The Beatnuts

The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts in Hamburg, Germany in 2000
The Beatnuts in Hamburg, Germany in 2000
Background information
OriginNew York City, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Years active1989–2009, 2016[1]
LabelsCombat, Relativity, Violator, Loud, Landspeed, Penalty
MembersJuJu
Psycho Les
Past membersFashion (later Al' Tariq)
V.I.C.

The Beatnuts is an American hip hop group and production duo from New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu (born Jerry Tineo on December 14,[2] 1968) is a Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les (born Lester Fernandez on April 10,[3] 1970) is a Colombian American from Jackson Heights, Queens. Although only peripheral members, they are routinely acknowledged by Q-Tip as being members of Native Tongues. The Beatnuts were originally a trio before Fashion (born Berntony Smalls on January 13, 1970), now known as Al' Tariq, left the group to start a solo career. V.I.C. (Groove Merchantz, Ghetto Pros) was also a member of The Beatnuts' production team for a while.

  1. ^ The Beatnuts Biography AllMusic
  2. ^ @_AlexEstevez (December 14, 2017). "Happy Birthday 🎈To My Dominican Dad @therealbeatnuts Thank You For Changing My Life in 1999 w/…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ @HHBITD (April 10, 2021). "Happy 51st birthday to @psycho_les from the @The_Beatnuts #hiphop" (Tweet) – via Twitter.