"Out Here Grindin" is the first single[1] from DJ Khaled's third studio album, We Global. The track features American hip hop artists Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood and Plies. It was produced by The Runners and co-produced by Akon, with the hook written by T-Pain.
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| Single by DJ Khaled featuring Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood and Plies | ||||
| from the album We Global | ||||
| Released | June 24, 2008 | |||
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| Length | 3:57 (album/video version) 4:21 (single version) | |||
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Background
editThis song originally featured Lil Wayne in place of Young Jeezy. The version with Young Jeezy in place of Wayne is the official single version. Plies' verse has been moved to Wayne's part. The version with Jeezy's verse was released on Jeezy's mixtape "The Prime Minister". The reason for Wayne's verse being removed is allegedly because of him not being able to attend the music video shoot.
Versions
editThe song has three versions.
- Out Here Grindin (Original Version)
(DJ Khaled featuring Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood and Lil Wayne) - Out Here Grindin (Single Version)
(DJ Khaled featuring Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood and Plies) - Out Here Grindin (Video & Album Version)
(DJ Khaled featuring Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Boosie, Ace Hood and Trick Daddy)
A fourth version, available on the Lil Wayne and Friends 4 mixtape, removes Plies' verse and instead features both Jeezy and Wayne's parts. It is credited as Lil Wayne feat. Young Jeezy.[2]
Music video
editA music video was filmed in 2008 and features all the guest artists working with green screens.[3] Cameos were made by Tyga, Bun B, Young Dro, Fat Joe, Red Cafe, Brisco, Lil Mama, Flo Rida, Busta Rhymes, Maino, Kardinal Offishall, Royce Da 5'9, Sean Kingston, and T-Pain.[citation needed] The video premiered on MTV2's Sucker Free on July 22, 2008. The video does not include Young Jeezy, but he is still kept on the official single. The video version has Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Boosie, Ace Hood and Trick Daddy, and is the version that ended up being on the album.
Chart performance
edit"Out Here Grindin" first made a "Hot Shot Debut" at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for the issue of July 19, 2008 making it DJ Khaled's highest debut on the chart at the time.[4] On January 13, 2009, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies.[5]
Also, in Canada it debuted at number 71 on the Canadian Hot 100 based on downloads.
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] | 71 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 38 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 32 |
| US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[9] | 17 |
| US Pop 100 (Billboard)[10] | 65 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Gold | 20,000* |
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Ace Hood
- ^ "Lil Wayne & Friends, Vol. 4 - Lil Wayne | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Out Here Grindin'" video shoot. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ acharts.us - Billboard Hot 100 - Issue Date: Saturday July 19th, 2008
- ^ "RIAA Certifications - DJ Khaled". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "DJ Khaled Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "DJ Khaled – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Dj Khaled – Out Here Grindin". Music Canada.
- ^ "American single certifications – DJ Khaled – Out Here Grindin". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 7, 2014.