Out Here Grindin

"Out Here Grindin"
Single by DJ Khaled featuring Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood & Plies
from the album We Global
Released	June 24, 2008
Format	Digital download
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:57 (Album/Video version) 4:21 (Single version)
Label	We the Best, Terror Squad, Koch
Writer(s)	T-Pain Khaled Khaled Aliuane Badara Thiam William Roberts Jay Jenkins Torrence Hatch Arthur Young Antoine McColister Algernod Lanier Washington
Producer	The Runners, Jim Jonsin & Akon
Certification	Gold (RIAA, CRIA)
DJ Khaled singles chronology
"Foolish (Remix)" (2007) "Out Here Grindin" (2008) "Go Hard" (2008) Akon singles chronology "I'll Still Kill" (2007) "Out Here Grindin" (2008) "Beautiful" (2009) Rick Ross singles chronology "Foolish (Remix)" (2008) "Out Here Grindin" (2008) "You're Everything" (2008) Lil Boosie singles chronology "Independent" (2007) "Out Here Grindin" (2008) Trick Daddy singles chronology "Tuck Ya Ice" (2007) "Out Here Grindin" (2008) "Wine and Dine" (2008) Ace Hood singles chronology "Cash Flow" (2008) "Out Here Grindin" (2008) "Ride" (2008) Plies singles chronology "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" (2008) "Out Here Grindin" (2008) "Please Excuse My Hands" (2008)

"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 is produced by The Runners and co-produced by Akon and the Hook is written by T-Pain.

Notes

This 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 recently 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

The song has 3 versions.

• Out Here Grindin (Original Version) - DJ Khaled Feat. Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood and Lil Wayne.
• Out Here Grindin (Single Version) - DJ Khaled Ft. Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood and Plies.
• Out Here Grindin (Video & Album Version) - DJ Khaled Ft. Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Boosie, Ace Hood and Trick Daddy.

Music video

A music video was on 106 & Park on July 23 and features all the guest artists working with green screens.^[2] Cameos were made by Tyga, Travis of Gym Class Heroes, Bun B, Pistol Pete, Young Dro, Lil Phat, Fat Joe, Red Cafe, Brisco, Lil Mama, Flo Rida, Busta Rhymes, Maino, Kardinal Offishall, Shawty Lo, Royce Da 5'9, Sean Kingston, and T-Pain.^{[citation needed]} The video premiered on BET's 106 & Park 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 positions

"Out Here Grindin" first made a "Hot Shot Debut" at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the issue of July 19, 2008 making it DJ Khaled's highest debut on the chart.^[3] Also in Canada it debuted at #71 on the Canadian Hot 100 based on downloads.

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100	71
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	38
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[4]	32
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks	17
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	65

References

1. ^ Ace Hood
2. ^ "Out Here Grindin'" video shoot. Accessed June 6, 2008.
3. ^ acharts.us - Billboard Hot 100 - Issue Date: Saturday July 19th, 2008
4. ^ "Out Here Grindin' chart position. Billboard. Accessed July 12, 2008.