"Out Here Grindin"
Single byDJ Khaled featuringAkon,Rick Ross,Young Jeezy,Lil Boosie,Trick Daddy,Ace Hood andPlies
from the albumWe Global
Released	June 24, 2008 (2008-6-24)
Genre	Gangsta rap hardcore hip-hop
Length	3:57 (album/video version) 4:21 (single version)
Label	We the Best Terror Squad Koch
Songwriter(s)	Faheem Najm Khaled Khaled Aliuane Thiam William Roberts Jay Jenkins Torrence Hatch Maurice Young Antoine McColister Algernod Washington
Producer(s)	The Runners Akon
DJ Khaled singles chronology
"Foolish (Remix)" (2008) "Out Here Grindin" (2008) "Go Hard" (2008)
Akon singles chronology
"That's Right" (2008) "Out Here Grindin" (2008) "Wake It Up" (2008)
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] fromDJ Khaled's thirdstudio album,We Global. The track features Americanhip hop artistsAkon,Rick Ross,Young Jeezy,Lil Boosie,Trick Daddy,Ace Hood andPlies. It was produced byThe Runners and co-produced by Akon, with thehook written byT-Pain.

This song originally featuredLil 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.

The song has three versions.

• Out Here Grindin (Original Version)
  (DJ Khaled featuringAkon,Rick Ross,Plies,Lil Boosie,Trick Daddy,Ace Hood andLil Wayne)
• Out Here Grindin (Single Version)
  (DJ Khaled featuringAkon,Rick Ross,Young Jeezy,Lil Boosie,Trick Daddy,Ace Hood andPlies)
• Out Here Grindin (Video & Album Version)
  (DJ Khaled featuringAkon,Rick Ross,Plies,Lil Boosie,Ace Hood andTrick Daddy)

A fourth version, available on theLil Wayne and Friends 4 mixtape, removes Plies' verse and instead features both Jeezy and Wayne's parts. It is credited asLil Wayne feat. Young Jeezy.^[2]

A music video was filmed in 2008 and features all the guest artists working withgreen screens.^[3] Cameos were made byTyga,Bun B,Young Dro,Fat Joe,Red Café,Brisco,Lil Mama,Flo Rida,Busta Rhymes,Maino,Kardinal Offishall,Royce da 5'9",Sean Kingston, andT-Pain.^{[citation needed]} The video premiered on MTV2'sSucker Free on July 22, 2008. The video does not includeYoung Jeezy, but he is still kept on the official single. The video version hasAkon,Rick Ross,Plies,Lil Boosie,Ace Hood andTrick Daddy, and is the version that ended up being on the album.

"Out Here Grindin" first made a "Hot Shot Debut" at number 38 on the USBillboard 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 certifiedgold by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies.^[5]

Also, inCanada it debuted at number 71 on theCanadian Hot 100 based on downloads.

• 2008 singles
• DJ Khaled songs
• Akon songs
• Rick Ross songs
• Plies (rapper) songs
• Boosie Badazz songs
• Ace Hood songs
• Trick Daddy songs
• Jeezy songs
• Songs written by Akon
• Songs written by Ace Hood
• Songs written by Trick Daddy
• Song recordings produced by Akon
• Songs written by Jeezy
• Music videos directed by Gil Green
• Songs written by Rick Ross
• Song recordings produced by the Runners
• Gangsta rap songs
• Songs written by DJ Khaled
• 2008 songs
• Songs written by Plies (rapper)
• Songs written by T-Pain
• MNRK Music Group singles

• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Use mdy dates from October 2020
• Articles with hAudio microformats
• All articles with unsourced statements
• Articles with unsourced statements from November 2014
• Single chart usages for Canada
• Single chart usages for Billboardhot100
• Single chart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop
• Single chart usages for Billboardrapsongs
• Certification Table Entry usages for Canada
• Pages using certification Table Entry with sales figures
• Certification Table Entry usages for United States
• Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments figures
• Pages using certification Table Entry with sales footnote
• Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments footnote