\"Let the Beat Hit 'Em\" is a song by American urban contemporary band Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, released as the first single from their fourth and final studio album, Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen (1991). The song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart in the week of September 14, 1991, and also reached No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100. On the US dance charts, it was the third and final number-one for the group. It also peaked at number-one on the Canadian RPM dance chart. The song also reached number seventeen on the UK singles chart.
On \"Let the Beat Hit 'Em\", Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam sampled \"Ghetto Heaven\" by The Family Stand, The Emotions' 1977 single \"Best of My Love\" and \"Set It Off\" by Strafe. and Donald Byrd Think Twice.
\"Let the Beat Hit 'Em\" was also sampled by Kylie Minogue on the track \"Too Much of a Good Thing\" off her 1991 album Let's Get To It.
A black-and-white music video was made to accompany the song, directed by German director Marcus Nispel.
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