"We Right Here" is a song by American

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

recording artist DMX, released as the first single from his fourth album ''

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'' (2001).

History

Production

The song shows the use of

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ability to create voice masking and voice doubling, with the fact that DMX does his vocals on the microphone, and then does them over the top of his previous audio track, to create a hazed, mellow sound, much like that of someone rapping with a 40 a Day voice.

Music video

The music video was shot in

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(unlike previous videos shot in

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), and contains cameo appearances from

The Lox The Lox (stylized The LOX or The L.O.X.) is an American hip hop trio composed of East Coast rappers Sheek Louch, Styles P and Jadakiss. Each hailing from Yonkers, New York, the group formed in 1994 and signed with Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Reco ...

In popular culture

*The song is featured in the 2002 video game '' Test Drive: Overdrive''. *The song is featured in the beginning of '' Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat''. *The song is featured in 2002 movie ''

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''.

Chart performance

References

2000 songs 2001 singles DMX songs Ruff Ryders Entertainment singles Def Jam Recordings singles Songs written by DMX {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub