Take It or Squeeze It
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Take It or Squeeze It is a 2001 album by hip hop
duo The Beatnuts
. It was the first Beatnuts album released after Loud Records
finished their merger with Relativity Records
. It was critically well-received, but lacked commercial success. Reviews by Rolling Stone
and Allmusic noted its enjoyable production, yet Take It or Squeeze It only reached #51 on the Billboard 200
. It had sold 152,000 copies in the United States as of November, 2001. The album was released in conjunction with two singles, "Let's Git Doe" and the more popular "No Escapin' This". Although entirely produced by The Beatnuts, the album features guest appearances on all but three tracks. Featured artists include Fatman Scoop
, Method Man
and former Beatnuts member Al' Tariq.
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
duo The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts are a New York-based hip hop group and production duo from Queens, New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu is Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les is a Colombian American from Jackson Heights...
. It was the first Beatnuts album released after Loud Records
Loud Records
Loud Records is a subsidiary of SRC Records founded by Steve Rifkind in 1992.Loud was a hip hop label which has released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Punisher, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete Rock, Lil' Flip, Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat, Xzibit,...
finished their merger with Relativity Records
Relativity Records
Relativity Records, often branded just Relativity, is an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distribution in metro New York. Early on, as an indie label, Relativity released music in a variety of styles, including dance, jazz, punk, and...
. It was critically well-received, but lacked commercial success. Reviews by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
and Allmusic noted its enjoyable production, yet Take It or Squeeze It only reached #51 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. It had sold 152,000 copies in the United States as of November, 2001. The album was released in conjunction with two singles, "Let's Git Doe" and the more popular "No Escapin' This". Although entirely produced by The Beatnuts, the album features guest appearances on all but three tracks. Featured artists include Fatman Scoop
Fatman Scoop
Isaac Freeman III, better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop is a hip hop promoter and radio personality famed for his on-stage rough, raw, loud voice....
, Method Man
Method Man
Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...
and former Beatnuts member Al' Tariq.
Track listing
| # | Title | Featuring (s) | Time | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro" | 0:58 | ||
| 2 | "It's Da Nuts" | Al' Tariq | 4:07 |
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| 3 | "Prendelo (Light It Up)" | Tony Touch Tony Touch Tony Touch is an American hip hop break dancer, rapper, DJ, producer and actor of Puerto Rican descent.Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 1980s... |
4:17 | |
| 4 | "Contact" | Marley Metal, Chris Chandler & Lenny Underwood Unlimited Touch Unlimited Touch was a New York based post disco group who had some regional fame in the early eighties. The group consisted of Audrey Wheeler, Phil Hamilton, Tony Cintron, Sandy Anderson, Stephanie James and Lenny Underwood. Raymond Reid and William Anderson from New York-based band Crown Heights... (keyboards Keyboard instrument A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... ) |
4:00 |
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| 5 | "Yo Yo Yo" | Greg Nice Nice & Smooth Nice & Smooth was an East Coast hip hop duo from New York that consists of Greg Nice and Smooth B . The duo released four albums from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s... |
3:58 |
Jacques Loussier Jacques Loussier is a French pianist and composer. He is well-known for his jazz interpretations in trio formation of many of Johann Sebastian Bach's works, such as the Goldberg Variations.-Early life and education :... |
| 6 | "If It Ain't Gangsta" | Black Attack & G-Wise | 3:43 | |
| 7 | "No Escapin' This No Escapin' This "No Escapin' This" is the first single from Take It or Squeeze It, a 2001 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Loud Records in 2001 in both 12 inch and CD format. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features braggadocious raps by Juju and Psycho Les, as well as ad... " |
Greg Nice & Claudette Sierra | 4:16 |
Enoch Light Enoch Henry Light was a classical violinist, bandleader, and recording engineer. As A&R chief and vice-president of Grand Award Records, he founded Command Records in 1959. Light's name was prominent on many albums both as musician and producer... |
| 8 | "Who's Comin' Wit Da Shit Na" | Willie Stubz & Angie | 3:25 | |
| 9 | "Let's Git Doe Let's Git Doe "Let's Git Doe" is the second single from Take It or Squeeze It, a 2001 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Loud Records in 2001 as a 12 inch with "Yo Yo Yo" as its b-side. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju and Psycho Les, as well as a... " |
Fatman Scoop Fatman Scoop Isaac Freeman III, better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop is a hip hop promoter and radio personality famed for his on-stage rough, raw, loud voice.... & Zhana |
3:58 | |
| 10 | "Hood Thang" | Miss Loca, Chris Chandler & Lenny Underwood (keyboards) | 5:08 | |
| 11 | "Hammer Time" | Al' Tariq, Bloody Moon, Marley Metal & Problemz | 3:46 | |
| 12 | "U Don't Want It" | Triple Seis & Lenny Underwood (keyboards) | 3:49 | |
| 13 | "Mayonnaise" | 1:59 |
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| 14 | "Se Acabo (Remix) Se Acabo "Se Acabo " is the second and final single from A Musical Massacre, a 1999 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Relativity Records in 1999 as a promo 12 inch and CD single. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features Spanish raps by Juju, Psycho Les and two... " |
Method Man Method Man Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man... |
3:32 |
Marco Antonio Muñiz Marco Antonio Muñiz is a singer from Jalisco, Mexico. Known all over Latin America, Muñiz actually has declared publicly and in most countries he has visited, that Puerto Rico is his second country, and many Puerto Ricans consider him to be an "honorary Puerto Rican"... |
Album
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
51 |
| U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 20 |
Singles
| Song | Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| "No Escapin' This" | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 56 |
| Hot Rap Singles Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
12 | |
| "Let's Git Doe" | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 87 |
| Hot Rap Singles Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
19 | |