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{{Short description|1996 song by Common}}
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{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Infobox song
| Name = The Bitch in Yoo
| Cover name = The Bitch in Yoo.jpg
| Artist cover = [[Common (rapper)|Common]]
| fromalt Album = [[Relativity Urban Assault]]=
| B-side type = "The Real Weight"single
| Releasedartist = [[Common = 1996(rapper)|Common]]
| Format album = [[12-inchRelativity single]], [[VinylUrban record|VinylAssault]]
| RecordedB-side = The =Real Weight
| released = September 10, 1996
| Genre = [[Hip hop music| Hip hop]]
| Length recorded = 4:001995
| studio =
| Label = [[Relativity Records]]▼
| Writergenre = [[Underground hip =hop]], [[CommonHip (rapper)hop music|Lonniehip Lynnhop]]<br>, [[Petehardcore Rock|Petehip Phillipshop]]
| Producer length = [[Pete Rock]]4:00
▲| Label label = [[Relativity Records]]
| Certification =
| Lastwriter single = "[[ResurrectionCommon (songrapper)|ResurrectionLonnie Lynn]]"<br>(1995)[[Pete Rock|Pete Phillips]]
| producer = [[Pete Rock]]
| This single = "'''The Bitch in Yoo'''"<br>(1996)
| prev_title = [[Resurrection (Common song)|Resurrection]]
| Next single = "[[Retrospect for Life]]"<br>(1997) ▼
| prev_year = 1995
▲| Next single next_title = "[[Retrospect for Life]]"<br>(1997)
| next_year = 1997
}}
"'''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 ==
=== songHistory ===
In yCommonCommon's song "[[I Used to Love H.E.R.]]", the rapper partially blamed hip hop's change from pro-black music to street music on its domination by [[West Coast hip hop|West Coast]] [[Gangsta rap]]. In particular, the line "I wasn't salty: she was with the boys in the hood" alluded to the film ''[[Boyz n the Hood]]'' (set in [[South Los Angeles|South Central]], [[Los Angeles]]), a movie starring Ice Cube. This caused Ice Cube and his group to release the song "[[Westside Slaughterhouse]]", throwing jabs at Common, amongst other rappers from the East Coast. In turn, Common responded with "The Bitch in Yoo."
=== Content ===
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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 "Lyin'A AssBitch Iz A Bitch", by [[FishboneN.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 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}}
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[[Category:1996 singles]]
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[[Category:Diss tracks]]
[[Category:Songs written by Common (rapper)]]
[[Category:1996 songs]]
[[Category:Relativity Records singles]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Pete Rock]]
[[Category:Songs written by Pete Rock]]
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