"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.[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's verse was amongst his "best in half a decade."[3]
Single track list [edit]
US 12" vinyl [edit]
A-Side [edit]
- "Ya Betta Believe It (Clean)"
- "Ya Betta Believe It (Dirty)"
- "Ya Betta Believe It (Instrumental)"
B-Side [edit]
- "U Crazy (Clean)"
- "U Crazy (Dirty)"
- "U Crazy (Instrumental)"
UK 12" vinyl [edit]
A-Side [edit]
- "Ya Betta Believe It (Clean)"
- "Ya Betta Believe It (Dirty)"
- "Ya Betta Believe It (Instrumental)"
B-Side [edit]
- "Bring the Funk Back (Clean)"
- "Bring the Funk Back (Dirty)"
- "Bring the Funk Back (Instrumental)"
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- Psycho Les
- Juju
- Al' Tariq
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