# The Originators

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***The Originators*** is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo [The Beatnuts](/source/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](/source/New_York_City). [Production](/source/Hip_hop_production) was handled entirely by the Beatnuts, except for one song, "Originate", which was produced by member JuJu and [Large Professor](/source/Large_Professor). It features guest appearances from Problemz, Amaretta, Chris Chandler, [Cormega](/source/Cormega), El Gant, [Ill Bill](/source/Ill_Bill), Large Professor, Marley Metal, [Tony Touch](/source/Tony_Touch), [Triple Seis](/source/Triple_Seis) and former member Al' Tariq.

Likely because of its [indie record label](/source/Independent_record_label), it failed to reach the [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200) like the Beatnuts' prior four full-length albums, but managed to appear on the [Independent Albums](/source/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.

## Personnel

- Lester "[Psycho Les](/source/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](/source/Ill_Bill)" Braunstein – vocals (track 3)
- Chris Chandler – vocals (track 5), additional vocals (tracks: 6, 10)
- Joseph "[Tony Touch](/source/Tony_Touch)" Hernandez – vocals (track 6)
- Big Ang – additional vocals (track 6)
- William Paul "[Large Professor](/source/Large_Professor)" Mitchell – vocals & producer (track 7)
- E. "Armaretta" Hernandez – vocals (track 8)
- Cory "[Cormega](/source/Cormega)" McKay – vocals (track 9)
- Joshua Adam "El Gant" Gent – vocals (track 12)
- Sammy "[Triple Seis](/source/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

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