It was also featured in the 2015 film Southpaw. The song was featured on the television shows Selfie, Black-ish, Empire, Ballers, Hawaii Five-O, The Mindy Project and Superstore. On JRapper Plies released his own version of the Track titled "We Dem Boyz P-mix" which actually featured the rapper. Puff Daddy, Meek Mill and French Montana released their own remix on June 18, 2014. Genasis and J-Doe followed that by releasing a remix on May 5, 2014. Busta Rhymes and his Conglomerate Records artists O.T. released his own remix on April 13, 2014. On February 18, 2014, American rapper Tyga released a remix to "We Dem Boyz". The official remix of "We Dem Boyz" features Rick Ross, Schoolboy Q, and Nas. The music video was nominated at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards' Best Hip-Hop Video category, but lost to Drake's R&B song " Hold On, We're Going Home". It features cameo appearances by B.o.B, Big K.R.I.T., Ty Dolla Sign, Young Thug, Chevy Woods, Ty Glascoe, and Rich Homie Quan. The video was then released on April 14, 2014. The music video for "We Dem Boyz" was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia on March 11, 2014. Despite the soft start, the song is a club staple now and the biggest street-oriented song Wiz has gotten to pop in years." The song was placed at number eight on Billboard 's 10 Best Rap Songs of 2014 list. It owes more to songs like Lil Reese's "Us," Drake's " Started From the Bottom," and any number of Atlanta's warblers than the stoner raps and pop anthems that have made up much of Wiz's output. Writer Insanul Ahmed commented saying, "Driven by a distinctly trap sound and Wiz's Auto-tuned vocals, the song isn't a total overhaul of his style but it is a creative departure for Wiz. Complex named it the third best song of the first half of 2014. "We Dem Boyz" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics.
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"We Dem Boyz" was featured in an episode of the TV series Selfie in which Karen Gillan's character twerked to it. His next performance of the song was on March 31, on The Arsenio Hall Show.
Then on March 15, 2014, Khalifa performed the song during Taylor Gang's set at SXSW. His first live show performance was on Februon 106 &Park. On February 19, 2014, Khalifa performed the song live during his appearance on DJ Kay Slay's Streetsweeper Radio show. An official video released of the party featured prominent appearances from the song's producer Detail and Taylor Gang Records artist Ty Dolla Sign. On February 12, 2014, Wiz Khalifa held a release party for the single in Los Angeles, California.
Then the following day, it was officially released as a digital download. It was the first song to be premiered by Shazam in history.
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When the preview video was "Shazamed", the song's full audio was unlocked on the app's feed. On February 10, 2014, the song was premiered through a partnership with music identifying app Shazam. On top of the production, Wiz Khalifa raps with a subtly autotuned flow. The song features a boisterous, trap influenced instrumental driven by "thunderous" drums. It's kind of like how " Black and Yellow" was – a big sports song to get everybody riled. It reaches so many audiences other than just a rap audience. Wiz Khalifa commented on his reasoning for releasing it as a single saying, "I like 'We Dem Boyz' as the first single because of the energy. On February 6, 2014, Wiz Khalifa released a 15-second preview of "We Dem Boyz", announcing its full release to come in a few days.
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