The Beatnuts - Watch Out Now b/w Turn It Out

The Beatnuts - Watch Out Now b/w: Turn It Out

Side A:
Watch Out Now (clean)
Watch Out Now (real)
Watch Out Now (instrumental)

Side B:
Turn It Out (feat. Greg Nice) (clean)
Turn It Out (feat. Greg Nice) (real)
Turn It Out (feat. Greg Nice) (instrumental)


It's sunny sunshine summer time and this morning I woke up whistling the super catchy flute hook from a favorite summer record of mine: "Watch Out Now" by The Beatnuts. So I figured I should dig it out and post it up.


In the hip hop halcyon days of the 90's, The Beatnuts were more known as producers, DJ's, and crate diggers than rappers or lyricists. They built a solid rep for their production skills working with Chi Ali, Common, Fat Joe, and Pete Nice before dropping their debut in '94. But they didn't score a hit on their own until '97 with the classic east coast track "Off the Books", featuring the debut of Big Pun. Two years later, The Beatnuts hit us with "Watch Out Now", maybe one of the most fun hardcore rap songs ever, with one of the most fun flute hooks ever. So fun, in fact, that J-Lo sampled it for "Jenny From The Block" and scored a big hit with it.


The Beatnuts grabbed the sample in question from band leader/musician/engineer Enoch Light's 1975 disco track "Hi-Jack". Light was something of an eccentric, making music for older folks and pioneering the use of 35mm film as a recording medium. According to Wikipedia, he also invented the gatefold album cover, due to his rambling descriptions of his tracks. All I can say for sure is that his flute hook from "Hi-Jack" is fun to whistle and gets lodged in your head quite easily. Enjoy!


PS: If you're put off by colorful languange and adult themes, I'd steer clear of this one...


The Beatnuts - Watch Out Now



Enoch Light - Hi-Jack