Take It Or Squeeze It
If it were strictly about the beats, the 'Nuts would have the  game on lock. For over 10 years, they've been some of rap's most  reliable track masters, hooking up tasty bits of musical treats. Their  style has remained relatively unchanged, kept simple with infectious  loops, crackling breakbeats, and party-anthem lyrics that don't run  deep but don't have too. But with each new album, the 'Nuts wear their  own style out from the recycling. Sure, the music still has  flavor--check the darting flute loop in "Mayonnaise" or bounce to the energetic  vocal chorus on "No Escapin' This"--but Psycho Les and Juju have played  themselves out like the XFL: all style, no substance. They're far from  the only ones kickin' juvenile, misogynistic lyrics and lifeless  boasting, but after four albums of the same, there's just no creative  spark to relight their fire. I'm not sure what their title means, but  at this point, I'd rather not take it or squeeze it. Just leave it.--Oliver Wang