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We Be Ballin'
confusion about real and fake versions
On the occasion of still ongoing confusion about the authenticity of several versions of "We Be Ballin' ", here is an overview of all 100% official studio versions:
- Master Mix (5:07)
Two leaks of this:- (5:02, the song abruptly ends at 4:46 and the remaining playtime is silent)
LEAKED from Test Pressing on June 21st, 2008 (Source: mickyj007 / MJJC) - (5:07, the song is complete and has a fade out)
LEAKED from Promo-CD on July 12th, 2008 (Source: Dangerous Incorporated / MJJC)
chorus is a longer one with more vocals.
Furthermore the "Master Mix" also includes all vocals by Ice Cube and Shaquille O'Neal,
features professional production and mastering and has superb sound quality.
How can I be sure that I'm listening to the "Master Mix"?
- playtime is 5:08 min (no silence)
(note: 1 leaked version is taken from a master CD on which the track is incomplete and thus abruptly ends at 4:46) - there's no spoken/muffled intro
- the background music features a heavy bass routine and during Michael Jackson's choruses the music is becoming very soft (horns)
- singers are:
- Ice Cube (lead vocals)
- Shaquille O'Neal (background vocals + verses)
- Michael Jackson (chorus 3x)
- there are 3 choruses sung by Michael Jackson, the last one features more vocals
order of chorus appearances by Michael Jackson:- 1) 1:01 - 1:20 (20 secs)
- 2) 2:11 - 2:30 (20 secs)
- 3) 3:21 - 4:00 (40 secs)
- the song ends with a fade out (4:46 - 5:08)
- best sound quality available: CD quality
- (5:02, the song abruptly ends at 4:46 and the remaining playtime is silent)
- Street Mix (5:14)
LEAKED on June 21st, 2008 (Source: mickyj007 / MJJC)
The "Street Mix" gives the song a more edgy and urban feel. It's very different in
production, style when compared to the "Master Mix" and turns the end of the song
into an acappella by Ice Cube. It features all the vocals from the "Master Mix".
How can I be sure that I'm listening to the "Street Mix"?
- playtime is 5:15 min (song ends at 5:12, 3 secs silence)
- there's no spoken/muffled intro
- the background music features a humming voice and is very edgy, in constant intervals there's a short leap routine
- singers are:
- Ice Cube (lead vocals)
- Shaquille O'Neal (background vocals + verses)
- Michael Jackson (chorus 3x)
- there are 3 choruses sung by Michael Jackson, the last one features more vocals
order of chorus appearances by Michael Jackson:- 1) 0:43 - 1:02 (20 secs)
- 2) 1:53 - 2:12 (20 secs)
- 3) 3:03 - 3:42 (40 secs)
- the song ends with a short a cappella by Ice Cube (5:03 - 5:12)
- best sound quality available: CD quality
- Work In Progress (5:33)
LEAKED on April 30th, 2009 (Source: unknown user / MJJC)
This version was an early work on the remix with Shaq & Mike. It uses much musical
elements from the 1997 original We Be Clubbin' and Mike sings the chorus only two
times here (the 2nd chorus being the longer one). The track contains some vocals
that were later dropped from the final version (some others are missing here) and
ends with an instrumental passage.
How can I be sure that I'm listening to the "Work In Progress" version?
- playtime is 5:33 min (song ends at 5:28, 5 secs silence)
- there's no spoken/muffled intro
- the background music is identical to the original track "We Be Clubbin' " by Ice Cube
- singers are:
- Ice Cube (lead vocals)
- Shaquille O'Neal (background vocals + verses)
- Michael Jackson (chorus 2x)
- there are 2 choruses sung by Michael Jackson, the last one features more vocals
order of chorus appearances by Michael Jackson:- 1) 2:11 - 2:30 (20 secs)
- 2) 3:42 - 4:21 (40 secs)
- the song ends with an instrumental passage (4:23 - 5:28)
- best sound quality available: CD quality
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I think I actualy heard it for the very first time in......2014. I guess that's when it reached its full potential. At times, the relevance of songs may not derive from their artistic merit, after all.
