No Escapin' This

"No Escapin' This" is the first single from Take It or Squeeze It, a 2001 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Loud Records in 2001 in both 12 inch and CD format. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features braggadocious raps by Juju and Psycho Les, as well as ad libs performed by Greg Nice and a chorus performed by Claudette Sierra. The track's beat samples "A Little Fugue for You and Me" by Enoch Light. The song's refrain contains a vocal sample from Psycho Les' verse on "Off the Books" by The Beatnuts.

"No Escapin' This"
Single by The Beatnuts
from the album Take It or Squeeze It
B-side	"It's Da Nuts"
Released	February 13, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	4:16
Label	Loud Records
Songwriter(s)	Lester Fernandez, Greg Mays
Producer(s)	The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts singles chronology
"Se Acabo" (1999) "No Escapin' This" (2001) "Let's Git Doe" (2001)

"No Escapin' This" is the only single from Take It or Squeeze It to chart, but it failed to appear on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Rhythmic Top 40 like prior singles. It reached #56 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts and #12 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, though, because of its "party and bullshit formula"^[1] and "percussive choral loop".^[2] Its popularity landed it on two Beatnuts hits compilations: Beatnuts Forever and Classic Nuts, Vol. 1. It can additionally be found on two 2001 hip hop compilations: Lovin' It: The Cream of R&B & UK Garage and Wrap It Up. Its music video was directed by Nzingha Stewart.

Single track list

CD single (671056 1)

1. "No Escapin' This (Clean)" (3:50)
2. "It's Da Nuts (Explicit)" (4:07)

CD single (671056 1)

1. "No Escapin' This (Radio Edit)"
2. "No Escapin' This (Album Clean)"
3. "No Escapin' This (Instrumental)"

US 12" vinyl (1983-1)

A-Side

1. "No Escapin' This (Dirty)" (3:51)
2. "No Escapin' This (Clean)" (3:50)
3. "No Escapin' This (Instrumental)" (3:50)

B-Side

1. "It's Da Nuts (Dirty)" (4:10)
2. "It's Da Nuts (Clean)" (4:11)
3. "It's Da Nuts (Instrumental)" (4:10)

US 12" vinyl (671056 6)

A-Side

1. "No Escapin' This (Explicit)" (4:16)
2. "No Escapin' This (Instrumental)" (3:50)

B-Side

1. "It's Da Nuts (Explicit)" (4:07)
2. "It's Da Nuts (Alternate Vocal Version)" (4:14)

US 12" vinyl (RPROLP 4473)

A-Side

1. "No Escapin' This (Radio Edit)" (3:29)
2. "No Escapin' This (Instrumental)" (3:50)

B-Side

1. "No Escapin' This (Album Version)" (3:51)
2. "No Escapin' This (Clean Album Version)" (3:50)

UK 12" vinyl (671341 6)

A-Side

1. "No Escapin' This (Explicit)"

B-Side

1. "No Escapin' This (Alternate Vocal Version)"
2. "It's Da Nuts (Explicit)"

UK 12" vinyl (XPR3465)

A-Side

1. "No Escapin' This (Dirty)" (3:51)
2. "No Escapin' This (Alternate Vocal Version)" (3:58)
3. "No Escapin' This (Clean)"

B-Side

1. "No Escapin' This (Instrumental)" (3:50)
2. "No Escapin' This (Acappella)" (3:43)

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)^[3]	90
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[4]	11
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	47
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[6]	56
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[7]	12

References

1. "Take It or Squeeze It Review". RapReviews.com. 2001-05-01. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
2. "Take It or Squeeze It Review". Rolling Stone. 2001-04-02. Retrieved 2008-07-02.^{[dead link]}
3. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
4. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
6. "The Beatnuts Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
7. "The Beatnuts Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2022.