DJ Khaled might not have yet attained the crossover celebrity status of Scott Storch, Timbaland, Pharrell, or Funkmaster Flex, but one look at the star talent he was able to lure out for this video is all the proof you need to know that he is indeed in that upper tier of hip-hop hitmakers. Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Baby and Lil Wayne all contribute parts to the track and appear in a glorious tribute to the classic Notorious B.I.G. video "Hypnotize." Whole scenes are replicated or referenced as Khaled and crew outrun forces that are dead set on silencing hip-hop in his hometown of Miami. Not only is hip-hop saved in the video, but the actual video itself — and its popularity — is a sign that the outlandish and action-packed rap video template still has lots of life left in it as well.--> watch "We Takin' Over" in Real or Window Media
DJ Khaled f/ Akon, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Baby and Lil' Wayne
"We Takin' Over" (Terror Squad)
Gil Green, director | Picture Perfect, production co | Thomas Marvel, DP | T. David, editor (production note: This video was produced outside of Partizan, where Gil Green is signed)
