Ya Betta Believe It
"Ya Betta Believe It" is the third and final single from The Originators, a 2002 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Landspeed Records as a 12 inch with "U Crazy" as its United States b-side and "Bring the Funk Back" as its United Kingdom b-side. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju and Psycho Les, as well as a chorus sung by Chris Chandler. The song's lyrics tell of The Beatnuts' rise to becoming a well-respected group. The song's beat is characterized by a slow funk loop sampled from "Family" by Hubert Laws.
"Ya Betta Believe It" | ||||
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Single by The Beatnuts | ||||
from the album The Originators | ||||
B-side | "U Crazy" | |||
Released | April 28, 2003 | |||
Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
Length | 3:42 | |||
Label | Landspeed Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lester Fernandez, Jerry Tineo | |||
Producer(s) | The Beatnuts | |||
The Beatnuts singles chronology | ||||
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The song received mixed critical attention: Kingsley Marshmallow of Allmusic considers its lyrics to be both "uninspired" and "geographically challenged" in reference to various shout-outs during the song.[1] Low Key of MVRemix.com also critiques the song claiming it sounds "forced" and "stale."[2] Nonetheless, Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews.com praises the song's "disco funk stylings" and claims that Psycho Les' verse was amongst his "best in half a decade."[3]
Single track list
US 12" vinyl
A-Side
- "Ya Betta Believe It (Clean)"
- "Ya Betta Believe It (Dirty)"
- "Ya Betta Believe It (Instrumental)"
B-Side
- "U Crazy (Clean)"
- "U Crazy (Dirty)"
- "U Crazy (Instrumental)"
UK 12" vinyl
A-Side
- "Ya Betta Believe It (Clean)"
- "Ya Betta Believe It (Dirty)"
- "Ya Betta Believe It (Instrumental)"
B-Side
- "Bring the Funk Back (Clean)"
- "Bring the Funk Back (Dirty)"
- "Bring the Funk Back (Instrumental)"
References
- Marshmallow, Kingsley. "The Originators Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
- Low Key. "The Originators Review". MVRemix.com. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
- Juon, Steve. "The Originators Review". RapReviews.com. Retrieved July 10, 2008.