The Beatnuts | |
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Background information | |
Origin | New York City, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 1989–2009, 2016[1] |
Labels | Combat, Relativity, Violator, Loud, Landspeed, Penalty |
Members | JuJu Psycho Les |
Past members | Fashion (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.