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The Originators is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo The Beatnuts. It was released on July 23, 2002, by Landspeed Records. Likely because of its indie record label, it failed to reach the Billboard 200 like The Beatnuts' prior four full-length albums, but managed to appear on the Independent Albums chart. Its beats and party vibe were well received, but its lyrics were criticized for lacking substance in the same vein as prior releases.[3][4] Four singles were released in promotion of The Originators, but none of them charted. The album was produced entirely by The Beatnuts, but featured guest appearances by Large Professor, Cormega and Ill Bill.

The Originators
Studio album by The Beatnuts
Released	July 23, 2002
Recorded	2001-2002
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Landspeed
Producer	The Beatnuts, Large Professor
The Beatnuts chronology
Take It or Squeeze It (2001) The Originators (2002) Milk Me (2004)
Singles from The Originators
"Buying out the Bar" Released: November 19, 2002 "Work that Pole" Released: 2002 "Ya Betta Believe It" Released: April 28, 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews	[2]

Track listing

• All tracks produced by The Beatnuts, except track 7 produced by Large Professor & Juju

#	Title	Featuring (s)	Time	Samples
1	"Intro"		1:29
2	"Bring the Funk Back"		3:06
3	"Yae Yo"	Ill Bill & Problemz	3:46	"Rush Rush" by Debbie Harry "Rocks in my Bed" by Ken Munson "Stop in the Name of Love" by Margie Joseph
4	"Drunk Shit"		0:11
5	"Buying out the Bar"	Chris Chandler	3:21	"Roman Guitar" by Dick Contino
6	"Work that Pole"	Tony Touch	3:59
7	"Originate"	Large Professor	3:51	"Cookie Man" by The Magnificent Men
8	"My Music"	Amaretta & Problemz	3:09
9	"U Crazy"	Cormega	3:40	"The Eiger Sanction" by John Williams
10	"Ya Betta Believe It"		3:42	"Family" by Hubert Laws
11	"Routine"		3:56	"Late Start" by Five Plus Four
12	"Bionic"	Al' Tariq & El Gant	3:20
13	"Becks 'n Branson"	Marley Metal & Triple Seis	5:17
14	"Back 2 Back"		2:56

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	57

References

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