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{{Short description|1996 song by Common}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = The Bitch in Yoo

| cover = The Bitch in Yoo.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

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| B-side = The Real Weight

| released = September 10, 1996

| recorded = 1995

| studio =

| genre = [[Underground hip hop]], [[MidwestHip hop music|hip hop]], [[Hardcorehardcore hip hop]]▼

| venue =

▲| genre = [[Underground hip hop]], [[Midwest hip hop]], [[Hardcore hip hop]]

| length = 4:00

| label = [[Relativity Records]]

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"'''The Bitch in Yoo'''" is a [[Single (music)|single]] and [[wikt:diss song|diss song]]track released by [[rapper]] [[Common (rapper)|Common]] in [[1996 in music|1996]]. The song first appeared on the [[Relativity Records]] compilation ''[[Relativity Urban Assault]]''<ref name="Sayles">{{Cite web |last=Sayles |first=Justin |date=2024-05-07 |title=The Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked|url=https://www.theringer.com/rap/2024/5/7/24149814/greatest-rap-diss-tracks-all-time-kendrick-lamar-drake-not-like-us-jay-z-nas#hREnKr |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] |language=en}}</ref> and later on [[Roc Raida]]'s ''[[Crossfaderz]]''. It was also performed live alongside [[De La Soul]] on their album ''[[Live at Tramps, NYC, 1996]]''. The [[b-side]] of "The Bitch in Yoo" is "The Real Weight", a solo track by [[No I.D.]] The song has been deemed by [[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] as one of the greatest diss tracks of all time<ref name="Sayles"/> and by [[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]] as one of Pete Rock's most legendary beats.<ref name=Brown/>

== Overview ==

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=== Samples ===

The song contains a sample from "[[Light My Fire]]" as performed by [[Brian Auger's Oblivion Express]].<ref name=Brown>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325234450/https://www.revolt.tv/article/2019-01-16/43861/the-produce-section-11-of-pete-rocks-most-legendary-beats/|website=Revolt|access-date=July 17, 2024|title=The Produce Section: 11 of Pete Rock's most legendary beats|at=8. “The Bitch In Yoo”|last=Brown|first=Preezy}}</ref> It also contains vocal samples of [[Raekwon]] from the track "Eye for a Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)" by [[Mobb Deep]], and "Suspended in Time" by [[Group Home]], as well as a [[scratching|scratched]] vocal sample from the song "A Bitch Iz A Bitch", by [[N.W.A.]] The end of the song incorporates a scratched vocal sample from the movie "The Five Heartbeats." The opening of the song is taken from the film "[[The Education of Sonny Carson]]" scene where a leader of The Hawks Gang proclaims their superiority over the rival Lords.

==Track listing==

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# "The Real Weight (Instrumental Version)" (3:55)

# "The Bitch in Yoo (Instrumental Version)" (3:46)

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{Common singles}}