Beastie Boys: Full Interview | House Of Strombo
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- The Strombo Show presents Ad-Rock and Mike D of Beastie Boys in an intimate conversation from the New York chapter of House Of Strombo.
In this rare hour-long conversation, Ad-Rock and Mike D explore the evolution of their career, early NYC days, realizing that they weren't proud of the "Licensed To Ill" lyrics, the unreleased pre-"Licensed..." album, creative freedom resulting from "Paul's Boutique" bricked, Q-Tip's rejection, small crowds at disco clubs, label requests to write an MC Hammer diss track, meeting Hammer in a bathroom, Eminem's surprise album "Kamikaze", meeting Eminem in a bathroom, writing feminist lyrics, Brockhampton, the modern music industry, discomfort with the idea of being a leader, finding identity post-Beastie Boys, Ad-Rock's thespian life, unheard Beasties Boys music, Ad-Rock's work with film scores, Mike D's production work, Sean Lennon referring to them as the modern Beastles, how MCA stays on their mind, wearing MCA's pants, the future, loss, the potential of unreleased Beasties songs and a whole lotta more.
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From the 1-2-3-4 to the 808's and beyond. Radio, television and digital. For over two decades, George Stroumboulopoulos has been playing the best records in the best order. Finding those songs that'll get you through the night. Interviews, intimate sessions and out-of-its-mind full blown house concerts. The Strombo Show and House of Strombo reflects the beautiful and the badass of Canada's diverse cultural landscape. There are no boundaries, with the gamut running from Aretha Franklin to Slayer and everything in between.
Some of the wonderful people who have been on the show include international artists like A.R. Rahman, Against Me!, Alice Cooper, Ani DiFranco, Anthrax, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Bonnie Raitt, Charles Bradley, The Cult, De La Soul, Diana Krall, Dinosaur Jr., Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello, Ghostface Killah, Grandmaster Flash, James Hetfield of Metallica, The Kills, Little Stevie Van Zandt, Loretta Lynn, Maynard James Keenan of TOOL, Megadeth's Dave Mustaine, Missy Elliott, Mix Master Mike, Moby, The National, Neko Case, Patti Smith, Queens of the Stone Age, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robbie Robertson, Robert Plant, Saul Williams, Slowdive, Steve Earle and Vampire Weekend; Canadian talent such as A Tribe Called Red, Alexisonfire, ARKELLS, BadBadNotGood, Barenaked Ladies, Blue Rodeo, City And Colour, Coeur de pirate, Death From Above 1979, Gordon Lightfoot, Joel Plaskett, Rheostatics, RUSH, STARS, Tegan & Sara and The Tragically Hip; emerging acts that include Courtney Barnett, Dilly Dally, Father John Misty, Jazz Cartier, Kate Tempest, Leon Bridges, Lowell, The Lemon Twigs, Margo Price, Pussy Riot, Sampha and The XX.
Camera: Christopher Rosales, Mike Bilyk
Editor: Sam Iannicelli
Recorded by Todd Macdonald
Mix by Todd Macdonald
Photo Credit: Vanessa Heins
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I love that Burt and Ernie are real people.
OMG. BEST COMMENT EVERRRRRRR
So funny
You just made coffee come out of my nose.
That’s the best thing I’ve read in a comment section. Ever. On any site. Too good.
hilarious!
So sad to see them without Yauch....
And at the same time so happy to see them again.
Beasties forever!
It's time for the next phase of the Beastie Boys: a weekly half-hour show where Mike and Adam meet in a deli and bicker.
"bringing Alice the meat"
take my money
This is rappers in apartments, drinking coffee
TheCBLingo fabulous idea!! Let’s make this happen.
Fred Flintstone drives around with both feet
Saw the Beasties Tuesday 16 February 1999 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC, Australia - THE GREATEST concert I've ever seen! A grasshopper flew onto the stage and the boys decided to stop the concert for the grasshopper until it left of its own accord. Classic!
trippy123 it was MCA 🤞🏻
trippy123 Nice! I saw them in 1994 at Lollapalooza at Dominguez Hills near Los Angeles. Originally when I bought the tickets Nirvana was supposed to headline. But sadly Kurt Cobain died shortly before the tour in April and were replaced by The Smashing Pumpkins. I remember being bummed out not to see Nirvana but after the Beastie’s performed I regretted nothing. Amazing show. Blew everyone else away!
Paul's Boutique is right along side of Sgt. Pepper as one of the greatest recording productions ever.
With cheak your head a close second!
Frankie Saitta and pet sounds? Or no?
It bombed when it came out then it was reverrd later on.
Wore out my red cassette. Was traumatized when the ribbon snapped.....
It was just a complete different sound. Side Two was "where the f^#% did this come from". For 1989 that release was insane. It took me several listens... Barrel of a Gun, and Shadrach always had me, but B-Boy Bouillabaisse was a new format for me.
Two legends right here.
How does Mike D still sound 17? Love these guys.
My best friend in grade school was the reason I bought the 1st cassette tapes ever, for her birthday she got lisenced to I'll, and appetite for distruction. Still great music more than 30 years later, and still great friend of mine. She still has excellent taste in music, and is the only friend who I still talk to on a reasonably regular basis, in fact i have no other friend that I can say the same for that has lasted half as long, just as the Beastie Boys have outlasted many others who were working on starting around the same time they were. Thank you for your music, and for providing some of the songs and sounds thay we listened to during so many of my most cherished memories, and funnest times!
LOL these two guys are way too chill for Strombo's philosophical questions. They're kids in adult bodies. They honestly don't care or even think about any of their art nowhere close to what anyone else does.
LOL you’ve obviously never watched a beastie boys interview
Its like theyre still those kids back in the 80s. Figuring out what their next move is, what to say next or even what to think about what they've done. Theyre artists and you can tell they dont over think anything. Its all a natural, real and honest process.
@@yuctownstar Not that you should care what people think, but no one likes people that talk like you.
Awesome to see the two chatting for an hour
I miss these guys, RIP MCA. My fav band of all time.
The Greatest Ever...missed hearing them...thank you for this.
My favourite Group EVER. Just brilliant how they kept their music fresh over such a long period. Be great if they did release some unfinished work they had with MCA. Feel so sad every time I think about Adam Yauch, way too young and talented to leave us.
I was one of the people that actually bought Paul's Boutique on vinyl as soon as it came out and really loved it. Still one of my favourite Hip Hop/Rap records, pure classic
This guys changed my Life. Thanks for all
And i remember Beastie Boys was a punk rock group that turned into and old school hip/hop /rap group.
That turned the world upside down..
With LICENSED TO ILL!
pollywog stew. Egg raid on mojo I believe was the main song. Been a while.
I will never forget being around 9-10 years old and my dad was cleaning out the attic in the house and he found his old Walkman with the beastie boys cassette still in it this was around 2006 and listening to intergalactic for the first time wow you bet I wanted every poster T-shirt and album these guys are unbelievable they don’t make them like that anymore
Stroumboulopoulos means well but he strikes me as one of those reasonably intelligent but slightly pretentious friends you knew at school/college who tried to be "down" with the cool people by trying to "understand them" and not getting that a key aspect of being cool is not thinking about "what cool is" or trying to work out "how cool works"...The Beasties were cool because they just "were" ..they didn't think about it too much..sometimes too much self awareness/analysis is the enemy of "cool"...( not that i would know..)
Why did it have to be him? They were way more relaxed and funny with Tom Power, he's only slightly less annoying than Strombone.
I couldn't agree more. Stroumboulopoulos asks every question as if he's going to inspire some profound deep answer and most of the time they're like "Huh? What? Nah man, we were just tryna make a cool record"
Strombo trying to be intelligent. Comes off like Brock Linehan of SCTV.
Great interview. None of them are on drugs. Mike D is, just pretty eccentric obvioulsy
this needed to be done. thanks strombo! i was driving in my car and heard this amazing beasties mix and then this started on cbc. way better to see it but was still excited to hear it on the radio.
Not a better writer in the rhyme department... “Well, "I'm a freaky streaker like Winnie-the-Pooh, a t-shirt and no pants and I dance the boogaloo." Mike d
That made me laugh out loud reading it
I'm just starting this and it's a bit awkward because the Beasties are notorious for not being straight in interviews and Stromboloulis is very intense and piercing. It's like "I don't think this dude gets the Beastie Boys..."
Love this Interview!!! LOVED Beastie BOYS Growing Up !!!!!
2 minutes in, book preordered 😁
it's sad because it seems like Mike and Adam can't really stand each other... there is a lot of tenson that just wants to erupt when they are both trying to talk over each other...
I SEE THIS TOO...ESPECIALLY WITH ADROCK. MCA WAS TRULY THE PEACE MAKER AND THE GLUE OF THE GROUP.
Mike is way may more interrupting Adam than other way around
legends! Much love and respect for them!!!
The Beastie boys are a band that's one of a kind and it'll always be that way, there's no way another 3 white boys could grab the mic and try to lay down rhymes together without INSTINTLY being compared to them, and as you already know no one has in the 35 years since these boys started bustin rhymes.
Growing up listening to the Beastie Boys I think they were popular because you could feel their music and not just hear it and you could feel that THEY felt it. The music appeared to come from within.
„It’s weird” - the Ad-Rock story
It would be cool to hear an in depth discussion of how the Hip Hop community viewed them as their career grew exponentially every since the first release.
This gentleman is a great interviewer. Personal without posturing, engaging with tangents, still asking questions he wants to ask. Very knowledgable and insightful. Such a delight to watch and listen to :D Thanks Strombo!
Well, this is one of the most enjoyable things I've ever seen in my life.
NIce guys in person. I remember seeing them on Joan Rivers and laughing at what a public act they were putting on; so funny like the East Side Kids.
I grew up with these guys, they went from punks to visionaries to musical exploration gurus over night it seemed. They make it look easy. God Bless Beastie
One day.. We shall.. All be..ONE!!!!
27 YRS ago listening to that jam. Pushing stop on the tape player rewind to the beginning at least 40 time while watching the time go by fluddering on some window pane!!! It felt like I was on top of the world LOL and then my mom came and pick me up and just stared at me!! I think she knew my ass was fried!! Thanks Beastie Boys that was a wonderful night
Thank you guys! BBoys! Real dudes. Humble, unlike most Legends!
Looks like the glue passed. They don't seem to like each other.
Ad Rock looks like a young “Hyram Roth” and Mike D looks like Bugsy Seagal. Check It!!!
"Is that your experience as well?..."Not so much" lol King Ad-Rock is a crack up and ha DeNiro expressions at times, you can tell that he loves Mike-D like a brother.
Nice to hear from the legends, so unpretentious for the game they were in just put out cool tunes and didn’t care about taking anyone else down in the rap game. Would have been great to see them live in NY.
I don't see what some people think they're seeing.
Have you ever worked with the same people for 30+ years? You're going to to have water under the bridge and good memories of great times. But at some point you move on. You do you. You don't hate your old college, but things have changed (sometimes in a major way. Like when your other collaborator dies).
What was will never be again, and you accept that.
Beastie Boys are no more.
Their creativity, influence and inspiration lives on.
Enjoy what was but don't expect more.
And do your thing.
That said, they should definitely start a podcasts.
...Or just monthly dis track releases to each other. Fuck. Miss these dudes...
Miss Yauch too guys, he is up there looking down on you and us
THANK YOU BEASTIE BOYS FOR GIVING US A LOT OF GOOD MUSIC ALL THERE'S YEARS...
AND RIP MCA!!
At this point Adam is really reminding me of De Niro from a facial likeness.
EPIC EPISODE! Thank you :)
So why was there no talk about Bridget Everett and Tender Moments? If you haven't heard / seen her video, What I Gotta Do, look it up and look at the dancers!
32:00 Odd theory as A Tribe Called Quest put all three Beasties on their Midnight Marauders album cover 1 year prior to Ill Communication, who's title track is the one that featured Q-Tip. Not I mention Tip had already dropped some bars on the Divinyls record.
I totally respect why they wont make anymore music but the world needs them more than ever with all this mumble rap crap about these days.Kids these days don't know how good they were and yes they could recreate the beastie boys under another name.
Wish they'd gone on Rogan instead. How did he get this interview?
factorsixty please do Rogan!!
i have a piece of red streamer from ad rocks birthday show at pepsi coliseum in indianapolis 92. it was the best night of my life.
The Beastie Boys taught me Jewish people can rap
Why does this look like couples therapy
I think I was 11 or 12 listening to Run DMC and right next to their music was The Beastie Boys. They were influential, creative, experimental I never knew they were Alt Punk because that sub-category simply did not exist in my region of the world, I didn't hear that term used. They were so vastly different that they made their own path, so ALT I guess. I always thought they were different, irreverent, stupid funny. I have bought tapes, cds, which I killed thank god for itunes. Such creative dudes! Thank you. My favourite was Licensed to iLL.
Beastie Boys llegó a mis oidos en el Perú a finales de los 80' para nunca mas irse de mi vida!
this is epic!!!!!!
great interview
I watch sure shot video from Ill communicatuon in MTV Europe in october 1995. Since then i love these guys. I Will never get over yauch.s dead as a young age . I still listen to their music . Sure shot and sabotage
Merci de parler Français !!! Vous Tous ....
J'adore les Beastie pour tout ce qu'ils on fait pour le Rap et inspiré " les Rages Agains the machine "... (Je pense ) ????
J'ai vécu avec ce dernier Group, pdt des années. Or je m'aperçois .... que c'est les Beastie, qui ont tout orchestré depuis le début.
Plagia ? Peu importe ...
j'écoute toujours !
Mike D....my man. Grew up on the Bboys and worshipped them. Being from the northeast and the same age and race....we knew every word and bought every album. But yo, Mike D is on H.
I miss these guys. Rip MCA
Yo Mike D , tell Ad Rock to stop interrupting you. Not only that , but he is overly critical of your output. Still love you both !!!!!!!!
Totally thinking the same! Kinda annoying
It seems as though Adam H. is not too the trivia, looking back feeling where as Mike D seems into it. I am glad to hear some stories and want to check out the book. Peace.
This interview didn’t flow at all
why is this interview feels so serious, it's not interviewing president
When you were asking if they ever cut a dis track, MCA on Professor Booty comes to mind, dissing MC Search of 3rd Bass
if I can age as good as Ad Rock my gf would be a very happy girl
I fucking love these guys
These guys are hilarious they need to make a TH-cam show or something
in my case they were in a part of my life, I listened to them when I lived in Denmark and then when I arrived in Chile, I had a fanatical friend, and I remember that I translated the lyrics for him. because it must be said, they were not easy to understand, neither for my Danish colleagues nor for the Chileans.😂😂
Just preordered the book!
Much Respect (( R.I.P- M.C.A )) great musicians rite there!! Love these dudes!!
I used to date this girl named Ashley. She was a big beasties fan, had all the weird posters in the stupid big sizes, saw all the shows, etc. I worked at tekserve and got to fix Adrock's computer and arranged for her to be there when he picked it up (kinda weird but she was a big fan) I asked him if he might like say hi to her, and that he was like a big thing for her, and he walked over and like bent down and talked to her for a solid like 3 or 4 min. She was crying and red and unable to speak, which i got destroyed for; but it was also really heart warming and cute. We broke up with time and youth, but that dude.... he's a good dude. Thank you!
That story was really sweet. I hope Ashley thanked you in a way proportionate to you giving her the chance to meet her idol. Adrock was cool to take the time to have a conversation with her. He always seemed like the most cool, laid back of the 3.
The girl is crafty like ice is cold
@@James-mm8gc You win teh internets.
I love stories like this!
This is sweet. Sweet of you to do that and sweet of Adam to chat with her 💜
I don't think I'll ever get over MCA. So weird. I'm in my mid-40s. The B-Boys were a HUGE part of my life from 6th grade through college. They had a profound impact on my life. Thank you.
Definitely the George Harrison of the Beasties,on many levels,still hurst like River Phoenix for me,man:)God Bless Both Their Souls Now&Forever:)
Yeah man. Grew up on these guys. Hard to see these guy age the way they did.. especially mike
Like it or not these guys are ICONS
THE FIRST WHITE MAINSTREAM HIP GROUP..
But they really werrrnt hip hop. More punk rock. Early years
i get a weird feeling that yauch was a good buffer between these two
He was the most talented of the 3
MCA was the innovator and inspirator . Read the intro to the book
@@jason916 the intro by horowitz in the beastie boys book? yeh i read it 3 years ago when it came out
Ha...for sure. I was thinking how to say it. Definitely a younger/older sibling vibe between them...😄
Is your name Michael Diamond?
Naw, mines Clarence.
From Downtown Manhattan the Village
My style is wild and you know that ain’t steelin’
Disco bag schlepping and you're doing the bump....
SHAKE YOUR RUMP-AH
Running from the law the press and the parents
Every time they answer a question, I feel like Mike D has three different things he’s trying to say all at once and Adam has half a sentence completed in his head and starts talking.
I felt Mike D was more willing yet guarded, and Adrock was less willing and totally uncaring of what he/they said.
On a Beastie Boys binge on YT and then I find this. Uploaded 45 mins ago. 😎😂
Lol! Same here man!
Since day 1, these guys have always treated interviews like absurdist theater. They do what they do and they do it the best. They will never go deep with press. Never have. It's always been one big joke. And it should be when really, it seems like all they've ever wanted to do is have fun making music as friends. These guys are musical chiropractors. Every listen adjusts your spine very nicely. These dudes literally bar-mitzvahed me before my actual bar-mitzvah. 100% grew me up. First song I ever heard was Cookie Puss. Man, I was so young, but I instantly got the jokes somehow and I knew there would be decades more to come. Never disappointed once. Therir overall cultural impact will never be a footnote in history. It's a master class of authenticity. They are history. Will always love these cats until my plug gets pulled. So cheers, fellas. Oh, and a little true story from me: many years ago, when my grandmother was in a home and dying, I'd visit her often. We had a beautiful "beastie" relationship. Everything between us was a goof, a laugh, an inside joke. And it was no-holds-barred. No subject taboo. Those final days with her were my favorite. And every single time our visits were over, I'd play 'Boomin' Granny' for her as I was leaving. And I could always hear giggling all the way to the elevators. My grandmother is in a paddle boat right now with MCA. And that's fucking awesome.
They hate self promotions. They like the company promoting their music, but seemed to think that self promotion is forcing them to be a dancing chimp when forced by the label to do so in the past. They do have a grudge with corporatism. MCA was adamant that his music never be used for commercialism in his will, no ads or other media.
I’ve always said that they never seem to take interviews seriously. I kinda see why because the interviewers tend to be douchey in the way they ask the questions.
Mike looks weirdly like Perry Farrell theses days. Weirder still, his speaking voice makes me think of Farrell's singing
Ace Frehley
Though I can see MikeD blurting out "Summertime Rolls" just to piss off Adrock, (yep, he has that huge Adam's apple Farrell has), this vid was amazing!
I thought the exact same thing while watching their new documentary. Perry Farrel minus the heroin.....hopefully 😉
My dad did a portrait of Perry farrell back in 1998 and he showed me it yesterday and shouted 'Mike d!!'
Yeah I thought the same. He's high as fuck
Non-conformity, humbleness, humor, be-true-2-yourself-n-u-will-never-fall. Mike, Adam, Adam, thank you. #beastieboysforever
A few years back, I was dating a girl 8 years younger. We went out one night and I wore a Hello Nasty concert tee (an amazing shirt). She said, “Is that a Beastie Boys shirt??”, in a dismissive tone. We were done a week later. I’m better for it.
Would of done the same. You don’t need that sort of negativity in your life, man.
that sounds like a “I forgot my wallet! I’ll be right back “ situation, unless there was something freaky to gain...
I've made a lot of women lifetime listeners who hated Beastie Boys before me. Mostly because I didn't play thier top ten on repeat and ask if they had heard it before. She probably didn't need his negativity either. It's cool, some people don't vibe.
#metoo
Adam and Mike would have told you that you made a mistake.
Please release all the unheard Beastie Boys songs
Blake Sherman My thought exactly!
Its just jam sessions. Hours of them jamming instrumentals in their studio in Glendale, Cali. After Pauls Boutique the record industry made sampling a huge legal issue, so the beasties were like "hey, wait, we can play instruments, lets just make our own samples". So they would jam for hours and then slice up good parts to use as a beat. 90% of the backing tracks of Check Your Head and Ill Communication were samples of these jams. th-cam.com/video/YtNCT29OhkA/w-d-xo.html
You wouldn’t want to hear them I’m sure
Why not?
I listen to the jam sessions that I did with my friends all the time, and we're not the fucking Beastie Boys. So yeah, I absolutely want to hear every hour of those jams.
This is the most engaged I've ever seen Adam in an interview.
and he is talking only 10% of the time LMAO
Thats probably because he can't be as sarcastic here as he wants. You can tell he doesn't really like the "serious" talk much.
Maybe he still feels like "the new guy"
I have a theory that at any given moment from the 90s till human existence evaporates, somewhere on earth there is a restaurant kitchen blasting the beasties.
Haha! I worked kitchens from 1999-2004ish. we had beasties rockin every day
wow crazy comment...as a kid that was all we listened to in the kitchen and dish wash room of a restaurant I worked in and that would have been around 1985-1988 :)
Human existence evaporates?
@@loopy7057 You did not get the memo? !
Been a BB fan since '83 or '84. My big bro brought home a record called "Cooky Puss" from a guy name Adam Yauch who he went to Bard College with.
Preston Clark Thanks for that.. Saw them in ‘94 here in Manila. But been a fan since license to ill.. RIP MCA.. Hmm, Bard College, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker also came from there..
Anyway, the first time I took notice of Adrock’s acting chops was in an episode of the Equalizer TV series in the mid 80’s.
Oddly enough, two things i remember most about that. Visiting my bro was the 1st time i had ever heard of or tasted "ice milk" on campus & also Cooky Puss was popular among families & kids my age because of a local ice cream framchise called Carvel. I didn't understand the record but it was weird & unique so i kept asking my bro to play it a bunch of times in a row.
i wanna talk to cookiepus maaaaaan
@@stevebb2915 haha. I just listened to CP again (on TH-cam, of course). Maybe it's the b&w but Strombo's interviews always remind me of an intervention
did you ever hang out at the forums?
I agree. These two should have a talk show. Leave an empty chair and a mic for MCA.
Amen!
Mike- I bought Paul’s Boutique - the same damn day it came out. Well, came out in my tiny record store in Norwich, England. I played it every day for about a year. It rewired my synapses and made me what I am today. Thank you from the heart of my bottom.
RIP MCA , theyre missing that kooky sense of humor
This is one of the most bizarre interviews I have ever seen.
The Beastie Boys changed my life. Thank you.
Mine as well.
Really? How did they change your life ??
White Noise I always think the same thing when people say that...
I know that phrase gets thrown around a lot, but it's not my fault you guys can't feel a strong connection to music. I was 12 or so when To The 5 Boroughs came out, and the Beasties were the first band I became obsessed with. I wasn't into music too much before them. As i got more of their albums they really expanded my horizons on music in general. I was exposed to hardcore punk, rap, funk, electronic music, soul, and virtually everything else through them. And seeing as how i currently make my living involved in music, I'd say comfortably they changed my life.
cardigansarecool ok fair enough I’m glad to hear that your actually involved in music, that makes a difference!
I’m gonna learn how to read, so I can buy this book
It’s also on audiobook which is cool. That’s how I read/ listened to it
this guy's line of interviewing is really awkward and unconversational. he seems pretty intent on expecting them to have lived through the mess of their lives as if it was a master plan they had foreknowledge of and can now just finally reveal to us. no people ever work like that.
I think the problem is most musicians pretend to have some master plan whereas these guys actually have an authentic recall of not knowing what the fuck is going on.
i.e., clueless
Why didn't I buy Paul's Botique when it came out? I was 1, cut me some slack!
Great to see these boys laughing
What made them amazing through the years is that they always kept up with the times and they didn’t have to change or collaborate with the new young artist ....they where just them and they went platinum every time ...good shit guys
Ya man. It was weird like they never changed but yet they were always out front of the pack.
6 months ago I met AdRock which was great because I’ve liked the Beasties for 30 years. Super nice, humble dude.
I met Mike @ a gallery in LA a couple years ago. Same. He was really nice and it felt like we were both actually kinda shy to be open about saying hi. His comment about the kind of compliments he likes, "hey, thank you for the music" is literally what I said to him wen I finally,got the courage to approach him. We took a quick pic, shook hands and I'll never forget the day I got to meet MikeD.
Details, please!
@@GeorgeRosales76 "if you dont know me then pardon my shyness" mike d
Listened to these guys basically every day from 1987 to 2012. RIP Adam.
So why was 2012 the cut off date?
Mayan Apocalypse. Or I was so bummed about MCA passing, listening didn't bring me the same joy. They are still in heavy rotation, but it still bums me out I will never get to see them live for the 13th time.
Johnny dangerously is great movie
1991/92 was annoyed at first but soon as I was in highschool were my #1 along with the Biz Mark #1 emcee
never copied styles always original
b-boys
The Beastie Boys showed the world that it was ok to be your absolute true selves without any compromise. Legends in the flesh. RIP MCA
Oh please,it was 3 jews capitalizing on black culture style and sound.
yea they were a punk band first,still great tho
Alex Scott They didn't capitalise on shit, punk rock was way bigger than rap at the time and everyone would've said they were much better off staying a punk rock band. They did what they wanted and made the music they wanted, and it paid off.
Beastie Boys are Definitely Hip Hop's version of the Beatles...
@Wayne Walker Early version of the Beatles ..
i dont think i will ever get used to seeing just two of them
Just wait until there’s one lonely beastie all by himself without nobody 😥😥😥
This is a compilation of influencers from my high school experience. Being Canadian (west coast), George (the host) was one of my favourite Much Music VJs and the Beastie Boys had just released Hello Nasty ('98) and all though I had heard the Beastie Boys previously you really resonate with what is happening culturally during your adolesence. All of George's interviews, long before his own show, have given me the impression he's a real guy. He could definitely be asking more invasive and provocative questions but there's something to be said for building a relationship with the people you're essentially paid to get to know better and not a lot of interviewers do it with a seemingly genuine humanistic quality like George. I loved this one. 💛👌