Beastie Boys
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[Edit]As the first white rap group of any importance, the Beastie Boys received the scorn of critics and strident hip-hop musicians, both of whom accused them of cultural pirating, especially since they began as a hardcore punk group in 1981. But the Beasties weren't pirating — instead, they treated rap as part of a post-punk musical underground, where the D.I.Y. aesthetics of hip-hop and punk weren't that far apart. Of course, the exaggerated b-boy and frat-boy parodies of their unexpected hit debut album, Licensed to Ill, didn't help their cause. For much of the mid-'80s, the Beastie Boys were considered macho clowns, and while they dismissed that theory with the ambitious, Dust Brothers-produced second album, Paul's Boutique, it was ignored by both the public and the press at the time. In retrospect, Paul's Boutique was one of the first albums to predict the genre-bending, self-referential pop kaleidoscope of '90s pop. The Beasties refined their eclectic approach with 1992's Check Your Head, where they played their own instruments. Check Your Head brought the Beasties back to the top of the charts, and within a few years, they were considered one of the most influential and ambitious groups of the '90s, cultivating a musical community not only through their music, but with their record label, Grand Royal, and their magazine of the same name.
It was a remarkable turn of events for a group whose members demonstrated no significant musical talent on their first records. All three members of the Beastie Boys — Mike D (b. Mike Diamond, November 20, 1966), MCA (b. Adam Yauch, August 5, 1965; d. May 4, 2012), and Ad-Rock (born Adam Horovitz, October 31, 1967) — came from wealthy middle-class Jewish families in New York and had become involved in the city's punk underground when they were teenagers in the early '80s. Diamond and Yauch formed the Beastie Boys with drummer Kate Schellenbach and guitarist John Berry in 1981, and the group began playing underground clubs around New York. The following year, the Beasties released the 7" EP Pollywog Stew on the indie label Rat Cage to little attention. That same year, the band met Horovitz, who had formed the hardcore group the Young and the Useless. By early 1983, Schellenbach and Berry had left the group — they would later join Luscious Jackson and Thwig, respectively — and Horovitz had joined the Beasties. The revamped group released the rap record "Cookie Puss" as a 12" single later in 1983. Based on a prank phone call the group made to Carvel Ice Cream, the single became an underground hit in New York. By early 1984, however, they had abandoned punk and turned their attention to rap.
In 1984, the Beasties joined forces with producer Rick Rubin, a heavy metal and hip-hop fan who had recently founded Def Jam Records with fellow New York University student Russell Simmons. Def Jam officially signed the Beastie Boys in 1985, and that year they had a hit single from the soundtrack to Krush Groove with "She's on It," a rap track that sampled AC/DC's "Back in Black" and suggested the approach of the group's forthcoming debut album. The Beasties received their first significant national exposure later in 1985, when they opened for Madonna on her Virgin tour. The Beasties taunted the audience with profanity and were generally poorly received. One other major tour, as the openers for Run-D.M.C.'s ill-fated Raisin' Hell trek, followed before Licensed to Ill was released late in 1986. An amalgam of street beats, metal riffs, b-boy jokes, and satire, Licensed to Ill was interpreted as a mindless, obnoxious party record by many critics and conservative action groups. That didn't stop the album from becoming the fastest-selling debut in Columbia Records' history, however, as it sold over 750,000 copies in its first six weeks.
Much of the album's success was due to "Fight for Your Right (To Party)," which became a massive crossover single. In fact, Licensed to Ill became the biggest-selling rap album of the '80s, which generated much criticism from certain hip-hop fans who believed that the Beasties were merely cultural pirates. On the other side of the coin, the group was being attacked from various factions on both the left and the right, who claimed the Beasties' lyrics were violent and sexist and that their concerts — which featured female audience members dancing in go-go cages and a giant inflatable penis, similar to what the Stones used in their mid-'70s concerts — caused even more outrage. Throughout their 1987 tour, they were plagued with arrests and lawsuits, and were accused of inciting crime.
While much of the Beasties' exaggeratedly obnoxious behavior started out as a joke, it became a self-parody by the end of 1987, so it wasn't a surprise that the group decided to revamp its sound and image during the next two years. During 1988, the Beasties became involved in a bitter lawsuit with Def Jam and Rick Rubin, who claimed he was responsible for their success and threatened to release outtakes as their second album. The Beasties finally broke away by the end of the year and relocated to California, where they signed with Capitol Records. While in California, they met the production team the Dust Brothers, and they convinced the duo to use their prospective debut album as the basis for the Beasties' second album, Paul's Boutique. Densely layered with interweaving samples and pop culture references, the retro-funk-psychedelia of Paul's Boutique was entirely different than Licensed to Ill, and many observers weren't quite sure what to make of it. Several publications gave it rave reviews, but when it failed to produce a single bigger than the number 36 "Hey Ladies," it was quickly forgotten about.
Despite its poor commercial performance, Paul's Boutique gained a cult following, and its cut-and-paste sample techniques would later be hailed as visionary, especially after the Dust Brothers altered the approach for Beck's acclaimed 1996 album, Odelay. Still, the record was declared a disaster in the early '90s, but that didn't prevent the Beasties from building their own studio and founding their own record label, Grand Royal, for their next record, Check Your Head. Alternating between old-school hip-hop, raw amateurish funk, and hardcore punk, Check Your Head was less accomplished than Paul's Boutique, but equally diverse. Furthermore, the burgeoning cult around the Beasties made the album a surprise Top Ten hit upon its spring 1992 release. "Jimmy James," "Pass the Mic," and "So Whatcha Want" were bigger hits on college and alternative rock radio than they were on rap radio, and the group suddenly became hip again.
Early in 1994, they collected their early punk recordings on the compilation Some Old B******t, which was followed in June by their fourth album, Ill Communication. Essentially an extension of Check Your Head, the record debuted at number one upon its release, and the singles "Sabotage" and "Sure Shot" helped send it to double-platinum status. During the summer of 1994, they co-headlined the fourth Lollapalooza festival with the Smashing Pumpkins. That same year, Grand Royal became a full-fledged record label as it released Luscious Jackson's acclaimed debut album, Natural Ingredients. The Beasties' Grand Royal magazine was also launched that year.
Over the next few years, the Beasties remained quiet as they concentrated on political causes and the machinations of their record label. In 1996, they released the hardcore EP Aglio e Olio and the instrumental soul-jazz and funk collection The In Sound from Way Out! Also that year, Adam Yauch organized a two-day festival to raise awareness about the plight of Tibet, and the festival went on to become an annual event. The Beastie Boys' long-awaited fifth LP, Hello Nasty, finally appeared during the summer of 1998 and became their third chart-topping album. A longer wait preceded release of their next record, To the 5 Boroughs, which appeared in mid-2004. In 2005, Capitol issued Solid Gold Hits, a 15-track survey of the Beasties' lengthy career. One year later, the band released a concert film titled Awesome: I F****n' Shot That!, which had been pieced together from footage shot by 50 DV and Hi-8 cameras that had been distributed to fans. The DVD version appeared in July of that year.
An instrumental album, The Mix-Up, continued the band's prolific activity in 2007 and garnered a Grammy Award the following year. The Beastie Boys returned to rap with Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1, parts of which were previewed during the band's performance at the 2009 Bonnaroo festival, but the album ended up unreleased in the wake of Yauch's announcement that he had cancer. He underwent successful surgery and radiation treatment, and the band announced late in 2010 that Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2 (including virtually all the material intended for the first volume) would be released in 2011. They made good on their promise; the album appeared in May, and was positively received both critically and commercially. One year later, however, in May of 2012, Yauch finally succumbed to his cancer.
Title: The In Sound From Way Out!
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Alternative, Instrumental
Title: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Alternative
Title: Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. Two
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Alternative
Title: Scientists Of Sound - The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Rap, Alternative Rock
Title: Ill Communication [Explicit]
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Alternative Rock, Rap Rock, Punk, Hardcore Punk
Title: Some Old Bullshit
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Alternative Rock, Punk, Hardcore Punk
Title: Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun (DJ Moe Love Remix) - Single
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (Remixes) [feat. Santigold]
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: An Exciting Evening At Home With Shadrach, Meshach And Abednego
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Rap, Alternative Rock
Title: Hello Nasty [Explicit]
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Rap Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: Paul's Boutique (20th Anniversary Remastered Edition)
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Alternative
Title: Pass the Mic (Mike Nardone Remix) - Single
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Punk, Alternative
Title: Ill Communication (Remastered)
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Punk, Pop, Alternative
Title: Check Your Head (Deluxe Version) [Remastered]
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Alternative
Title: Beastie Boys Anthology - The Sounds of Science
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Punk, Alternative
Title: Ill Communication (Deluxe Version) [Remastered]
Artist: Beastie Boys
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Alternative Rock, Rap Rock, Punk, Hardcore Punk
Collections
Title: The Rebirth Of Cool Phive
Genre: Trip Hop
Title: 100 Greatest Songs Of NME's Lifetime... So Far (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock Top 600 Vol. 1 (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Top 600 Vol. 3 (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Top 600 Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Top 600 Vol. 4 (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: VH1's 100 Best Songs Of The 90s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Dancefloor, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 100 Best Songs Of The 90s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Dancefloor, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: NME Top 500 Songs Of All Time (01 Al 100 Tracks) (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: NME Top 500 Songs Of All Time (Parte II) (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Ministry Of Sound: Anthems Hip-Hop IV (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Anthems Hip-Hop 4 - Ministry Of Sound (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancehall
Title: M. O. S. Anthems Hip-Hop 4 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Partybreakz & Remixes (CD2)
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Progressive
Title: 100 Partybreaks & Remixes (CD2)
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: In Covers We Trust 20
Genre: Alternative Rock, Punk Rock
Title: In Covers We Trust 21
Genre: Alternative Rock
Title: In Covers We Trust 19
Genre: Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Hardcore
Title: Clueless (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Grand 80s (Vol. 9) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Loved 80s Land Change (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Disco, Synth Pop
Title: Dance Cocktail Vol. 4 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Pop
Title: NOW Thats What I Call Rock (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: 80's In The Mix Vol. 4 (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Guitar Rock-The Heavy '80s
Genre: Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Mega Dance Party (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance
Title: The Grandmaster Flash Collection (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Best 80s Songs (CD1)
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Hip Hop Don't Stop Vol. 3 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 026
Genre: Metal
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 067
Genre: Rock, Gothic Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 252
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 258
Genre: Rock, Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Power Metal
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 310
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Death Metal, Gothic Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Hardcore
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 280
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Gothic Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Rap Metal
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 109
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Hardcore
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 308
Genre: Ambient, Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 168
Genre: Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal
Title: Hip-Hop Anthems (CD3)
Title: Ministry Of Sound: 80s Mix (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: General Mix 80s (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Best Of Club Playlist (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: MOS 80s Mix (CD2)
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Latest & Greatest Hip Hop Anthems (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: I Love Music! - Trap Edition Vol. 13 (CD1)
Genre: Drum & Bass
Title: Retro Nostalgia 90 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: I Love Hits 80's 90's Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Best Of 80-90 (CD1)
Genre: Club/Dance, Disco House
Title: Black Flavour Club III (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Party Like A Rockstar (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Horrible Bosses (Unofficial Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: NOW That’s What I Call Classic Rock (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Fatboy Slim Collection (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Funk
Title: Ministry Of Sound: 80s Mix (AU Version - 2015) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, New Wave, Synth Pop
Title: Straight Outta Old Skool
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Pop
Title: Discobaar A Moeder 2de Vitesse
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Pop
Title: Rock Collection 1986 (CD14)
Title: Rock Collection 1986 (CD17)
Featuring albums
Title: Krush Groove - Music from the Original Motion Picture
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Clueless / Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Def Jam Music Group Tenth Year Anniversary Box Set
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: New York Thrash
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Punk, Hardcore Punk, Metal, Thrash Metal, Alternative
Title: Krush Groove (Music from the Original Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Partybreaks And Remixes All In One March 003 (CD3)
Artist: Promo Single
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancehall, Latin, Dubstep, Trap
Title: Take Sweet Track Secrets
Artist: Mashup Urban
Title: The Polish Ambassador - Homeboys In Outerspace - Episode 2
Artist: The Polish Ambassador, David Sugalski
Genre: Breakbeat , Electro, Experimental, Dubstep