beats weren't anything innovative but were used well thanks to a huge list of guest artists and tracks like "Hit Them Up" and "Brown Paper Bag" that he credited for being "big, dumb pleasures, just begging to blast from your SUV." AllMusic editor David Jeffries also praised the album for collecting a lot of capable guest artists to deliver great lyricism but found some of Khaled's catchphrases and geographical jumping through his producers as the album's shortcomings, concluding that, "Much more frustrating than a failure, We the Best earns a slight thumbs up if you think of it as a disjointed soundtrack or four-hit mixtape." Andres Tardio of HipHopDX commented on the various tracks throughout the album, saying that some of them can grab the attention of the listeners but others will feel tiring with the overabundance of guest artists and their lack of focus in the lyrics. Pitchfork contributor Tom Breihan said that after the first single, the album starts to sound rote and generic with tracks that deliver more swagger-rap and less thought-provoking substance, concluding that "We the Best, it turns out, is indicative of one of the major problems with mainstream rap lately: too many rappers seem unwilling to drop their defenses and speak plainly." Nathan Slavik of DJBooth gave credit to the first two singles for having great production and solid artists performing on them but felt the rest of the track listing can get overbloated, saying "We the Best will hit at the charts, but as soon as the next major release comes around it will be forgotten." Commercial performance The album debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200, selling 79,000 copies in its first week. As of January 2008, the album has sold 440,000 copies in the United States. Track listing Notes On the Wal-Mart edition, the track "Hit 'Em Up" was being removed from the track listing on the album. "Intro (We the Best)" and "**** I'm from Dade County" both do not included the vocals from Rick Ross in some markets, only included on the Best Buy edition. Tracks "187" and "Hit 'Em Up" are not included in the digital version. Sample credits "We Takin' Over" contains a sample of "C.R.E.A.M." performed by Wu-Tang Clan. "Brown Paper Bag" contains a sample of "If I Can't Have You" performed by Yvonne Elliman. "S" on My Chest" contains a sample of "Get