Milk Me
Studio album by
The Beatnuts
ReleasedAugust 30, 2004 (UK)
August 31, 2004 (US)
Recorded2003-2004
StudioThe Cutting Room (New York, NY)
GenreHip hop
Length52:08
Label
ProducerThe Beatnuts
The Beatnuts chronology
The Originators
(2002)		 Milk Me
(2004)
Singles from Milk Me
  1. "Hot"
    Released: July 29, 2004
  2. "Find Us"
    Released: August 17, 2004
  3. "It's Nothing"
    Released: December 7, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX3.5/5[2]
RapReviews7.5/10[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Milk Me is the sixth studio album by American hip hop duo The Beatnuts. It was released on August 31, 2004 via Penalty Recordings/Rykodisc. Recording sessions took place at The Cutting Room in New York. Produced entirely by the Beatnuts, it featured guest appearances from Chris Chandler, Gab Goblin, A.G., Akon, Colion, Freeway, Greg Nice, Milano, Prince Whipper Whip, Rahzel, Tony Touch and Triple Seis.

It was critically received as a solid effort, but barely scraped the Billboard 200, peaking at number 196. In addition, none of its three singles—"Hot", "Find Us" and "It's Nothing"—were able to chart. The album's title was inspired by a phrase uttered by a man in "some porno". The album contains more live instruments—as opposed to sampling—than prior Beatnuts efforts.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"
0:38
2."Hot" (featuring Greg Nice)
3:24
3."Buggin" (featuring Prince Whipper Whip)
4:03
4."It's Nothing" (featuring A.G. and Gab Goblin)
3:34
5."Rock n Roll Interlude"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
0:25
6."Find Us (In the Back of the Club)" (featuring Akon)
3:14
7."U Nomsayin" (featuring Freeway)
2:49
8."We Don't Give a Funk"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
2:41
9."Confused Rappers" (featuring Rahzel)
4:04
10."All Night" (featuring Chris Chandler)
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Chris Chandler
3:29
11."Madness"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Eric Krasno
3:20
12."We Getting Paper" (featuring Triple Seis and Colion)
4:10
13."Marching Band Interlude" 0:43
14."Uh Huh" (featuring Tony Touch and Gab Goblin)
3:34
15."Down" (featuring Milano)
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Rudy Morgan
  • Krasno
  • Melvin Griffin
  • Don Hatcher
  • Michael Grace
3:57
16."Take Your Pants Off Interlude" 0:19
17."Freak Off" (featuring Chris Chandler)
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • Chandler
  • Neal Evans
3:07
18."Milk Me" 4:37
Total length:52:08

Personnel

  • Lester "Psycho Les" Fernandez – vocals, producer, mixing, executive producer
  • Jerry "JuJu" Tineo – vocals, producer, mixing, executive producer
  • Eric Krasno – guitar (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 10-12, 15, 17), keyboards (tracks: 9-11), bass (tracks: 11-12)
  • Neal Evans – keyboards (tracks: 2-4, 6, 17)
  • Ryan Zoidis – saxophone (track 3)
  • Rashawn Ross – trumpet (track 3)
  • Anthony "Roc Raida" Williams – scratches (track 9)
  • M. "G-Wise" Herald – talkbox (tracks: 11, 17)
  • Gregory "Greg Nice" Mays – vocals (track 2)
  • James "Prince Whipper Whip" Whipper II – vocals (track 3)
  • Andre "A.G." Barnes – vocals (track 4)
  • G. "Gab Goblin" Mendez – vocals (tracks: 4, 14)
  • Aliaune "Akon" Thiam – vocals (track 6)
  • Leslie "Freeway" Pridgen – vocals (track 7)
  • Rahzel Brown – vocals (track 9)
  • Chris Chandler – vocals (tracks: 10, 17)
  • Eileen Cruz – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Sammy "Triple Seis" Garcia – vocals (track 12)
  • D. "Colion" Le Noir – vocals (track 12)
  • Joseph "Tony Touch" Hernandez – vocals (track 14)
  • Rudy "Milano" Morgan – vocals (track 15)
  • Jeremy "Cochise" Ball – recording, mixing
  • Michael Sarsfield – mastering
  • Henley Halem – executive producer, A&R
  • Neil Levine – executive producer
  • Stacy Karp – coordinator
  • Anita B. – art direction, design
  • Mark Mann – photography
  • Michelle Arnold – A&R
  • Theo Sedlmayr – legal
  • Lori Landrew – legal

Charts

Chart performance for Milk Me
Chart (2004) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 188
US Billboard 200[6] 196
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 42

References

  1. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "The Beatnuts - Milk Me Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ Ryce, Jeff (August 29, 2004). "The Beatnuts - Milk Me". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ Doggett, Tom (August 24, 2004). "The Beatnuts :: Milk Me – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Beatnuts – Milk Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ "The Beatnuts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "The Beatnuts Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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