{{Infobox song | name = Who We Be | cover = Dmx - who we be (front).JPG | alt = | type = single | artist = DMX featuring Dustin Adams | album = The Great Depression | released = September 25, 2001 | recorded = 2001 | studio = Chaton Studios, <br /> <small>(Phoenix, Arizona)</small> | venue = | genre = Hip-hop | length = 4:25 | label = {{hlist|Ruff Ryders|Def Jam}} | writer = {{hlist|Earl Simmons|Mickey R. Davis}} | producer = {{hlist|Black Key|Melvin "Hip" Armstead}} | chronology = DMX | prev_title = We Right Here | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = I Miss You | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{Audio sample | type = single | file = Who We Be.ogg }} }}
'''"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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dmx/chart-history/hsi/|title=DMX Chart History|magazine=Billboard.com|accessdate=June 13, 2019}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/44th-annual-grammy-awards|title=44th Annual GRAMMY Awards|website=grammys.com|access-date=June 13, 2019}}</ref>
==Music video== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imdb.com/title/tt8154482|title=DMX: Who We Be (Video 2001)|website=IMDb|accessdate=June 13, 2019}}</ref>
==Track listing== '''Europe 12-inch single 33 ⅓ RPM''' {{Track listing | headline = Side one | title1 = Who We Be (LP Version) }}
{{Track listing | headline = Side two | title1 = Who We Be (Radio Edit) | title2 = Who We Be (Instrumental) }}
'''US 12-inch single''' {{Track listing | headline = Side one | title1 = Who We Be (Radio Edit) | title2 = Who We Be (Album Version) }}
{{Track listing | headline = Side two | title1 = Who We Be (Instrumental) | title2 = Who We Be (Acapella) }}
'''United Kingdom CD/maxi single''' {{Track listing | title1 = Who We Be (Radio Edit) | length1 = 4:19 | title2 = We Right Here (Radio Edit) | length2 = 4:02 | title3 = Who We Be (Explicit Version) | length3 = 4:48 | title4 = We Right Here (Explicit Version) | length4 = 4:31 }}
'''United Kingdom enhanced CD single''' {{Track listing | title1 = Who We Be (LP Version) | length1 = 4:48 | title2 = Who We Be (Radio Edit) | length2 = 4:26 | title3 = We Right Here (LP Version) | length3 = 4:28 | title4 = Who We Be - Video }}
==Personnel== *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== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2001) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Ireland3|38|artist=DMX|song=Who We Be|access-date=May 20, 2022|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|48|artist=DMX|song=Who We Be|date=20011209|access-date=May 20, 2022|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UKrandb|6|artist=DMX|song=Who We Be|date=20011209|access-date=May 20, 2022|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UK|34|artist=DMX|song=Who We Be|date=20011209|access-date=May 20, 2022|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|60|artist=DMX|access-date=May 20, 2022|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|16|artist=DMX|access-date=May 20, 2022|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|10|artist=DMX|access-date=May 20, 2022|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|25|artist=DMX|access-date=May 20, 2022|rowheader=true}} |- |}
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Category:2001 singles Category:DMX songs Category:Music videos directed by Joseph Kahn Category:Def Jam Recordings singles Category:Ruff Ryders Entertainment singles Category:2001 songs Category:Songs written by DMX