"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"
Single by The Beatnuts
from the album The Originators
B-side"U Crazy"
ReleasedApril 28, 2003
GenreEast Coast hip hop
Length3:42
LabelLandspeed Records
Songwriter(s)Lester Fernandez, Jerry Tineo
Producer(s)The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts singles chronology
"Simple Murder"
(2003)
"Ya Betta Believe It"
(2003)
"Hot"
(2004)

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

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US 12" vinyl

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A-Side

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  1. "Ya Betta Believe It (Clean)"
  2. "Ya Betta Believe It (Dirty)"
  3. "Ya Betta Believe It (Instrumental)"

B-Side

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  1. "U Crazy (Clean)"
  2. "U Crazy (Dirty)"
  3. "U Crazy (Instrumental)"

UK 12" vinyl

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A-Side

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  1. "Ya Betta Believe It (Clean)"
  2. "Ya Betta Believe It (Dirty)"
  3. "Ya Betta Believe It (Instrumental)"

B-Side

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  1. "Bring the Funk Back (Clean)"
  2. "Bring the Funk Back (Dirty)"
  3. "Bring the Funk Back (Instrumental)"

References

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  1. ^ Marshmallow, Kingsley. "The Originators Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
  2. ^ Low Key. "The Originators Review". MVRemix.com. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
  3. ^ Juon, Steve. "The Originators Review". RapReviews.com. Retrieved July 10, 2008.