"There's nobody in the industry now that can do what I do," he brags, then opens the tape with DJ Khaled's guest-laden "We Takin' Over"-- the first single from Miami-based disc jockey's forthcoming We the Best-- and y'know what? Wayne might have a point.
Produced not by Khaled but by Timbaland collaborator Danja Handz, the track's slinky beachfront beat makes even typical cars-and-cash bluster from Rick Ross and Fat Joe sound more than adequate. T.I. takes one for the team, namedropping city after city in a "Promiscuous" cadence to set up Akon's incessant "We takin' over/ One city at a time" hook. After daddy Birdman stunts, it's kid Weezy (as usual) who's the stunner: "I am the beast/ Feed me rappers or feed me beats," he begins, working himself into a feral frenzy of credit-card wordplay and Kindergarten Cop quotes. But it's Wayne's jazz-virtuoso expressiveness, even more than what he's expressing, that guarantees he lives up to his self-hype.
Now enjoy this new video from DJ Khaled Featuring Akon, T.I, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Baby & Lil Wayne! We The Best, The New Album From Khaled In Stores June 12th!
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