Milk Me

Milk Me
Milk Me
Studio album by The Beatnuts
Released	August 30, 2004 (UK); August 31, 2004 (US)
Recorded	2003–2004
Studio	The Cutting Room (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	52:08
Label	Penalty; Rykodisc;
Producer	The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts chronology
Singles from Milk Me
	"Hot"; Released: July 29, 2004; "Find Us"; Released: August 17, 2004; "It's Nothing"; Released: December 7, 2004;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
HipHopDX	3.5/5^[2]
RapReviews	7.5/10^[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Lester Fernandez Jerry Tineo	0:38
2.	"Hot" (featuring Greg Nice)	Fernandez Tineo Greg Mays Joseph Simmons Darryl McDaniels Lawrence Smith	3:24
3.	"Buggin" (featuring Prince Whipper Whip)	Fernandez Tineo James Whipper Hampton Hawes	4:03
4.	"It's Nothing" (featuring A.G. and Gab Goblin)	Fernandez Tineo Andre Barnes G. Mendez	3:34
5.	"Rock n Roll Interlude"	Fernandez Tineo	0:25
6.	"Find Us (In the Back of the Club)" (featuring Akon)	Fernandez Tineo Aliaune Thiam	3:14
7.	"U Nomsayin" (featuring Freeway)	Fernandez Tineo Leslie Pridgen	2:49
8.	"We Don't Give a Funk"	Fernandez Tineo	2:41
9.	"Confused Rappers" (featuring Rahzel)	Fernandez Tineo Rozell Brown	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)	Fernandez Tineo Sammy Garcia D. Le Noir	4:10
13.	"Marching Band Interlude"		0:43
14.	"Uh Huh" (featuring Tony Touch and Gab Goblin)	Fernandez Tineo Joseph Hernandez Mendez	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

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

External links

The Beatnuts – Milk Me at Discogs (list of releases)

[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.

[ac_France_The_Beatnuts-5] "Lescharts.com – The Beatnuts – Milk Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_The_Beatnuts-6] "The Beatnuts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_The_Beatnuts-7] "The Beatnuts Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

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