No Equal Explained

No Equal
Cover:NoEqual.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Beatnuts
B-Side:Psycho Dwarf
Released:1993
Genre:East Coast hip hop
Length:4:07
Label:Relativity Records
Violator
Producer:The Beatnuts
Chronology:The Beatnuts
Prev Title:Reign of the Tec
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Props Over Here
Next Year:1994

"No Equal" is the second single by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Relativity Records as a single before being placed on The Beatnuts' debut EP . The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju, Psycho Les and Fashion. It contains a spacy beat that features a prominent xylophone and brass section sampled from "Ain't No Sunshine" by Willis Jackson, "The Confined Few" by Irvin Booker & Booker Little and "Ain't No Sunshine" by Harlem Underground Band. It additionally samples Q-Tip's vocals from "Jazz (We've Got)" by A Tribe Called Quest and Rakim's vocals from "My Melody" by Eric B. & Rakim. DJ Fatboy of RapReviews.com explains that the song is carried by its "spanish(sic) tinged jazzy" beat, not its unjustifiably braggadocios lyrics.[1]

Despite the release of a "No Equal" music video, the song failed to chart. It can be found on two Beatnuts hits compilations, World Famous Classics and Beatnuts Forever, as well as the hip hop compilation Hip Hop Don't Stop (The Greatest). A remix can be found on The Spot.

Single track list

A-Side

  1. "No Equal (Clean Version)" (4:03)
  2. "No Equal (LP Version)" (4:05)
  3. "No Equal (Instrumental)" (4:11)

B-Side

  1. "Psycho Dwarf (Clean Version)" (3:38)
  2. "Psycho Dwarf (LP Version)" (3:40)
  3. "Psycho Dwarf (Instrumental)" (3:46)

References


Notes and References

  1. Web site: DJ Fatboy. Intoxicated Demons: The EP Review. RapReviews.com. 2000-07-19. 2008-05-26.