The Beatnuts: Street Level

The Beatnuts is the self-titled full-length debut album by hip hop trio The Beatnuts.[5] It was released on June 21, 1994, by Relativity Records, a year after their debut EP, Intoxicated Demons. "Psycho Dwarf" is the only song found on both the EP and the album. The album was produced by The Beatnuts, and features guest appearances by Grand Puba, Miss Jones and DJ Sinister amongst others.

The Beatnuts
Studio album by The Beatnuts
Released	June 21, 1994
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Relativity Records Violator[1]
Producer	The Beatnuts Lucien V.I.C.
The Beatnuts chronology
Intoxicated Demons: The EP (1993) The Beatnuts (1994) Stone Crazy (1997)
Singles from The Beatnuts
"Props Over Here" Released: 1994 "Hit Me with That" Released: 1994 "Hellraiser" Released: 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
RapReviews	[4]
The Source

The Beatnuts boasts two singles, "Props Over Here" and "Hit Me with That." The album is known for its diverse production and hedonistic lyrics. Its cover art was inspired by the cover of Hank Mobley's The Turnaround.[6]

The album's title is sometimes mistakenly referred to as Street Level, because those words appear on the album cover; however, the words "Street Level" do not appear anywhere else on the CD (in the liner notes or on the CD spine label).

It is the last Beatnuts album to include Fashion, who left the group to pursue a solo career under the alias Al' Tariq.

Track listing

• All tracks produced by The Beatnuts, except track 2 produced by Lucien and track 5 produced by VIC

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		1:47
2.	"Ya Don't Stop"	JuJu, Psycho Les, Fashion	3:06
3.	"Props Over Here"	Fashion, Psycho Les, JuJu, Lenny Underwood (keyboards)	3:59
4.	"Hellraiser"	Fashion, Psycho Les, JuJu	3:10
5.	"Are You Ready"	Psycho Les, Fashion, JuJu, Grand Puba, DJ Sinister (scratches)	3:14
6.	"Superbad"	Psycho Les, Fashion, JuJu, DJ Sinister (scratches)	3:57
7.	"Straight Jacket"	Psycho Les, JuJu, Fashion	3:57
8.	"Let Off a Couple"	Fashion, Psycho Les, JuJu	1:43
9.	"Rik's Joint"	Fashion, JuJu, Miss Jones	4:01
10.	"Fried Chicken"	Psycho Les, V.I.C., Fashion, JuJu	3:57
11.	"Yeah You Get Props"	Fashion, JuJu, Psycho Les	3:29
12.	"Get Funky"	JuJu, Psycho Les, Fashion	3:37
13.	"Hit Me with That"	JuJu, Fashion, Psycho Les	3:36
14.	"2-3 Break"	Psycho Les, Fashion, JuJu, Gab	3:17
15.	"Lick the Pussy"	Fashion	4:18
16.	"Sandwiches"	Psycho Les	1:33
17.	"Psycho Dwarf"	Psycho Les, JuJu	5:25

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	182
U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	28

Singles

Song	Chart (1994)	Peak position
"Props Over Here"	U.S. Hot Rap Singles	39

References

1. Hess, Mickey (November 25, 2009). Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313343216 – via Google Books.
2. AllMusic
3. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (May 25, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
4. "The Beatnuts :: The Beatnuts :: Violator/Relativity". www.rapreviews.com.
5. "TrouserPress.com :: Beatnuts". trouserpress.com.
6. Emery, Andrew. The Book of Hip Hop Cover Art, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. (2004). ISBN 1-84000-919-5.