Buying out the Bar

Infobox Single
Name = Buying out the Bar


Artist = The Beatnuts
from Album = The Originators
B-side = "Originate"
Released = November 19, 2002
Format = 12-inch single, Vinyl
Recorded =
Genre = East Coast hip hop
Length = 3:21
Label = Landspeed Records
Writer = Lester Fernandez, Jerry Tineo
Producer = The Beatnuts
Certification =
Chronology = The Beatnuts singles
Last single = "We Got the Funk"
(2002)
This single = "Buying out the Bar"
(2002)
Next single = "Duck Season"
(2002)

"Buying out the Bar" is the first single from "The Originators", a 2002 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Landspeed Records in 2002 as a 12 inch with "Originate" as its b-side. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju and Psycho Les, as well as a chorus performed by Chris Chandler. The song's lyrics are both braggadocios and supportive of hedonistic pleasures. The song's beat is characterized by its repetitive accordion loop.

"Buying out the Bar" failed to chart or receive an accompanying music video. The song still received positive critical attention: Low Key of MVRemix.com described it as a "classic Beatnuts party anthem,"cite web | last = Low Key | first = | url = http://www.mvremix.com/urban/reviews/2002/beatorigin.shtml | title = The Originators Review | publisher = MVRemix.com | accessdate = July 5 | accessyear = 2008] while Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews.com claimed its beat is "fat."cite web | last = Juon | first = Steve | url = http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2003_01_originators.html | title = The Originators Review | publisher = RapReviews.com | accessdate = July 5 | accessyear = 2008]

ingle track list

A-Side

# "Buying out the Bar (Clean)"
# "Buying out the Bar (Clean)"
# "Buying out the Bar (Instrumental)"

B-Side

# "Originate (Clean)"
# "Originate (Dirty)"
# "Originate (Instrumental)"

References