Take It or Squeeze It

Take It or Squeeze It
Studio album by
The Beatnuts
ReleasedMarch 20, 2001 (2001-03-20)
RecordedMay 2000 - January 2001
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length50:56
Label
ProducerThe Beatnuts
The Beatnuts chronology
A Musical Massacre
(1999) 		Take It or Squeeze It
(2001) 		The Originators
(2002)
Singles from Take It or Squeeze It
  1. "No Escapin' This"
    Released: February 13, 2001
  2. "Let's Git Doe"
    Released: May 29, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX4/5[2]
NME[3]
RapReviews8/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Robert Christgau(neither)[6]
Spin7/10[7]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]

Take It or Squeeze It is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo The Beatnuts. It was released on March 20, 2001 via Loud Records and Epic Records. Recording sessions took place at Planet Sound Studios and Chung King Studios in New York. Produced by the Beatnuts, it features guest appearances from Marley Metal, Black Attack, Bloody Moon, Fatman Scoop, Greg Nice, Miss Loca, Problemz, Tony Touch, Triple Seis, Willie Stubz, Method Man, and former member Al' Tariq.

The album reached number 51 on the Billboard 200 and number 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It was supported with two singles: "No Escapin' This", which peaked at No. 56 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 12 on the Hot Rap Songs, and "Let's Git Doe", which peaked at No. 87 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 19 on the Hot Rap Songs. The album is now out of print.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:58
2."It's da Nuts"
4:07
3."Prendelo (Light It Up)" (featuring Tony Touch)
4:17
4."Contact" (featuring Marley Metal)
  • L. Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Marley Fernandez
4:00
5."Yo Yo Yo" (featuring Greg Nice)
3:58
6."If It Ain't Gangsta" (featuring Black Attack)
  • L. Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Sean Boston
3:43
7."No Escapin' This"
  • L. Fernandez
  • Tineo
4:16
8."Who's Comin' Wit da Shit Na" (featuring Willie Stubz)
  • L. Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • William Lora
3:25
9."Let's Git Doe" (featuring Fatman Scoop)
3:58
10."Hood Thang" (featuring Miss Loca)
  • L. Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • C. Nieves
5:08
11."Hammer Time" (featuring Problemz, Marley Metal and Bloody Moon)
  • L. Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Smalls
  • Corey Bullock
  • M. Fernandez
  • J.P. Moronta
3:46
12."U Don't Want It" (featuring Triple Seis)
3:49
13."Mayonnaise" 1:59
14."Se Acabo (Remix)" (featuring Method Man)
3:32
Total length:50:56

Personnel

  • Lester "Psycho Les" Fernandez – vocals, producer, executive producer
  • Jerry "JuJu" Tineo – vocals, producer, executive producer
  • Berntony "Al' Tariq" Smalls – vocals (tracks: 2, 11)
  • Sunni Fitch – additional vocals (track 2)
  • Joseph "Tony Touch" Hernandez – vocals (track 3)
  • Marley Fernandez – vocals (tracks: 4, 11)
  • Chris Chandler – additional vocals (tracks: 4, 10)
  • Lenny Underwood – additional keyboards (tracks: 4, 10, 12)
  • Gregory "Greg Nice" Mays – vocals (track 5), additional vocals (track 7)
  • Sean "Black Attack" Boston – vocals (track 6)
  • M. "G-Wise" Herald – additional talkbox keyboards (track 4)
  • Claudette Sierra – additional vocals (track 7)
  • William "Willie Stubz" Lora – vocals (track 8)
  • Angie – additional vocals (track 8)
  • Isaac "Fatman Scoop" Freeman III – vocals (track 9)
  • Zhana – additional vocals (track 9)
  • C. "Miss Loca" Nieves – vocals (track 10)
  • Corey "Problemz" Bullock – vocals (track 11)
  • J. "Bloody Moon"/"Moonshine" Moronta – vocals (track 11)
  • Sammy "Triple Seis" Garcia – vocals (track 12)
  • Clifford "Method Man" Smith – vocals (track 14)
  • Pablo Puente – recording (tracks: 1-13)
  • Steve Sola – recording & mixing (track 14)
  • Chris Conway – mixing (tracks: 1-8, 10-13)
  • Doug Wilson – mixing (track 9)
  • David Bett – art direction
  • Kerry DeBruce – design
  • Jonathan Mannion – photography

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 51
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 20

References

  1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "The Beatnuts - Take It or Squeeze It Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Beatnuts - Take It or Squeeze It". HipHopDX. March 29, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Beatnuts : Take It Or Squeeze It". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Beatnuts :: Take it or Squeeze It :: Loud Records". www.rapreviews.com. May 1, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Drumming, Neil (April 26, 2001). "Take It Or Squeeze It : The Beatnuts : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved March 6, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Beatnuts". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  7. ^ Drumming, Neil (June 2001). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 17, no. 6. SPIN Media LLC. p. 154. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved March 6, 2023.{cite magazine}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ "The Beatnuts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "The Beatnuts Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

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