Song · DMX
“Who We Be” by DMX
From the album The Great Depression (2001)
“Who We Be” by DMX appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2001. It was first released in 2001 on the album The Great Depression. Its best result is #95 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #521 alternative song of 2001.
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"Who We Be" was the second single DMX took from The Great Depression, his fourth album, in 2001, built on a beat from producer Black Key and released through Ruff Ryders and Def Jam. Joseph Kahn directed the video, with Lanette Phillips and Stefan Belafonte producing, and he put DMX behind bars for it, spitting the song from inside a prison cell.
It climbed to number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and landed a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance, though the trophy went to Missy Elliott's "Get Ur Freak On". An edited version later turned up in the 2002 sports game Street Hoops.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 95 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001 | 107 |
| 2001 | 96 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
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