Trademark production style of David Cole and Robert Clivillés is a fine complement to Lisa's appealing vocals.

"[9] A reviewer from People Magazine felt the song "reflect the producers' trademark '90s disco sound, minus the rock muscle that makes the Music Factory hum".

[10] Al Walentis from Reading Eagle said the song "serves up the trio's most irresistible hook" since their 1987 hit "Head to Toe".

[11] Stewart Walker from Toledo Blade remarked that "Let The Beat Hit 'Em" exemplified the "high-energy club feel" of the first half of the Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen album".

[12] A black-and-white music video was made to accompany the song, directed by German director Marcus Nispel.

In 1995, British DJ Pete Tong picked "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" as one of his "classic cuts", adding, "One of Clivilles & Cole's best remixes.