Ya Betta Believe It

Infobox Single
Name = Ya Betta Believe It


Artist = The Beatnuts
from Album = The Originators
B-side = "U Crazy"
Released = April 28, 2003
Format = 12-inch single, Vinyl
Recorded =
Genre = East Coast hip hop
Length = 3:42
Label = Landspeed Records
Writer = Lester Fernandez, Jerry Tineo
Producer = The Beatnuts
Certification =
Chronology = The Beatnuts singles
Last single = "Simple Murder"
(2003)
This single = "Ya Betta Believe It"
(2003)
Next single = "Hot"
(2004)

"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.

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.cite web | last = Marshmallow | first = Kingsley | url = http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fjfoxqr0ldde | title = The Originators Review | publisher = Allmusic | accessdate = July 10 | accessyear = 2008] Low Key of MVRemix.com also critiques the song claiming it sounds "forced" and "stale."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 10 | accessyear = 2008] Nonetheless, Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews.com praises the song's "disco funk stylings" and claims that Psycho Les's verse was amongst his "best in half a decade."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 10 | accessyear = 2008]

ingle 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