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Take It or Squeeze It is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo The Beatnuts. It was released on March 20, 2001 and it was the first Beatnuts album to be released after Loud Records finished their merger with Relativity Records. It was critically well-received, but lacked commercial success.

Take It or Squeeze It
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) Take It or Squeeze It (2001) The Originators (2002)
Singles from Take It or Squeeze It
"No Escapin' This" Released: February 13, 2001 "Let's Git Doe" Released: May 29, 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews.com	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Background

Being entirely produced by The Beatnuts, the album's production consisted of many samples, and features guest appearances on all but three tracks. Featured artists include Fatman Scoop, Method Man and former Beatnuts member Al' Tariq.

Reception

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". The album is now out of print.

Track listing

• All tracks produced by The Beatnuts

#	Title	Featuring (s)	Length
1	"Intro"		0:58
2	"It's Da Nuts"	Al' Tariq	4:07
3	"Prendelo (Light It Up)"	Tony Touch	4:17
4	"Contact"	Marley Metal, Chris Chandler & Lenny Underwood (keyboards)	4:00
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
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

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