Who We Be
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| Single by DMX featuring Dustin Adams | ||||
| from the album The Great Depression | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2001 | |||
| Format | 12-inch single, CD single | |||
| Recorded | Chaton Studios, (Phoenix, Arizona) |
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | Ruff Ryders, Def Jam | |||
| Writer(s) | Earl Simmons, Mickey R. Davis | |||
| Producer(s) | Black Key, Melvin "Hip" Armstead | |||
| DMX featuring Dustin Adams singles chronology | ||||
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"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 60 on the Hot 100. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, but lost to "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott. The song is featured in a scene from the 2004 film Head of State.
DMX raps on the song, the song is about the division and separation of Blacks in America, with DMX telling the listener about the problems that Blacks face as well as the many things that people assume about them but don't understand who they are.
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.
Europe 12-inch single 33 ⅓ RPM
US 12-inch single
United Kingdom CD/maxi single
United Kingdom enhanced CD single Track listing:
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