# Who We Be
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{{Infobox song
| name = Who We Be
| cover = Dmx - who we be (front).JPG
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [DMX](/source/DMX) featuring Dustin Adams
| album = [The Great Depression](/source/The_Great_Depression_(DMX_album))
| released = September 25, 2001
| recorded = 2001
| studio = Chaton Studios,
([Phoenix, Arizona](/source/Phoenix%2C_Arizona))
| venue =
| genre = [Hip-hop](/source/Hip-hop)
| length = 4:25
| label = {{hlist|[Ruff Ryders](/source/Ruff_Ryders_Entertainment)|[Def Jam](/source/Def_Jam_Recordings)}}
| writer = {{hlist|Earl Simmons|Mickey R. Davis}}
| producer = {{hlist|Black Key|Melvin "Hip" Armstead}}
| chronology = [DMX](/source/DMX)
| prev_title = [We Right Here](/source/We_Right_Here)
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = [I Miss You](/source/I_Miss_You_(DMX_song))
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = Who We Be.ogg
}}
}}
'''"Who We Be"''' is a song by American [hip hop](/source/Hip-hop) recording artist [DMX](/source/DMX), released as the second [single](/source/single_(music)) from his fourth album ''[The Great Depression](/source/The_Great_Depression_(DMX_album))'' (2001). The song peaked at number 60 on the [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100).[{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dmx/chart-history/hsi/|title=DMX Chart History|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)).com|accessdate=June 13, 2019}}] It was nominated for the [Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Solo_Performance), but lost to "[Get Ur Freak On](/source/Get_Ur_Freak_On)" by [Missy Elliott](/source/Missy_Elliott). An edited version was featured in the 2002 sports game ''[Street Hoops](/source/Street_Hoops)''.[{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/44th-annual-grammy-awards|title=44th Annual GRAMMY Awards|website=[grammys.com](/source/Grammy_Award)|access-date=June 13, 2019}}]
==Music video==
The [music video](/source/music_video) was directed by [Joseph Kahn](/source/Joseph_Kahn_(director)) and produced by Lanette Phillips and Stefan Belafonte, and it features DMX rapping the song from inside a prison cell.[{{cite web|url=https://imdb.com/title/tt8154482|title=DMX: Who We Be (Video 2001)|website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb)|accessdate=June 13, 2019}}]
==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](/source/Criteria_Studios) (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
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}}
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{DMX}}
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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
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