Beast
Singles	"Get at Me Dog" "Stop Being Greedy" "How's It Goin' Down" "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" "Grand Finale" "Slippin'" "What's My Name?" "What These Bitches Want" "Party Up (Up in Here) "No Sunshine" "We Right Here" "Who We Be" "I Miss You" "X Gon' Give It to Ya" "Where the Hood At?" "Get It on the Floor" "We in Here" "Lord Give Me a Sign"
Featured singles	"4, 3, 2, 1" "Money, Power & Respect" "Shut 'Em Down" "Money, Cash, Hoes" "Come Back in One Piece" "Tear It Up" "Touch It (Remix)" "Kant Nobody"
Other songs	"24 Hrs. to Live" "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)"
Related articles	Bloodline Records Ruff Ryders Entertainment Murder Inc. DMX: Soul of a Man Cradle 2 the Grave (soundtrack) DMX: Don't Try to Understand