"No Escapin' This" is the first single from 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...

, a 2001 album by East Coast

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 hip hop

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 group The Beatnuts

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. It was released by Loud Records

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 in 2001 in both 12 inch

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 and CD

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 format. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features braggadocious raps by Juju and Psycho Les, as well as ad libs

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 performed by Greg Nice

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 and a chorus performed by Claudette Sierra. The track's beat samples

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 "A Little Fugue for You and Me" by Enoch Light

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. The song's refrain

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 contains a vocal sample from Psycho Les' verse on "Off the Books

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"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...

" by The Beatnuts.

"No Escapin' This" is the only single from Take It or Squeeze It to chart, but it failed to appear on both the Billboard Hot 100

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 and Rhythmic Top 40 like prior singles. It reached #56 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks

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 charts and #12 on the Hot Rap Singles

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 chart, though, because of its "party and bullshit formula" and "percussive choral loop". Its popularity landed it on two Beatnuts hits compilations: Beatnuts Forever

Beatnuts Forever

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...

and Classic Nuts, Vol. 1

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. It can additionally be found on two 2001 hip hop compilations: Lovin' It: The Cream of R&B & UK Garage and Wrap It Up. Its music video was directed by Nzingha Stewart.

CD single (671056 1)

1. "No Escapin' This (Radio Edit)"
2. "No Escapin' This (Album Clean)"
3. "No Escapin' This (Instrumental)"

A-Side

1. "No Escapin' This (Dirty)" (3:51)
2. "No Escapin' This (Clean)" (3:50)
3. "No Escapin' This (Instrumental)" (3:50)

B-Side

1. "It's Da Nuts (Dirty)" (4:10)
2. "It's Da Nuts (Clean)" (4:11)
3. "It's Da Nuts (Instrumental)" (4:10)

B-Side

1. "No Escapin' This (Album Version)" (3:51)
2. "No Escapin' This (Clean Album Version)" (3:50)

A-Side

1. "No Escapin' This (Dirty)" (3:51)
2. "No Escapin' This (Alternate Vocal Version)" (3:58)
3. "No Escapin' This (Clean)"