Remix EP: The Spot
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Remix EP: The Spot is a 1998 EP
by hip hop
group The Beatnuts
. It was released on February 10, 1998 by Relativity Records
. As its full title suggests, The Spot is composed mainly of remix
es: it also has three sequel
songs and one new recording, "Treat$". The sequels features new vocals over the original beats while the remixes contains the original vocals set to new music. The source of its remixes are songs from prior Beatnuts albums Intoxicated Demons: The EP
, The Beatnuts: Street Level
and Stone Crazy
. All of its tracks are produced by The Beatnuts
. No singles were released in promotion of The Spot.
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...
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 on February 10, 1998 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...
. As its full title suggests, The Spot is composed mainly of remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es: it also has three sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
songs and one new recording, "Treat$". The sequels features new vocals over the original beats while the remixes contains the original vocals set to new music. The source of its remixes are songs from prior Beatnuts albums Intoxicated Demons: The EP
Intoxicated Demons: The EP
Intoxicated Demons: The EP is the debut album by the hip hop trio The Beatnuts. It was released on April 6, 1993 by Relativity Records. It is the first of two EP's released by the group. All of its songs are produced by The Beatnuts...
, 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...
and Stone Crazy
Stone Crazy
Stone Crazy is the second full-length album by hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released on June 24, 1997 by Relativity Records and Epic Records in later pressings. It is the first album released by The Beatnuts after rapper Kool Fashion left the group to pursue a solo career...
. All of its tracks are produced by 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...
. No singles were released in promotion of The Spot.
Track listing
| # | Title | Featuring | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "R.U. Ready II" | 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... |
3:30 |
| 2 | "Get Funky (Remix)" | 4:32 | |
| 3 | "No Equal (Remix)" | 4:18 | |
| 4 | "Psycho Dwarf II" | Nogoodus | 4:23 |
| 5 | "Off the Books (Remix)" | Big Punisher Big Pun Christopher Lee Rios , better known by his stage name Big Pun , was an American rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s... & 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... |
3:03 |
| 6 | "Let off a Couple II" | A.L. & Rawcotiks | 2:59 |
| 7 | "Props Over Here (Remix)" | 3:29 | |
| 8 | "Treat$" | A.L., Nogoodus & Rawcotiks | 3:57 |
Chart positions
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 52 |