Thursday, May 26, 2011

Thursday Throwbacks: The Beatnuts - "Watch Out Now"


I featured The Beatnuts with their classic "Off the Books" on a Thursday Throwbacks post almost two years ago.  I thought it was about time I featured them again since they are probably one of the most underrated rappers and producers in the industry.  They aren't exactly the most lyrical but they make some dope party joints and their beats have always been top notch and ridiculously unique because of their usage of insanely rare and random samples.

"Watch Out Now" is right up there with "Off The Books" as one of their best hits and it's probably the most recognizable, along with being the most commercially successful.  The beat was jacked by the Trackmasters for J. Lo's hit song "Jenny from the Block".  They were not compensated originally but have since received royalties.  The messed up part is that millions of people out there that think that J. Lo's version was an original beat and have no idea that The Beatnuts created it first.  I used to get so pissed because J. Lo ruined one of my favorite club tracks of all time to the point where I couldn't even listen to it without thinking of her awful version.  Luckily enough time has passed where I have gotten it out of my head. 

The original sample is actually from a song called "Hi-Jack" by Enoch Light which was a decent hit in the 70's:

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