The Beatnuts are a New York-based hip hop group and production duo from Queens, New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu (born Jerry Tineo on December 4, 1968) is Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les (born Lester Fernandez on April 10, 1970) is a Colombian American from Jackson Heights. The Beatnuts are the only Latino members of the Native Tongues collective. Although only peripheral members, they are routinely acknowledged by Q-Tip. The Beatnuts were originally a trio before Kool Fashion, now known as Al’ Tariq born (Berntony Smalls on January 13, 1970), left the group to start a solo career. The Mighty V.I.C. (Groove Merchantz, Ghetto Pros) was also a member of The Beatnuts’ production team for a while.

The Beatnuts Production Credits:

Al’ Tariq
MC Lyte
Common
Mos Def
Fat Joe
DJ Honda
Mad Skillz
Stereo MC’s
Chino XL
Non Phixion
Masta Ace
Chi-Ali
Naughty By Nature
Pete Nice
Supreme NTM
Da Youngsta’s
Bas Blasta
Down South
Kid N Play
Kurious
Triflics
Screwball
The Madd Rapper
Nigo
Prince Paul
Shazzy
Da Lench Mob
PMD
No I.D.
Soulive
Mondo Grosso
Shinji Takeda
Rhymester