"Hit Me with That" is the second single from the self-titled full-length debut album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Relativity Records as a single with "Get Funky" as its b-side in 1994.[1] The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by JuJu, Fashion and Psycho Les. Its lyrics are about how "hardcore" The Beatnuts and their music are. It contains a slow, downtrodden and drum-heavy instrumental that samples "Love & Happiness" by Monty Alexander and "Holy Thursday" by David Axelrod. The song's refrain also contains a scratched sample of Method Man's vocals from "7th Chamber" by Wu-Tang Clan.[2]

"Hit Me with That"
Single by The Beatnuts
from the album The Beatnuts: Street Level
B-side"Get Funky"
ReleasedAugust 30, 1994
GenreEast Coast hip hop
Length3:36
LabelRelativity Records
Violator
Songwriter(s)Lester Fernandez, Bertony Smalls, Jerry Tineo
Producer(s)The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts singles chronology
"Props Over Here"
(1994)
"Hit Me with That"
(1994)
"Hellraiser (Remix)"
(1994)

Despite the release of a music video directed by David Perez Shadi, "Hit Me with That" failed to chart. The song is nonetheless featured on The Beatnuts' 2001 hits compilation Beatnuts Forever.

Single track list edit

12" b/w "Get Funky" edit

A-Side edit

  1. "Hit Me with That"
  2. "Hit Me with That (Instrumental)"
  3. "Get Funky (Remix Instrumental)"

B-Side edit

  1. "Get Funky"
  2. "Get Funky (Remix)"
  3. "Get Funky (Instrumental)"

Promo edit

A-Side edit

  1. "Hit Me with That (LP Version)" (3:50)
  2. "Hit Me with That (Radio Version)" (3:50)

B-Side edit

  1. "Hit Me with That (Instrumental)" (3:50)
  2. "Hit Me with That (Acapella)" (3:50)

References edit

  1. ^ "The Beatnuts – Hit Me With That / Get Funky". Discogs. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Hit Me With That". WhoSampled. Retrieved October 25, 2022.