2011 studio album by DJ Khaled

We the Best Forever
DJ Khaled - We the Best Forever - Artwork.jpg
Studio album by

DJ Khaled
Released July nineteen, 2011 (2011-07-19)
Recorded Oct 2010 – May 2011
Studio We the Best Studios, North Miami, YMCMB Studios, New Orleans, Hollygrove
Genre Hip hop
Length 53:42
Label
  • We the All-time
  • Terror Squad
  • Young Money
  • Cash Money
  • Universal Motown
Producer
  • Bryan "Baby Birdman" Williams (exec.)
  • Ronald "Slim Tha Don" Williams (exec.)
  • Dwayne "The President" Carter (exec.)
  • Ben Diehl
  • Cubic Z
  • Tha Bizness
  • Boi-1da
  • Danja
  • DJ Khaled
  • DJ Nasty
  • Infinity
  • The Inkredibles
  • Lex Luger
  • Lu Diaz
  • The Monarch
  • Noah "xl" Shebib
  • The Renegades
  • The Runners
  • T-Minus
DJ Khaled chronology
Victory
(2010) 		We the Best Forever
(2011) 		Buss the Band
(2012)
Singles from DJ Khaled
  1. "Welcome to My Hood"
    Released: February 1, 2011
  2. "I'g on Ane"
    Released: May 20, 2011
  3. "It Own't Over Til It's Over"
    Released: July eight, 2011
  4. "Legendary"
    Released: October iv, 2011

We the Best Forever is the fifth studio anthology by DJ Khaled. Information technology was released under We the Best Music Grouping, Terror Squad Amusement, Young Money Entertainment, Cash Coin Records, and Universal Motown Records on July xix, 2011 instead of June 28, 2011.[ane] It is his first album to be released on a major characterization, his starting time four albums beingness released on the independent label Koch Records, which later inverse its name to E1 Music.

Background [edit]

Khaled announced via Twitter on August sixteen, 2010 that the anthology would be titled Nosotros the Best Forever.[2] On August 19, 2010, three days after announcing the album title he announced he had signed with Cash Money Records.[3] On Dec 7, 2010 Khaled said the album was 75% washed.[four]

Khaled confirmed in September 2010 that the people he'south made by hits with including, Birdman, Lil Wayne, would be featured on the project.[five] Khaled revealed that he actually wanted Eminem featured on i of his "street anthems" and asked Eminem to "do information technology for hip hop music as a whole."[5] In February 2011 Khaled confirmed that Drake, Rick Ross, T-Pain, and Plies will exist featured in the anthology.[half-dozen] In April 2011, Khaled revealed boosted guest appearances, including Fabolous, Young Jeezy, Fat Joe, Ace Hood, B.o.B, Cee Lo Green, Keyshia Cole, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, and Akon.[7] [viii] On his offset webisode Khaled confirmed production from The Runners on the anthology.[ix] This is the first DJ Khaled album since his debut to feature production by DJ Khaled himself.[half-dozen]

Singles [edit]

Khaled originally announced the offset single would feature Lil Wayne.[4] The anthology's commencement single "Welcome to My Hood" featuring Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne, and T-Pain, and produced by The Renegades, DJ Nasty & LVM, and Khaled was released on January 18, 2011.[x] Information technology peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number lxx-nine.[11] On Feb 10, 2011, the music video was released for "Welcome to My Hood" featuring Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne, and T-Pain.[12] On April 27, 2011, the music video was released for the "Welcome to My Hood" (Remix) featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Twista, Mavado, Birdman, Ace Hood, The Game, Fatty Joe, Jadakiss, Bun B and Waka Flocka Flame.[13]

On May 12, 2011, Khaled premiered the second unmarried titled "I'm On One" featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne and produced by T-Minus, Noah "40" Shebib, and Kromatik. It was released in the The states for digital download on May twenty, 2011, and was released to U.South mainstream radio on Baronial 23.[14] [15] It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number lxx-eight, and has since peaked at number ten, becoming his then highest peaking song on the chart.[11] On June 26, 2011, the music video was released for "I'grand On One" featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne.[16]

The next single with a video to be released is Infinity-produced "It Ain't Over Til It'south Over", featuring Mary J. Blige, Fabolous, and Jadakiss, released on iTunes on July 8. The next day, the official music video for "Information technology Ain't Over Til It's Over" was premiered. The song was released to U.S. Rhythmic radio on August 30.[17]

The fourth single is "Legendary", featuring R&B singers Chris Brown, Keyshia Cole, and Ne-Yo.[17] Information technology was produced by DJ Nasty & LVM, and was released to U.S. Rhythmic radio on Oct 4, 2011.[17]

Reception [edit]

Critical reception [edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 61/100[18]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [19]
HipHopDX [twenty]
Now [21]
PopMatters iv/10[22]
Rolling Stone [23]
XXL (XL)[24]

We the All-time Forever was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 61, based on 7 reviews, indicating "mostly favorable reviews ".[eighteen] Amanda Bassa of HipHopDX gave the anthology three out of v stars, saying "At this point listeners are either down with his motility or they aren't, and while We The Best Forever is a solid slice, it's not different enough from his previous work to change any minds virtually him. Merely with emcees ranging from Jadakiss to B.o.B., there really is a little something on his latest LP to satisfy just nigh anyone who enjoys mainstream Hip Hop."[20] AllMusic editor David Jeffries gave the anthology three and a one-half stars out of v, maxim "We the All-time Forever may be DJ Khaled's first release for the Cash Coin label, merely little else has inverse. The proficient news is that the ringleader's formula of rounding upward superstar talent for an album jammed with potential singles still works, unless you retrieve everything on 2011 radio is trash and that big money ruined hip-hop."[nineteen] Adam Fleischer of XXL gave the album an XL, saying "Though the content of We The Best Forever is what we've come to expect from a DJ Khaled offering—grandiose odes to the grind and getting yours—that he understands how to create those better than near is what makes a DJ Khaled track, and album, worthwhile."[24]

Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five stars, saying "Equally usual, his imperial victory-march hip-hop songs are fun, and mildly exhausting."[23] Kevin Ritchie of At present gave the album ii out of five stars, maxim "DJ Khaled's fifth curatorial compilation of posse raps is a forgettable snapshot of mainstream hip-hop despite an all-star roster of emcees, R&B singers and producers. An industry fixture, the Miami radio DJ and Terror Team member takes few stylistic chances, making We The Best Forever a mostly ho-hum listen despite its flashes of lyrical invention."[21] PopMatters correspondent David Amidon gave the album a iv out of ten, maxim "Information technology's certainly worth noting that Nosotros the Best Forever is Khaled's most complete album since its namesake, for whatever that may be worth to you, and despite all kinds of reasons provided to do otherwise (Khaled actually spitting a poetry on "Slumber When I'm Gone" comes to mind) it's not an incredible struggle to listen to a Khaled album front-to-dorsum for once."[22]

Commercial performance [edit]

The album debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, selling 53,000 copies its beginning week.[25]

Runway list [edit]

Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(southward) Length
1. "I'grand On One" (featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne) Khaled Khaled, Aubrey Graham, William Roberts, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Tyler Williams T-Minus, Noah "forty" Shebib[b], Nikhil "Kromatik" Seetharam[b] 4:56
two. "Welcome to My Hood" (featuring Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne and T-Pain) Khaled, Roberts, Algernod Washington, Carter, Faheem Najm, Johnny Mollings The Renegades, Cubic Z, DJ Khaled[a], DJ Nasty[a] four:10
iii. "Money" (featuring Jeezy and Ludacris) Khaled, Jay Jenkins, Chris Bridges, Lexus Lewis Lex Luger 3:55
4. "I'k Thuggin" (featuring Waka Flocka and Ace Hood) Khaled, Juaquin Malphurs, Antoine McCollister, Lewis Lex Luger 4:16
5. "It Ain't Over Til Information technology's Over" (featuring Mary J. Blige, Fabolous and Jadakiss) Khaled, Jason Phillips, Mary Jane Blige, John Jackson, Kelly Sheehan, Olivia Waithe Infinity 3:thirteen
six. "Legendary" (featuring Chris Brownish, Keyshia Cole and Ne-Yo) Khaled, Christopher Brown, Keyshia Cole, Shaffer Smith, Lundon Knighten, J. Mollings, Christopher Whitacre, L. Mollings, Justin Henderson, Gary Carolla Tha Bizness, DJ Nasty & LVM, Gary Carolla, DJ Khaled[a] 4:16
7. "Slumber When I'm Gone" (featuring The Game, Busta Rhymes and Cee-Lo) Khaled, Nate Hills, Jayceon Taylor, Timothy Callaway, Trevor Smith, Kelly Sheehan Danja five:22
8. "Tin't End" (featuring Birdman and T-Pain) Khaled, Bryan Williams, Najm, Matthew Samuels, Matthew Burnett Boi-1da, Matthew Burnett, Cubic Z 2:49
9. "Future" (featuring Ace Hood, Meek Mill, Big Sean, Wale and Vado) Khaled, Samuels, McCollister, Robert Williams, Sean Anderson, Olubowale Akintimehin, Teeyon Winfree, Maurice Carpenter, J. Mollings, Leigh Elliot, L. Mollings Boi-1da, The Inkredibles 5:35
ten. "My Life" (featuring Akon and B.o.B) Khaled, Aliaune Thiam, Bobby Ray Simmons, Luis Diaz, Benjamin Diehl, Kelly Sheehan, Heather Bright Luis Diaz, Ben Diehl 3:31
11. "A Million Lights" (featuring Tyga, Mack Maine, Cory Gunz, Jae Millz and Kevin Rudolf) Khaled, Kevin Rudolf, Michael Stevenson, Jermaine Preyan, Jarvis Mills, Peter Pankey Jr., Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson, Andre Davidson, Sean Davidson, Walter Douglas Powers The Runners, The Monarch four:29
12. "Welcome to My Hood (Remix)" (featuring T-Hurting, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Twista, Mavado, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, The Game, Jadakiss, Bun B and Waka Flocka) Khaled, Mollings, Mollings, Najm, Christopher Bridges, Smith, Carl Mitchell, David Brooks, Williams, McCollister, Joseph Cartagena, Phillips, Bernard Freeman, Taylor, Malphurs The Renegades,Cubic Z, DJ Nasty & LVM[a], DJ Khaled[a] 7:10
Total length: 53:42
Palatial edition bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(south) Producer(s) Length
13. "Self Paid" (featuring Rox and Rick Ross) Khaled, Roberts Johnny Juliano 3:24
14. "Rock N Roll (Remix)" (performed past Raekwon featuring DJ Khaled, Game, Pharrell and Busta Rhymes) Khaled, Corey Forest, Taylor, Pharrell Williams, Smith, Abdul-Rahman DJ Khalil 5:13
xv. "Bottles & Rockin' J'due south" (performed by Game featuring DJ Khaled, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, Fabolous and Lil Wayne) Khaled, Taylor, Smith, Roberts, Jackson, Carter, Lewis Lex Luger five:39
Notes
  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • ^b signifies an boosted producer
Sample Credits
  • "Information technology Ain't Over Til Information technology's Over" contains a sample of Life Afterwards Death's "B.I.K. Interlude" by The Notorious B.I.G. which samples "P.S.K. What Does It Hateful?" past Schooly D.
  • "Welcome To My Hood" contains a sample of "Sound of da Police" by KRS-One.

Charts [edit]

Run into besides [edit]

  • List of number-1 rap albums of 2011 (U.S.)

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