Milk Me Explained
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.
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
