Take It or Squeeze It

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Take It or Squeeze It
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Studio album by The Beatnuts
Released March 20, 2001
Recorded 2000-2001
Genre Hip hop
Label Loud
Epic
Producer The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts chronology
A Musical Massacre
(1999)A Musical Massacre1999		 Take It or Squeeze It
(2001)		 The Originators
(2002)The Originators2002
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
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
RapReviews.com 8/10 stars[2]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[3]

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,[4][5] 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.[6] 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. The album is now out of print.

Track listing

# Title Featuring (s) Time Samples
1 "Intro" 0:58
2 "It's Da Nuts" Al' Tariq 4:07
  • "Shaft in Africa" by Johnny Pate
  • "Mixed Drums" by Andy Loore
3 "Prendelo (Light It Up)" Tony Touch 4:17
4 "Contact" Marley Metal, Chris Chandler & Lenny Underwood (keyboards) 4:00
  • "Tapatapa" by Janko Nilovic
5 "Yo Yo Yo" Greg Nice 3:58
6 "If It Ain't Gangsta" Black Attack & G-Wise 3:43
7 "No Escapin' This" Greg Nice & Claudette Sierra 4:16
  • "A Little Fugue for You and Me" by Enoch Light
  • "Off the Books" by The Beatnuts
8 "Who's Comin' Wit Da Shit Na" Willie Stubz & Angie 3:25
9 "Let's Git Doe" Fatman Scoop & 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
14 "Se Acabo (Remix)" Method Man 3:32

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2001) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 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 12
"Let's Git Doe" U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 87
Hot Rap Singles 19

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ RapReviews.com review
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived July 24, 2008)
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