Beatnuts Forever
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Beatnuts Forever is the second of three greatest hits
albums by hip hop
group The Beatnuts
. It was released by Relativity Records
in 2001 shortly after the release of Take It or Squeeze It
. It contains songs from The Beatnuts' first four albums, as well as its two EP
's. It most heavily borrows from Take It or Squeeze It and least heavily from The Beatnuts: Street Level
. The album does not feature the song "Beatnuts Forever", and only contains one exclusive Beatnuts track, "Intro". All of its songs are produced by The Beatnuts. Beatnuts Forever did not chart upon release, and is currently out of print
and rare. It was only released in vinyl
format.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
albums by hip hop
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...
group 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 released by 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...
in 2001 shortly after the release of Take It or Squeeze It
Take It or Squeeze It
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...
. It contains songs from The Beatnuts' first four albums, as well as its two EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
's. It most heavily borrows from Take It or Squeeze It and least heavily from The Beatnuts: Street Level
The Beatnuts: Street Level
The Beatnuts: Street Level is the full-length debut album by hip hop trio The Beatnuts. It was released on June 21, 1994 by Relativity Records just a year after their debut EP, Intoxicated Demons. "Psycho Dwarf" is the only song found on both the EP and the album. The album is produced by The...
. The album does not feature the song "Beatnuts Forever", and only contains one exclusive Beatnuts track, "Intro". All of its songs are produced by The Beatnuts. Beatnuts Forever did not chart upon release, and is currently out of print
Out of print
Out of print refers to an item, typically a book , but can include any print or visual media or sound recording, that is in the state of no longer being published....
and rare. It was only released in vinyl
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
format.
Track listing
| # | Title | Performers | Samples |
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| 1 | "Intro" | ||
| 2 | "Watch Out Now Watch Out Now "Watch Out Now" is the first single from A Musical Massacre, a 1999 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Relativity Records in 1999 in both 12 inch and CD format. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features materialistic raps by Juju and Psycho Les, as well as a... " |
Psycho Les, Juju, Yellaklaw |
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| 3 | "Get Funky (Remix)" | JuJu, Psycho Les & Fashion | |
| 4 | "Off the Books Off the Books "Off the Books" is the third single from Stone Crazy, a 1997 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Relativity Records in both 12 inch and CD format in 1997. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju and Psycho Les, as well as the first on-record... " |
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| 5 | "No Equal No Equal "No Equal" is the second single by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Relativity Records as a single before being placed on The Beatnuts' debut EP Intoxicated Demons: The EP. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju, Psycho Les and Fashion... " |
JuJu, Psycho Les, Fashion |
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| 6 | "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... " |
Psycho Les, Juju, 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 |
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| 7 | "Reign of the Tec Reign of the Tec "Reign of the Tec" is the debut single by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Relativity Records on May 6, 1993 before being placed on The Beatnuts' debut EP Intoxicated Demons: The EP. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju and Psycho Les. It contains... " |
JuJu, Psycho Les |
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| 8 | "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... " |
Juju, Psycho Les, 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... |
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| 9 | "Hit Me with That Hit Me with That "Hit Me with That" is the second single from The Beatnuts: Street Level, a 1994 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Relativity Records as a single with "Get Funky" as its b-side in 1994. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju, Psycho Les and... " |
JuJu, Fashion, Psycho Les |
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| 10 | "It's Da Nuts" | Psycho Les, Juju, Al' Tariq, Sunni Fitch |
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| 11 | "Give Me Tha Ass" | Juju, Psycho Les |
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| 12 | "R.U. Ready II" | Psycho Les, Juju, Grand Puba Grand Puba Maxwell Dixon is an emcee best known as a member of the group Brand Nubian.-Biography:He made his debut with the group Masters of Ceremony. Its album Dynamite was hailed by critics, but probably due to lack of sales, the group soon disbanded, and Puba emerged as the lead emcee of Brand Nubian... |
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| 13 | "Superbad" | Psycho Les, Fashion, JuJu |
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| 14 | "Turn It Out" | Psycho Les, Juju, 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... |
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| 15 | "Psycho Dwarf II" | Psycho Les, Juju, Nogoodus |
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| 16 | "Slam Pit" | Cuban Link Cuban Link Felix Delgado , better known by his stage name Cuban Link, is a Cuban rapper.-Biography:Delgado was born in Havana, Cuba in 1974. He and his family emigrated to the United States in 1980 and settled in the Morrisania section of the South Bronx neighborhood of New York City... , Juju, Psycho Les, Common Common (rapper) Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor.... |
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| 17 | "Props Over Here (Remix)" | Fashion, Psycho Les, JuJu | |
| 18 | "World's Famous" | Psycho Les, V.I.C., JuJu |
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| 19 | "Who's Comin' Wit Da Shit Na" | Psycho Les, Juju, Willie Stubz, Angie | |
| 20 | "Find That Find That "Find That" is the first single from Stone Crazy, a 1997 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Relativity Records in 1996 as a promo single and track on the label's compilation album, Relativity Urban Assault. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features ... " |
Psycho Les, Juju | |
| 21 | "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... " |
Psycho Les, Juju, Greg Nice, Claudette Sierra |
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