“Psycho Dwarf,” “Hit Me With That,” “Get Funky,” “Off The Books,” “No Escapin This”— these are just a handful of hip-hop hits from Queens, New York’s long-lived duo The Beatnuts that will instantly evoke head nods. Fan or not, it’s hard to deny the potency of these two beatsmith/MCs Psycho Les and Juju’s sample-centric, hard-hitting productions. Hell, even J Lo’s team jacked the same Enoch Light disco sample that The Beatnuts used for their club-ready and biggest single ever, “Watch Out Now.” They may not be known as critically-acclaimed lyricists, but as Blaq Poet rhymed on Da Nuts 1997 track, “Thinkin’ Bout Cash,” “The beats are nuts so you critics can’t say shit!”
