Remix EP: The Spot explained

Remix EP: The Spot
Type:EP
Artist:The Beatnuts
Cover:THESPOT.jpg
Released:February 10, 1998
Studio:Chung King (New York City)
Genre:Hip hop
Producer:The Beatnuts
Prev Title:Hydra Beats, Vol. 5
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:A Musical Massacre
Next Year:1999

The Spot is the second extended play and only remix EP by American hip hop group The Beatnuts.[1] It was released on February 10, 1998, via Relativity/Epic Records.[2] Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios in New York. Produced by the Beatnuts, it is composed mainly of remixes: it also has three sequel songs and one new recording, "Treat$". The sequels features new vocals over the original beats while the remixes contains the original vocals set to new music. The source of its remixes are songs from prior Beatnuts albums , and Stone Crazy.[3] It features guest appearances from A.L., Nogoodus and Rawcoticks.

The EP peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rap Pages . L.F.P. Incorporated . 1999 . 90– . Because of that album's success, the group laced their obedient following of raving lunatics with the hot The Spot remix EP. The year of the millennium minus one finds them back with the ultimate jump-off, in the form of A Musical Massacre..
  2. Book: Yvonne . Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip-hop Culture . January 2006 . Greenwood Press . 978-0-313-33058-2 . 20– . ... The following year The Beatnuts released the EP The Spot (Remix EP) (Relativity Records, 1998), and A Musical ....
  3. Book: Vibe Media Group . Vibe . February 1998 . . 127– . But the Beatnuts have been doing their thing for 5 years now which is why they're putting out "The Spot", the remix EP featuring updated versions of some of their dopest joints including props over here, let off a couple and psycho dwarf..