We Takin' Over

"We Takin' Over"
Single by DJ Khaled featuring Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman and Lil Wayne
from the album We the Best
Released	March 27, 2007 (2007-03-27)
Format	CD single 12" single
Recorded	2006
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:31
Label	Terror Squad Koch
Writer(s)	Aliaune Thiam Clifford Harris, Jr. Jose Cartagena William Roberts II Dwayne Carter Nathaniel Hills Khaled Khaled
Producer(s)	Danja
DJ Khaled singles chronology
"Born-N-Raised" (2006) "We Takin' Over" (2007) "I'm So Hood" (2007) Akon singles chronology "I Tried" (2007) "We Takin' Over" (2007) "Mama Africa" (2007) T.I. singles chronology "Make It Rain (Remix)" (2007) "We Takin' Over" (2007) "Big Shit Poppin' (Do It)" (2007) Rick Ross singles chronology "Make It Rain (Remix)" (2007) "We Takin' Over" (2007) "Get That Bread" (2007) Fat Joe singles chronology "Make It Rain (Remix)" (2007) "We Takin' Over" (2007) "I Won't Tell" (2007) Lil Wayne singles chronology "Make It Rain (Remix)" (2007) "We Takin' Over" (2007) "You Ain't Know" (2007) Birdman singles chronology "Make It Rain (Remix)" (2007) "We Takin' Over" (2007) "Pop Bottles" (2007)

"We Takin' Over" is the first single from DJ Khaled's second album, We the Best. Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman and Lil Wayne 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 26. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue date of April 14, 2007 at number 75, and has peaked at 28.

Music video

Cameos in the video are made by Pitbull, Junior Reid, DJ Infamous, Freeway, Triple C's, 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

• "We Takin' Over" (Official Remix) (featuring R. Kelly, Akon, T-Pain, Lil' Kim and Young Jeezy)

Lil' Wayne recorded a remix/freestyle of 'We Takin' Over', known to some as 'My Daddy' for his mixtape, Da Drought 3. Nicki Minaj also recorded a remix/freestyle of 'We Takin' Over', known to some as 'Playtime Is Over' for her mixtape, Playtime Is Over. Female rappers Trina, Remy Ma and Jacki-O, and singers Lil' Mo, and DJ Lazy K recorded a remix for Remy Ma's mixtape, Shesus Khryst. Flo Rida also has a remix called the "Poe Boy Remix" from his Mr. Birthday Man mixtape. It features Brisco, Triple C's, and Ashley Ross.

Charts

References

1. ↑ The 77 Best Lil' Wayne Songs of 2007 : VIBE.com
2. ↑ "DJ Khaled – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for DJ Khaled. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
3. ↑ "DJ Khaled – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for DJ Khaled. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
4. ↑ "DJ Khaled – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for DJ Khaled. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
5. ↑ "DJ Khaled – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for DJ Khaled. Retrieved December 7, 2011.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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