The Originators

The Originators is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo The Beatnuts. It was released on July 23, 2002, via Landspeed Records. Recording sessions took place at Soho Studios and The Big Fat Suite in New York. Production was handled entirely by the Beatnuts, except for one song, "Originate", which was produced by member JuJu and Large Professor. It features guest appearances from Problemz, Amaretta, Chris Chandler, Cormega, El Gant, Ill Bill, Large Professor, Marley Metal, Tony Touch, Triple Seis and former member Al' Tariq.

The Originators
Studio album by The Beatnuts
Released	July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23)
Recorded	2001–02
Studio	Soho Music Studios (New York, NY) Big Fat Suite (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	45:43
Label	Landspeed Records
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	8/10[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

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. Four singles were released in promotion of The Originators, but none of them charted.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			1:29
2.	"Bring the Funk Back"	Lester Fernandez Jerry Tineo	The Beatnuts	3:06
3.	"Yae Yo" (featuring Ill Bill and Problemz)	L. Fernandez Tineo William Braunstein Corey Bullock	The Beatnuts	3:46
4.	"Drunk Skit"			0:11
5.	"Buying out the Bar" (featuring Chris Chandler)	L. Fernandez Tineo	The Beatnuts	3:21
6.	"Work That Pole" (featuring Tony Touch)	L. Fernandez Tineo Joseph Hernandez	The Beatnuts	3:59
7.	"Originate" (featuring Large Professor)	L. Fernandez Tineo William Paul Mitchell	Junkyard JuJu Large Professor	3:51
8.	"My Music" (featuring Armaretta and Problemz)	L. Fernandez E. Hernandez Bullock	The Beatnuts	3:09
9.	"U Crazy" (featuring Cormega)	L. Fernandez Tineo Cory McKay	The Beatnuts	3:40
10.	"Ya Betta Believe It"	L. Fernandez Tineo	The Beatnuts	3:42
11.	"Routine"	L. Fernandez Tineo	The Beatnuts	3:56
12.	"Bionic" (featuring El Gant and Al Tariq)	L. Fernandez Berntony Smalls Joshua Adam Gent	The Beatnuts	3:20
13.	"Becks 'N Branson" (featuring Triple Seis and Marley Metal)	L. Fernandez Tineo Sammy Garcia Marley Fernandez	The Beatnuts	5:17
14.	"Back 2 Back"	L. Fernandez	The Beatnuts	2:56
Total length:				45:43

Personnel

• Lester "Psycho Les" Fernandez – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8-14), mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 5-14), executive producer
• Jerry "JuJu" Tineo – vocals, producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 5-14), executive producer
• Berntony "Al' Tariq" Smalls – vocals (track 12)
• Corey "Problemz" Bullock – vocals (tracks: 3, 8)
• William "Ill Bill" Braunstein – vocals (track 3)
• Chris Chandler – vocals (track 5), additional vocals (tracks: 6, 10)
• Joseph "Tony Touch" Hernandez – vocals (track 6)
• Big Ang – additional vocals (track 6)
• William Paul "Large Professor" Mitchell – vocals & producer (track 7)
• E. "Armaretta" Hernandez – vocals (track 8)
• Cory "Cormega" McKay – vocals (track 9)
• Joshua Adam "El Gant" Gent – vocals (track 12)
• Sammy "Triple Seis" Garcia – vocals (track 13)
• Marley Fernandez – vocals (track 13)
• Chris Conway – recording (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14), mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7-11, 13, 14)
• Ryan West – recording (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8-12), mixing (tracks: 6, 12)
• Henley Halem – co-executive producer
• Trevor "Karma" Gendron – design

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	57

References

1. Marshall, Kingsley. "The Beatnuts - The Originators Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 5, 2003). "The Beatnuts :: The Originators :: Junkyard/Pit Fight/LandSpeed Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
3. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
4. "The Beatnuts Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

External links

• The Beatnuts – The Originators at Discogs (list of releases)