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1. The Beatnuts are a hip hop group and production duo from Queens, New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu (born Jerry Tineo on December 4, 1968) is Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les (born Lester Fernandez on April 10, 1972) is a Colombian American from Jackson Heights. The Beatnuts were originally a trio before Kool Fashion, now known as Al' Tariq, left the group to start a solo career. The Mighty V.I.C. (Groove Merchantz, Ghetto Pros) was also a member of The Beatnuts' production team for a while.

Early on in their career they produced whole albums for Posse members Common Sense and Chi-Ali. Their production is noted as some of the finest and most accomplished, if unheralded, in all of hip-hop, often intricately detailed (as in their finely honed work for Mos Def on two tracks from Black on Both Sides) but more regularly barnstorming, club-friendly, flourish-laden party music. Jennifer Lopez used their track "Watch Out Now" as the instrumental for her song "Jenny from the Block". The Beatnuts produced more songs for the artists they had previously collaborated with as well as Fat Joe, Suprême NTM and Da Youngsta's. At the same time, The Beatnuts made their name as remix specialists by remixing songs for MC Lyte, Da Lench Mob, Naughty by Nature, Jomanda and others.

The Beatnuts are noted for being unabashedly, bullishly ribald and in-your-face performers. Recent Beatnuts albums are characterised by more Latin influences.

Less known is they are considered part of the Native Tongues collective. The Beatnuts are the only Latino members of the Native Tongues collective. Although only peripheral members, they are routinely acknowledged by Q-Tip.

U Don't Want It
The Beatnuts Lyrics

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Man you lashed out
Cause me and my niggaz throwing rocks at your glass house
Put the trash out we coming to crash out
Become a notorious style pulling mats out
Why you playin' now I'ma put the flame on you
Ju' got the canyon, Les the grenade launcher
I blaze ganja like Jamaicans in Kingston
And shit on you and leave you stinkin'

Light a match

You don't want it, don't want it

I don't love hos who catch me on the Ave with a snub nose
Late night ridin' a bike watchin' for po po
At a red light right in plain sight
On a summer on the low on the dead night
Why y'all niggaz don't want it with us
And they ain't really shit to discuss
All that shit you be spittin', it's us
Step to you with the steel out
Juju ain't the type of cat you want to feel out

It's all you you can hate if you want (u don't want it)
Beatnuts keep blazing the blunts (u don't want it)
And beats banging the truck (u don't want it)
Gettin' money worldwide we provide them up front (u don't want it)
All you women in the club we know what you want (u don't want it)

Catch you with the cross bow
Right through your torso
What you said (nuttin') thought so
Pass by your crib riding a horse slow
Just checkin' out the negocio
Time to collect from the inner streets belly
Nigga want to come short like Joe Pesci
Before I wack em I crack a cold pepsi
Click back all leave the space messy

Blowin guns like Jesse
Pulled my glock out who want to test me
I feel like the devil just possessed me
Burn more weed, I'm moving at hyper speed
Always carry two knives with me
For why y'all niggaz who be trying to hate
You fucking fake man
You know these are the records you be dyin to make
Think you're hot nigga yeah right
Hot in the ass fuck around get shot in the ass

It's all you you can hate if you want (you don't want it)
Beatnuts keep blazing the blunts (you don't want it)
And beats banging the truck (you don't want it)
Gettin' money worldwide we provide them up front (you don't want it)
All you women in the club we know what you want (you don't want it)

This scene is getting ugly
This scene is getting ugly

Yo it's my turn
How many speak what they got
Eat at the spot like Pac you could believe it or not
In the streets in the drop you know my boys is hot
We spit fireballs you heard my click got my thousand yours
Hammer quipped we die for the strips defy the law
We the squad that do the job and beat the charge
A gold T with a old key will beat the job
You never know when you're 'bout to go
You never know when you're 'bout to blow
Niggaz get locked when the back is slow
On my pops we gonna pop the Mo
Pop the krizic cock is clicked
Til Seis get killed by the apocalypse
Ain't no stoppin' this
We splurgin' and mergin'
Icein' up the verse so nice they call me surgeon
Fuck what they heard twin
We the truth smoke weed on the roof
Puff live on the deuce get live off the 1-5-1 proof
You never know this ain't a rapper being phony
With the white gold and big boulders and Cuban zircony
Frontin' like you don't know me, homey

This scene is getting ugly
Yes indeed, Triple Seis

Yes indeed, Juju
Yes indeed

Overall Meaning

The Beatnuts' song "U Don't Want It" is a display of their ability to assert their dominance in the rap game. The lyrics are a warning to other rappers not to mess with them, as they will not hesitate to retaliate. The chorus, "You don't want it," is a repeated phrase throughout the song, emphasizing that their opponents should avoid challenging them. They also mention their quick-draw abilities, riding through the city on bikes, watching out for police, and always having weapons on standby. They speak about how many fake rappers imitate their style, but they know that "these are the records you be dyin' to make."

The lyrics also reference a few pop culture figures, including Joe Pesci and Jesse James, to emphasize their toughness and willingness to commit violent acts. The song overall is a testament to The Beatnuts' skill as emcees and their confidence in their abilities.

Line by Line Meaning

Man you lashed out
You're upset because me and my friends threw rocks at your house

Cause me and my niggaz throwing rocks at your glass house
We threw rocks at your house and that's why you're upset

Put the trash out we coming to crash out
We're going to come and mess things up when we arrive

Become a notorious style pulling mats out
We have a distinctive, infamous style where we beat people up

Why you playin' now I'ma put the flame on you
You're pretending you don't want to fight, but I'll make you fight anyway

Ju' got the canyon, Les the grenade launcher
Juju has a gun, and Les has a grenade launcher

I blaze ganja like Jamaicans in Kingston
I smoke a lot of weed like people in Jamaica

And shit on you and leave you stinkin'
I'll beat you up and leave you in a bad state

Light a match
This is the end of the verse

I don't love hos who catch me on the Ave with a snub nose
I don't like women who see me on the street with a gun

Late night ridin' a bike watchin' for po po
I ride my bike at night, watching out for the police

At a red light right in plain sight
Stopped at a red light in a very visible location

On a summer on the low on the dead night
It's summertime, late at night, and very quiet

Why y'all niggaz don't want it with us
Why don't you want to fight us?

And they ain't really shit to discuss
There's nothing really to talk about

All that shit you be spittin', it's us
Anything you say, we've already said it

Juju ain't the type of cat you want to feel out
You don't want to mess with Juju

It's all you you can hate if you want (u don't want it)
You can hate us if you want, but you don't want to fight us

Beatnuts keep blazing the blunts (u don't want it)
We keep smoking weed, and you don't want to fight us

And beats banging the truck (u don't want it)
Our music is playing loud, and you don't want to fight us

Gettin' money worldwide we provide them up front (u don't want it)
We're making a lot of money, and you don't want to fight us

All you women in the club we know what you want (u don't want it)
We know what women want in the club, and you don't want to fight us

Catch you with the cross bow
We'll get you with a crossbow

Right through your torso
It will go right through your body

What you said (nuttin') thought so
I knew you wouldn't say anything

Pass by your crib riding a horse slow
I'll slowly ride a horse by your house

Just checkin' out the negocio
I'm just checking out what's going on

Time to collect from the inner streets belly
It's time to collect money from the streets

Nigga want to come short like Joe Pesci
Someone wants to cheat us out of money like in a Joe Pesci movie

Before I wack em I crack a cold pepsi
Before I kill him, I'll have a cold Pepsi

Click back all leave the space messy
We'll shoot at you and leave a mess

Blowin guns like Jesse
We're firing guns like Jesse James

Pulled my glock out who want to test me
I pulled my gun out, who wants to fight me?

I feel like the devil just possessed me
I feel like I'm being taken over by the devil

Burn more weed, I'm moving at hyper speed
I'm going to smoke more weed and move quickly

Always carry two knives with me
I always have two knives with me

For why y'all niggaz who be trying to hate
Why do you hate us?

You fucking fake man
You're not real

You know these are the records you be dyin to make
You know you wish you could make records like us

Think you're hot nigga yeah right
You think you're good, but you're not

Hot in the ass fuck around get shot in the ass
You'll get shot in the butt if you keep bothering us

Yes indeed, Triple Seis
Triple Seis is here

Yes indeed, Juju
Juju is here

This scene is getting ugly
This situation is becoming dangerous

Yo it's my turn
It's my turn to rap now

How many speak what they got
How many people rap about their possessions?

Eat at the spot like Pac you could believe it or not
We eat at the restaurant like 2Pac, whether you believe it or not

In the streets in the drop you know my boys is hot
We ride around in a convertible, and we're cool

We spit fireballs you heard my click got my thousand yours
We're really good at rapping and making money

Hammer quipped we die for the strips defy the law
We're willing to die for our neighborhood and we don't care about the rules

We the squad that do the job and beat the charge
We're the group that does the job and gets away with it

A gold T with a old key will beat the job
A gold T-shirt and an old key will be enough to do the job

You never know when you're 'bout to go
You never know when you're going to die

You never know when you're 'bout to blow
You never know when you're going to succeed

Niggaz get locked when the back is slow
People get caught when they're not careful

On my pops we gonna pop the Mo
We'll drink champagne and celebrate

Pop the krizic cock is clicked
We'll drink Cristal and take pictures

Til Seis get killed by the apocalypse
Until Triple Seis dies or the world ends, we'll keep rapping

Ain't no stoppin' this
We're unstoppable

We splurgin' and mergin'
We're spending a lot of money and joining forces

Icein' up the verse so nice they call me surgeon
We're making the lyrics sound really good, like a surgeon

Fuck what they heard twin
Forget what people have said about us

We the truth smoke weed on the roof
We're the real deal and we smoke weed on the roof

Puff live on the deuce get live off the 1-5-1 proof
We smoke weed on 42nd Street and have fun drinking 151 proof alcohol

Frontin' like you don't know me, homey
You're pretending like you don't know me

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: JERRY TINEO, LESTER FERNANDEZ, SAMUEL GARCIA

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