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"We Takin' Over"
Song

"We Takin' Over" is the first single from DJ Khaled's second album, We the Best. Akon, Lil Wayne, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe and Birdman are all featured on this track. The song, produced by Danja, was released through the iTunes Store on March 27, 2007 and debuted at number 51 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and has peaked at number 28. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue date of April 14, 2007 at number 75, and has peaked at 26.

Music video

Cameos in the video are made by Pitbull, Junior Reid, DJ Infamous, Freeway, Johnny Dang, T-Pain, Trina, Curren$y, and Cool & Dre among others. The video has many similarities to The Notorious B.I.G.'s video for "Hypnotize". The video was directed by Gil Green.

Critical reception

VIBE selected Lil Wayne's guest appearance in "We Takin' Over" to be his best of 2007, ranking the song at No. 1 on their list of the 77 best Lil Wayne songs and appearances.[1]

Remix

Lil' Wayne recorded a remix/freestyle of 'We Takin' Over', known to some as 'My Daddy' for his mixtape, Da Drought 3.

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[2] 92
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 26
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[5] 36
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[6] 11

References

  1. ^ The 77 Best Lil' Wayne Songs of 2007 : VIBE.com
  2. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "DJ Khaled > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 7, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  6. ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2011.


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