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We Global

2008 studio album by DJ Khaled


We Global is the third studio album by Miami based mixtape DJ and Terror Squad member, DJ Khaled.[1][2] The album was released on September 16, 2008. This was his third album distributed by Koch Records (now MNRK Music Group), and the first released on his We the Best Music Group label. The album's guest appearances from Game, T-Pain, Bun B, Rick Ross, Ace Hood, Plies, Akon, Trick Daddy, Lil Boosie, Nas, Kanye West, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Sean Paul, Busta Rhymes, Pitbull, Casely and Flo Rida among others.[3]

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The album's first single, "Out Here Grindin" leaked on May 5, 2008. The song features Akon, Rick Ross, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood and Plies. The single debuted and peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album's second single was "Go Hard" featuring Kanye West and T-Pain. The song peaked at number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

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Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews gave praise to "Out Here Grindin'" and "Go Hard" for having easily catchy beats and rhymes, and the rest of the track listing for carrying "mega crossover potential." He concluded that, "Khaled doesn't even act much as a producer, letting other hot mixers shine on his CD's, so he plays the role of "executive producer" at best. Even though I think We Global would be more honest if Khaled put the words "we present" in front of it, the road to the title has been laid down for one more run and Khaled's going to get as close with this one as any attempt thus far. Best of luck to him."[7] DJBooth's Nathan Slavik found the record to be a "definite improvement" over We the Best, highlighting "Go Hard", "I'm On", "Red Light" and "Bullet" for utilizing its producers and artists well to craft "hip-hop chemistry", but was critical of songs like "Final Warning" and the title track for being "musically malnourished" and display Khaled overreaching as a musical curator, saying "In the end that means that if DJ Khaled is indeed a hip-hop coach than he’s put together a solid game plan on We Global, he just made some questionable substitutions and time-out calls."[5]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200, selling 59,573 copies in the first week.[9]

Track listing

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Samples credits
  • "Go Hard" contains a sample of "Angel" by Madonna.
  • "Out Here Grindin" contains a sample of "What's Beef?" by The Notorious B.I.G.
  • "Red Light" contains a sample of "Trace of Your Love" by Joe Simon.
  • "What You Gonna Do to Me" contains a sample of "A Cold Day in Hell" by Wings of Plague.

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References

  1. Jason (June 4, 2008). "DJ Khaled Talks New Album and Label Deal". Rap Basement. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
  2. "Ace Hood". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  3. ahale (June 26, 2008). "DJ Khaled Prepares New Album". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
  4. Jeffries, David. "We Global - DJ Khaled". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  5. Slavik, Nathan (September 15, 2008). "DJ Khaled - We Global | Album Review, Stream". DJBooth. Archived from the original on February 17, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  6. "DJ Khaled: We Global". Pitchfork. September 29, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  7. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 23, 2008). "DJ Khaled :: We Global :: Terror Squad/Koch Records". RapReviews. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  8. "DJ Khaled - We Global". XXL. October 13, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  9. Paine, Jake (September 24, 2008). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 9/21/08". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
  10. "2008 Year-End Charts: Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  11. "2008 Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.

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