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The Beatnuts: Fashion, JuJu, Psycho Les (rap vocals).
Additional personnel: Miss Jones (vocals); Lenny Underwood (keyboards); DJ Sinister (scratches); Gab.
Producers: Fashion, JuJu, Psycho Les, Lucien, V.I.C.
Engineers: Rich Keller, Troy Hightower, Kirk Yano.
Personnel: Lenny Underwood (keyboards); DJ Sinister (scratches).
Audio Mixers: Kirk Yano; Troy Hightower.
Recording information: Greene Street Recording Studio, New York, NY; LGK Records; SoundTrack.
Photographer: Danny Clinch.
The Beatnuts' first full-length album is as pure a document of raw, hardcore hip-hop circa 1994 as is possible to get. No pop hooks, no slick production, no ballads or lyrics about money and girls. The individual cuts don't really stand out, instead flowing seamlessly into a powerful whole. It's almost a period piece, given the way that hip-hop eventually gave way, as the '90s progressed, to the excessive bling-bling of the Puff Daddy era, but it also sounds strikingly minimalist and stark, which prevents it from sounding too dated. In retrospect, with its emphasis on lean, jazzy beats and lyrical flow, it can clearly be viewed as a harbinger of the underground hip-hop of the late '90s (such as Company Flow and the Def Jux crew), all the more ironic since at the time the Beatnuts were widely considered just a half-step removed from the mainstream, which is not to say that it is dry and arch, since any album with cuts like "Lick the Pussy" and "Psycho Dwarfs" isn't attempting to be overly thoughtful or intellectual. Even if the lack of lyrical depth and reliance on cheap humor (the last sound on the album is a belch) can get a bit wearying, the impressive production and skilled flow are still a welcome sound. Though mainstream hip-hop fans will probably find Street Level too spare and monotonous, hardcore hip-hop fans will find it a welcome addition to their collection. ~ Victor W. ValdiviaVibe (8/94, p.120) - "...Each cut is a kaleidoscopic surprise laced with extra flourishes...The Beatnuts might not teach you anything new about the world, but they prove you don't need a thinking cap to enjoy stimulating music..." Beatnuts Music | List Price | $12.98 (You save $3.09) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Rap, Urban Soundtrack, East Coast Rap | | Label | Relativity | | Orig Year | 1994 | | All Time Sales Rank |  32663  | | CD Universe Part number | 1110797 | | Catalog number | 1179 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 21, 1994 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 58 minutes | | Personnel | Psycho Les - rap vocals
JuJu
Fashion
Also: Grand Puba, Lenny Underwood, Miss Jones, Lucien, D.J. Sinister, Troy Hightower, V.I.C.
Engineers: Rich Keller |
Beatnuts Songs | 1. | Intro | |
| 2. | Ya Don't Stop | |
| 3. | Props over Here | |
| 4. | Hellraiser | |
| 5. | Are You Ready  | |
| 6. | Superbad | |
| 7. | Straight Jacket | |
| 8. | Let off a Couple | |
| 9. | Rik's Joint | |
| 10. | Fried Chicken | |
| 11. | Yeah You Get Props | |
| 12. | Get Funky | |
| 13. | Hit Me With That | |
| 14. | 2-3 Break | |
| 15. | Lick the P*ssy | |
| 16. | Sandwiches | |
| 17. | Psycho Dwarf | |
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Beatnuts Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  On a street level
The best beatnuts album in my opinion, just plain dirty!! Every track is phat, and it still kicks butt today
Submitted by tim (gloucester)
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This cd has been in my rotation since it came out. It is the perfect combo of beats and grime. A masterpiece...
Submitted by BREW730... (The Golden Era...)
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this is beatnuts' best album.
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Purchase Beatnuts CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Organized Konfusion Stress: The Extinction Agenda CD (1994)
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Additional personnel: Q-Tip, O.C. The Large Professor (vocals); D-Ave (scratches).
Producers: Buckwild, Organized Konfusion, Rockwilder.
Engineers: Antonio Smalios, D. Anthony "The Bomb" Johnson, Anton Puchshansky.
Recorded at Unique Studios and Battery, New York, New York; Power Play Studios, Long Island City, New York.
Samples include "Mingus Fingus No. 2" (as performed by Charles Mingus), "Rain Dance" (as performed by Herbie Hancock), "Melody For Thelma" (as performed by Blue Mitchell) and "Who Sey Me Dun" (as performed by Cutty Ranks).
Recording information: Battery, New York, NY; Power Play Studios, Long Island City, NY; Unique Studios, New York, NY.
After earning both BET video play and underground cred (reaching beyond the rap community) for their 1993 debut with clever and twisted rhymes delivered with unique cadence, the duo of Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po returned two years later with another classic late golden age of hip-hop record. About the only change-up on STRESS: THE EXTINCTION ...
| | Diamond Stunts, Blunts And Hip Hop CD (1992)
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Full performer name: Diamond & The Psychotic Neurotics.
Personnel: Dave Ogrin (horns, programming); Shane "The Doctor" Faber (keyboards, programming); Fat Joe, Whiz One, Gigi from Lincoln Projects, The Kids of Forrest Day Care Center (class of '92), Bonita, LaReese, The Psychos, Michelle Sweeting, Jasmine, Maestro, Mike G.Q., Fat Joe, Brand Nubian.
Producers include: Diamond, DJ Mark The 45 King, Showbiz, Lakim Shabazz, Jazzy Jay.
Recorded at Jazzy Jay's Recording Studio, Bronx, New York and Calliope Studios, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Leslie Ann Drye.
Diamond D had quietly provided some exciting production work and made strides within the rap music industry and community throughout the early '90s, but his name didn't become immediately recognizable until his classic guest appearance rapping on A Tribe Called Quest's "Show Business" ("Take it from Diamond/It's like mountain climbing/When it comes to rhyming/You gotta put your time in"), off their masterful second album, The Low End Theory. Even amid vintage ...
| | Beatnuts Intoxicated Demons - The EP CD (1993) Extended Play
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Live Recording
The Beatnuts: Juju, Fashion, Pyscho Les (rap vocals).
Flashy, booty-slapping Latino hip-hop created by horny ...
| | Common Resurrection CD (1994)
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Personnel: Common Sense, NO I.D., The Illustrious and Praiseworthy Mohammed Ali, The Late Show's Ynot Never The Less (vocals), Lenny Underwood (keyboards), Mista Sinister (scratches).
Producers: NO I.D. (tracks 1-5, 7-11, 13, 15); The Late Show's Ynot Never The Less (tracks 12, 14).
Engineers: Troy Hightower (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9-15); Stephen Georgiafandis (tracks 2, 4, 8).
All songs written by Common Sense. Contains samples from "Protect Ya Neck" (as performed by Wu-Tang Clan) and "Power Of Love" (as performed by Alton McClain and Destiny).
The music on RESURRECTION seems deceptively simple--jazzy loops over a strong break beat--but this is only because the true focus on any Common Sense album is the lyrics. Common is an underrated rapper, possessing enormous skills on the mic, able to string together seemingly endless syllables and phrases into a fluent, flowing story line. He often speaks in soundbites, using an old commercial's ad-line or another rapper's hook, but always recreating ...
| | Beatnuts Stone Crazy CD (1997)
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| | Pete Rock Lost & Found : Hip Hop Underground CDs (2003) (Import)
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The ace producer, DJ and mixer presents a full program of classics from the archives of rap and hip hop.
Personnel: Pete Rock, INI, Deda (rap vocals).
Recorded at Greene Street Studios, New York, New York.
Recording information: Greene Street Studios, New York, NY.
Photographer: Declan ONeil.
The double CD collection LOST & FOUND brings together two rarely heard full albums Pete Rock produced in the mid 1990s--CENTER OF ATTENTION with his group I.N.I. (featuring MCs Grap Luva, Rob-O, and Meccalicious) and THE ORIGINAL BABY PA, a record featuring an otherwise unknown lyricist called Deda. The I.N.I. project produced a few underground favorites like "Fakin' Jax" and "Microphonist Wanderlust" as well as a choice collaboration with Q-Tip and the Large Professor, while THE ORIGINAL BABY PA features some of the cleanest, street-level production on Pete's resume. Hip-hop purists will wonder why these classic cuts haven't seen the light of day earlier.
Used and abused by major labels during his long career, production paragon Pete Rock began receiving the respect he deserved once he formed a relationship ...
| | Motown Chartbusters V.7 CD (2001) (Import) United Kingdom
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| | Disco Hits: Get Down Tonight CD (1997)
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| | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of The Payolas CD (2002) Import
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Their albums may be out of print but their legacy lives on with this concise single disc compendium. They toiled on Miles Copeland's IRS Records for years to no avail, but built up a small cult following as a result. Here is their only collection available on CD.
This collection of tunes from cult favorites the PAYOLAS is the only release of theirs currently in print.
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Payola$ collects ...
| | Jesse Malin Fine Art Of Self-Destruction CD (2003) Bonus Tracks
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Artemis Records is proud to present the stunning debut album from native New Yorker Jesse Malin. Produced by Ryan Adams, the album features guests Melissa Auf Der Maur (Smashing Pumpkins, Hole) Joe McGinty (Ween, Spacehog, Psychedelic Furs) and Ryan himself. Includes two bonus tracks, 'Cigarettes & Violets' & 'Brooklyn' (hidden track). 2003.
Personnel: Jesse Malin (vocals, acoustic guitar); Ryan Adams (electric guitar, keyboards, background vocals): Richard Fortus, Esko (guitar); Knox (cello); Joe McGinty (piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Johnny Piasano (bass, upright bass, background vocals); Fil Izler (bass); Paul Garisto (drums); Toby Dammit (percussion); Melissa Auf Der Maur (background vocals).
Recorded at Loho Studios, New York, New York.
Personnel: Jesse Malin (vocals, acoustic guitar); Esko, Richard Fortus (guitar); Ryan Adams (electric guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Knox (cello); Johnny "Shoes" Pisano (upright bass, background vocals); Paul Garisto (drums); Toby Dammit (percussion); Melissa Auf der Maur (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Nic Hard; Ryan Adams; Carl Glanville.
Recording information: Loho Studios, New York, NY.
Photographers: Keena; Marti Wilkerson; Danny Clinch.
Jesse Malin has come a long way from his glam rock heyday of fronting D Generation, and his solo debut, The Fine Art of Self Destruction, is an impressive look at Malin's musical maturation. ...
| | Bobby Drive Fuller Breaking Rocks CD (2007) (Import)
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| | Disco Remix CD (2006)
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Track Listing of songs: Tell Me Why; Look on the Floor; Living on Video; S.O.S. Fire in the Sky; Gimme Gimme Gimme (Ft. Naymi); Call on Me; Woman in Love; Sound of San Francisco; Ai No Corrida (Ft. Laura More); Take Me ...
| | Anderson Maples Carpenter CD (2007)
Beatnuts
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I was born and raised in Knoxville, TN. I accepted Christ as my Savior at a young age while attending the Missionary Plantation Bible Camp in Marion, NC. I attended Ben Lippon School, a Christian prep school in Asheville, NC. It was there that I began playing the guitar and writing songs. In 1984, I joined a family oriented country music show that traveled all over North America. After two years of being on the road, I left the traveling band to work in Atlanta Georgia. While living in Atlanta, I attended the North Atlanta Bible Chapel and felt that God was calling me into full time Christian service. In 1990, I accepted the call to become a camp missionary at New ...
| | Cooljc Holy Year Of Renewal Mass Choir Vintage Apostolic Worship & Praise CD (2007)
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On the occasion of their 88th International Holy Convocation and the official culmination of their Holy Year of Renewal, The Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. (COOLJC) releases a live DVD/ CD recording project: "Vintage Apostolic Worship & Praise." The COOLJC Holy Year of Renewal Mass Choir with special guests Presiding Apostle, Bishop James I. Clark, Jr., and Mother Dorothy Anderson, has given all lovers of authentic traditional gospel a true melodic gem: "Vintage Apostolic Worship & Praise." This is a superb project, a COOLJC Greatest Hits. Recorded live with musicians and singers from across the country in New York City at the Greater Refuge Temple - the Mother Church and COOLJC International Headquarters on December 16, 2006 - the two-disc package presents a collection of the early original songs of the Pentecostal Apostolic tradition. The energetic, joyous and passionate singing of these Pentecostal classics by the choir, featuring Anderson on the high note track "Over There"; will definitely get your hands clapping, feet patting and dancing for joy. The two fervent solo renditions of songs written by the organization's founder, the late Bishop R. C. Lawson, and performed by Bishop ...
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