Beastie Boys are the highest selling rap group of all time. Chuck D and LL Cool J inducted them into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame, being the third rap group to ever do so. The Beastie Boys actually discovered LL Cool J. Throughout their beginning initial success they asked NWA and Public Enemy to join them as openers on their tour. They were friends with Rick Rubin in college before he went on to start Def Jam records and immediately signed the Boys. They have seven platinum-selling albums, one diamond, from 1986 to 2004. They are the biggest-selling rap group since Billboard began recording sales in 1991 and the first to have a rap album go to #1. They are true hip hop royalty, you stumbled on to the Larry Bird of rap groups. MCA passed away from cancer in 2012. He was the groups engine and originally started the band - they were a punk band. He kept pushing for innovation and in later years became an advocate for human rights and started the Tibetan Freedom Festival. When he died, Beastie Boys died too. RIP Adam, MCA forever.
RIP MCA, always missed, never forgotten! Excellent summation, came here to do the same, no need to now, props!! The only thing I'll add is that their sophomore album, Paul's Boutique (considered a commercial flop at the time, especially compared to their debut album), pretty much paved the way for sampling music/sounds in hip-hop music. Today it's considered one of the holy texts in hip-hop culture, and a must listen for any up n coming hip-hop/rap artist if they want to know the roots of the genre they're getting into.
Beastie Boys released eight albums from 1986 through 2011. Their albums went platinum, double platinum, triple platinum, and even diamond. They are the best selling rap group of all time by far.
Since you asked, the first time I heard them was on the school bus in high school, “You got to fight for your right to party” in 1985. Took me till 2022 to give them another chance, and I now recognize they’re geniuses!
This is simply Hip Hop. How can anyone deny that? Great stuff! We discovered Hip Hop in the 80's.Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, LL Cool J, and The Beastie Boys. They were signed to Def Jam when they started. We wanted Hip Hop to go this route, like with A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes and the like. We were so disappointed when it changed.
If you want a Beasties song that features a fourth MC I would recommend 'Get It Together' which features Q-Tip. I've been really digging that song lately. It is on the same album(ill communication) that Sure Shot was on.
Some more bangers by them: Pass the Mic, New Style, Shake Your Rump, High Planes Drifter, B Boy Bouillabaisse, Sabotage Live on Letterman is amazing… too many to list 😎
Beastie Boys are 100% hip hop. Despite maintaining an old school approach to bars, their rhymes are always honest, and their beats are always fresh. It's what had kept them mainstream over the years and gotten them popular radio play. My 2 cents anyway.
Ya, they were signed, they practically started Def Jam, Adrock finding LL Cool Js demo, their first rap single was the 2nd release ever on Def Jam. Their debut album Licensed to ill was the first rap album to go #1 on the Billboards Top 200. They had a falling out and went and got signed by Capitol Records and the rest is history, platinum albums, #1 records, Grammy Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame etc etc..... they guys are the GOATs. Keep going down the rabbit hole, they didnt make bad music ever. Their 2nd album Paul's Boutique is the greatest album of all time, a sampling masterpiece that couldn't be duplicated today.
People in the 90's knew how to party. "Social media" was being in front of someone having a good time with them. Laughing, talking. BTW "the other guy" is DJ Hurricane. The Hurra! Hard to find, great record from DJ Hurricane.
I primarily listen to punk, rock, and metal. But was raised off hip hop because my brother is a DJ (he’s 8 years older than me.) I listened to everything growing up. Beasties Boys is definitely one of those hip hop groups that I fell in love with over the years (i was born in ‘89.) Like you said, they don’t stick in the box. They’re lyricism, flow, and production is definitely top tier shit. Listen to all of the album “Paul’s Boutique.” An absolute classic, and it’s known to use HUNDREDS of samples. It’s such a sick album. They also have an amazing hardcore punk album, a jazzy album (both of which they play their own instruments) Beastie Boys are definitely a slept on group when it comes to today’s rap/hiphop listeners. Some other tracks you should look into are “3 MC’s and 1 DJ” “Shadrach” “Shake Your Rump” “Paul Revere” “Too Many Rappers (feat. NaS)” “So What’cha Want” There’s so many gems from them. R.I.P. MCA
Shake your Rump is my favorite 😊 then this one!! Theyre old school hip hop and gave LLCoolJ his big break. Young man there aint nothing wrong with asking, best way to learn is to enquire😊
1986. First cassette tape I ever bought so we could thump it on the Pioneer. They sampled Led Zeppelin and this rocker chick was hooked. 54 and have never looked back.💜
DJ Hurricane is in the video because that is his voice over the phone on the actual recording. They just called him up from the studio and got him to spit his lyrics on the line.
Just subscribed brother. Been a fan of the B Boys since '86., yeah I'm getting old🤷♂️💯🤣. LOVE your reactions and you discovering absolute greatness! Listen to B Boys Paul's Boutique, start to finish, trust meee! It's a groundbreaking album, that couldn't be made today. Stay blessed ✌🤘
First time hearing the Boys - Boys Entering Anarchist States Toward Internal Excellence... lol... was on MTV in '86 "You Gotta Fight..." video. Bought License To Ill the next day, been in my top 5 since! "3 MCs And One DJ", and Paul's Boutique from star to finish a total vibe.
4th guy is their DJ, DJ Hurricane. They do have a few tracks with features "Get it Together feat. Q-tip", "Don't Play no Game that I Can't Win feat. Santi Gold", "Too Many Rappers feat. Nas" Also these guys make their own beats they are signed by they do everything on their own. videos, beats, recording, everything.
Love hearing your enthusiasm for these guys. I was 16 when their first album, licensed to ill, came out--i grew up with them. I didn't take them seriously until their 2nd album, Paul's boutique, came out. You need to listen to that album start to finish with a good pair of headphones. It's insane. Over 100 samples on that album alone! They teamed up with the Dust Brothers who were the sampling kings at the time. There are videos on TH-cam that go through literally every sample used... it's a must watch. No other band in history sampled like these guys. Another cool fact about the beasties is they were a hardcore punk band before turning to rap. You can definitely hear that foundation on many of their songs.
Just chillin - the Beastie's are music and life, they didn't think of hip-hop or whites, but just did their thing... we did, they did.. it was a culture!
that little sample in there "A yes indeed it's funtime" was a sample of Mom's Mabley a female comedian from back in the 70s with a gravely cigaretty voice who was BLUE AF (dirty comedy) check out "Pipe Layin' Dan, Helluva Man" hysterical...
I think the first Beastie Boys video I ever saw was Sabotage. It came on at like 2am during Insomniac Music Theater on VH1. Been a huge fan ever since.
Fun rap ended with Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby got back...when Dr Dre and Snoop dropped Nothing but a G thang....started gangsta style rap and it all went from fun stories and awesome beats/scratching to violence, girls, money derogatory lyrics and so on...🙄 rap use to be fun and party friendly
The fourth guy in the video was their DJ at the time, DJ Hurricane, he later went on to be in two other groups... Solo Sounds and The Afros, and recorded three solo albums featuring many well-known artists such as Xzibit, Public Enemy, Kool G Rap, Black Thought, Papoose and Talib Kweli.
I first heard them in 1986 and still listen today. I listen to new hip hop as well. I'm into Danny Brown, Kendrick, Cole, Run the Jewels, Homeboy Sandman, Aesop Rock, Murs, MF DOOM, and local Miami Bass type rap.
Every album, every track is high quality beats and bars that make them still on top of old school hip-hop today I hope to see the day when artists start a revival of fun old school hip-hop.
If u want beasties with a feature, they are rare. They only work with rap legends (and Santigold). Try "Get It Together" by Beastie Boys ft. Q-Tip or "So Whatcha Want" had a version with Cypress Hill
Bro thank you for asking.. Speaking and saying things(rap) is always close to a soulful expression, compared to instruments, singing and making stuff up..Rap is fresh of the brain, close to the body, and they did some NY friendship thing. Its hones. I hate it when its compromised by the market.. even more then other music. Makes sense right? Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence are from 83.
Saw these guys at the lollapalooza tour in like ‘94 or something then a couple years before MCA passed. The B Boys were badass and played their own instruments. Personal favs are Sure Shot, Finger-Licking Good and for a deep cut, Bodhisattva Vow.
Thanks for the content. Love seeing younger adults jam to the stuff of my youth, Music has gone down hill. So much today just seems like a bad audio book over a computer created beat 1love
DJ Hurricane who did the record scratching on the songs is calling each of the 3 Beastie Boys (Mike D, MCA & Ad Rock) up to the mic to do their part in this video. The song Sure Shot is off their 4th album ILL COMMUNICATION in 1994. Their 1st album LICENCE TO ILL came out in 1986. You can't go wrong with any song on that 1 really (it's my fav). But they were making music from the 1980s to the 2000s--so you have a LOT of material to go through. Looking at what you've already reacted to, everything you've done so far was from albums in the 1990s (so the middle of their discography).
3 mcs and 1 DJ. They started with Rick Rubin on turn tables, then DJ, Hurricane was their DJ for a few years until Mix Master Mike took over their last 15 years. They also have Mario C. for the keyboards on a couple albums. When Beastie Boys started in 1978, they had more members. Including Kate Shellenbach on drums. The beasties are an amalgum of the Beastie Boys and The young and the Useless(adrocks earlier band) Beasties 1978-2012. Just like watching basketball ONLY when Jordan played., The ONLY hip hop I could listen to was Run Dmc and the Beastie Boys.
These guys had the 1st platinum selling rap album EVER! True pioneers. They continued to put to shame the likes of 3rd bass, R. Van winkle and Eminem. They were the band that STARTED DEF JAM RECORDS, then they left them after the first album (they got screwed out of a lot of money) The Beasties are one of the rare RAP groups that actually can and do play guitar, drums and bass on albums. If you do not play a musical instrument, you are not a musician. These guys are from Low East side of Manhattan(Adam Horowitcz and Michael Diamond--Ad rock and mike d) and Brooklyn Heights (MCA-Adam Yauch)
If you want good Beastie Boys songs, featuring other rappers, check out the song get it together beastie boys featuring Q-tip, or check out too many rappers, which features Nas
I skimmed comments and saw folks told you a bunch about their career details that you'd asked. I didn't see the mention, forgive if someone already said about where from: just 3 sweet, humble, well-behaved Jewish punk boys from Manhattan and Brooklyn. NYC in the 80s was even more a musical melting pot than it is today, you had genres and people listening and boosting each other musically massively. - Heck, the 80s itself everywhere in the US (and beyond, the UK very came out massively strong in the mix) were a huge musical cross-genre explosion. The Beastie Boys sprung out of that in hip-hop. LOL, yeah, "You can't..." is from them! Mike D is the one who was blond in this video. MCA was the lowest voiced with the chin beard. Ad-Rock was the one with highest voice in the group. The guy you wondered about as others have said was DJ Hurricane, their DJ during this time.
I really became aware of rap when Yo! MTV Raps debuted in 88, when I was 13-14. Before that, it was hit or miss, with R&B dominating American Black music, at least in South Dallas. I became a real fan between KRS 1's 'Otta Here' and Wu-Tang Clan's 'Triumph'. As far as rap today, it's the same as always... commercial music usually stinks, but gold is there if you look.
I'm pretty sure they said it first. I grew up listening to them. So cool that you are checking them out. They know how to have good time. Check out Paul Revere also. And, that jacket is dope.
You gotta check out Paul Revere, no official video, audio only. Some of the best storytelling there is. Also, for some serious silliness, check out Hey Ladies.
they were hiphop till the very end. i can't call rap of today hiphop, i feel that would be an insult to hiphop. there are a couple of cats today that really are hiphop, harry mack being number one on that list. props to KRS-ONE for staying hiphop al throughout his long career.
They started out as a Punk Rock band, then transitioned into hip-hop. They surprised me with that, but we all rolled with it and they pulled it off. Was a cool time to be alive. You kids today are missing out. Ya'll done fucked everything up with all the ego shit. Lol
You should do a reaction video to Hip Hop DX video called "The greatest group ever" it will school you on them fastest and best. You won't believe how far back and legit they are!
Loved your reaction! Check Your Head and Ill Communication are my favorites of their albums. If you havent already checked out Get It Togethet (featuring Q-Tip). The “extra” guy is DJ Hurricane
Im a 50 yr old metal head in NYC...if you can't recognize the BB as a powerhouse in holding og hip-hop down in the 5 Boroughs for DECADES 😎 as "goat like"...ur straight racist...no lie...beats n flows like no other..no beefs..no gang shit...fun...fat! beats n rhymes...try B-BOYBOULIABAISS..TO many bangers to list..👍🔥🔥🔥💥yo...MixMasterMike was so diesel he had to get OUT of the game..was destroying competitions World Wide... Everyone asked him to quit ..no lie....lol...Dominating!
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4th dude is DJ Hurricane. Beasties’ DJ for most of the 90’s.
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Their original DJ from 1986-1998. MixMasterMike came on for Hello Nasty in 99 through MCA's passing in 2012
DJ Hurricane- Stick 'Em Up (featuring Adrock)
Thank you! I love that this generation is discovering groups that we used to rock but it makes me feel so old
"Three MCs and One DJ" You won't be disappointed
Beastie Boys are the highest selling rap group of all time. Chuck D and LL Cool J inducted them into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame, being the third rap group to ever do so. The Beastie Boys actually discovered LL Cool J. Throughout their beginning initial success they asked NWA and Public Enemy to join them as openers on their tour. They were friends with Rick Rubin in college before he went on to start Def Jam records and immediately signed the Boys. They have seven platinum-selling albums, one diamond, from 1986 to 2004. They are the biggest-selling rap group since Billboard began recording sales in 1991 and the first to have a rap album go to #1. They are true hip hop royalty, you stumbled on to the Larry Bird of rap groups. MCA passed away from cancer in 2012. He was the groups engine and originally started the band - they were a punk band. He kept pushing for innovation and in later years became an advocate for human rights and started the Tibetan Freedom Festival. When he died, Beastie Boys died too.
RIP Adam, MCA forever.
He gotta do Brass Monkey
RIP MCA, always missed, never forgotten! Excellent summation, came here to do the same, no need to now, props!! The only thing I'll add is that their sophomore album, Paul's Boutique (considered a commercial flop at the time, especially compared to their debut album), pretty much paved the way for sampling music/sounds in hip-hop music. Today it's considered one of the holy texts in hip-hop culture, and a must listen for any up n coming hip-hop/rap artist if they want to know the roots of the genre they're getting into.
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Beastie Boys released eight albums from 1986 through 2011. Their albums went platinum, double platinum, triple platinum, and even diamond. They are the best selling rap group of all time by far.
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I got 21 CDs (yes I am old), ranging from studio releases, EPs, DEMOs, Punk Albums... One of the G.O.A.T.s of early Hip Hop, and Rap/Rock fusion.
Since you asked, the first time I heard them was on the school bus in high school, “You got to fight for your right to party” in 1985. Took me till 2022 to give them another chance, and I now recognize they’re geniuses!
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I had licensed to ill on tape! 😂
This is simply Hip Hop. How can anyone deny that? Great stuff! We discovered Hip Hop in the 80's.Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, LL Cool J, and The Beastie Boys. They were signed to Def Jam when they started. We wanted Hip Hop to go this route, like with A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes and the like. We were so disappointed when it changed.
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Right!? Pure hip hop.
The other guy is their DJ...DJ Hurricane, he was replaced by Mixmaster Mike on the next album
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The way he said “who’s that dude in the corner?” sounded just like Adrock saying “well I’m that kid in the corner”
Shake Your Rump Beastie Boys hits hard
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If you want a Beasties song that features a fourth MC I would recommend 'Get It Together' which features Q-Tip. I've been really digging that song lately. It is on the same album(ill communication) that Sure Shot was on.
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Ill Communication is on of the greatest albums of all time ..for me they really grew on this album a fusion of Hip Hop Punk Rock Eastern
Some more bangers by them: Pass the Mic, New Style, Shake Your Rump, High Planes Drifter, B Boy Bouillabaisse, Sabotage Live on Letterman is amazing… too many to list 😎
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3 mcs and 1 dj rules. Get it Together has qtip from tribe called quest.
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Beastie’s always got the house parties going in the 90s
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In Berlin in the 80s and 90s we hear Beastie Boys, drive BMX, Skateboard, smoking Weed...... The best time of my life.
A trio of new York, old school punk rocker jews, turned world class old school hip hop artists. Gotta love 'em.
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Beastie Boys are 100% hip hop. Despite maintaining an old school approach to bars, their rhymes are always honest, and their beats are always fresh. It's what had kept them mainstream over the years and gotten them popular radio play. My 2 cents anyway.
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Old school hip-hop in its purest and best form unlike now days. It has definitely devolved
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Ya, they were signed, they practically started Def Jam, Adrock finding LL Cool Js demo, their first rap single was the 2nd release ever on Def Jam. Their debut album Licensed to ill was the first rap album to go #1 on the Billboards Top 200. They had a falling out and went and got signed by Capitol Records and the rest is history, platinum albums, #1 records, Grammy Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame etc etc..... they guys are the GOATs. Keep going down the rabbit hole, they didnt make bad music ever. Their 2nd album Paul's Boutique is the greatest album of all time, a sampling masterpiece that couldn't be duplicated today.
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People in the 90's knew how to party. "Social media" was being in front of someone having a good time with them. Laughing, talking.
BTW "the other guy" is DJ Hurricane. The Hurra! Hard to find, great record from DJ Hurricane.
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I primarily listen to punk, rock, and metal. But was raised off hip hop because my brother is a DJ (he’s 8 years older than me.) I listened to everything growing up. Beasties Boys is definitely one of those hip hop groups that I fell in love with over the years (i was born in ‘89.)
Like you said, they don’t stick in the box. They’re lyricism, flow, and production is definitely top tier shit.
Listen to all of the album “Paul’s Boutique.” An absolute classic, and it’s known to use HUNDREDS of samples. It’s such a sick album. They also have an amazing hardcore punk album, a jazzy album (both of which they play their own instruments)
Beastie Boys are definitely a slept on group when it comes to today’s rap/hiphop listeners.
Some other tracks you should look into are
“3 MC’s and 1 DJ”
“Shadrach”
“Shake Your Rump”
“Paul Revere”
“Too Many Rappers (feat. NaS)”
“So What’cha Want”
There’s so many gems from them.
R.I.P. MCA
This tape/CD came out in 1994. The Beastie Boys came out in the early 1980s and also help LL. Cool J get his break in the Rap game.
My first time hearing Beastie Boys was the song
Fight for Your Right (1986)
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First time I heard them was in 1985 hearing She's On It from the Krush Groove movie soundtrack. That song is a total banger.
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Of course they’re hip-hop. And the greatest to ever do it.
Shake your Rump is my favorite 😊 then this one!! Theyre old school hip hop and gave LLCoolJ his big break. Young man there aint nothing wrong with asking, best way to learn is to enquire😊
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Beastie Boys always on vacation
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1986. First cassette tape I ever bought so we could thump it on the Pioneer.
They sampled Led Zeppelin and this rocker chick was hooked.
54 and have never looked back.💜
great reaction - I love hearing a young buck enjoying great music from the past!
I've been on the beasties since the mid 80s. I love em...you seem pretty cool too😊
Back in the day we were just expressing ourselves. Rule number 1 be yourself.
DJ Hurricane is in the video because that is his voice over the phone on the actual recording. They just called him up from the studio and got him to spit his lyrics on the line.
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Yeah bro, you're on the right track family..💪🔥😎👍🍸
Awsome just awsome...
Always have been and will continue to be a fan
Just subscribed brother. Been a fan of the B Boys since '86., yeah I'm getting old🤷♂️💯🤣. LOVE your reactions and you discovering absolute greatness! Listen to B Boys Paul's Boutique, start to finish, trust meee! It's a groundbreaking album, that couldn't be made today. Stay blessed ✌🤘
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If you are looking for a fourth MC check out "Too Many Rappers" featuring NAS
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First time hearing the Boys - Boys Entering Anarchist States Toward Internal Excellence... lol... was on MTV in '86 "You Gotta Fight..." video. Bought License To Ill the next day, been in my top 5 since! "3 MCs And One DJ", and Paul's Boutique from star to finish a total vibe.
You'll love their Glasgow concert which was shown Live on Mtv
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4th guy is their DJ, DJ Hurricane. They do have a few tracks with features "Get it Together feat. Q-tip", "Don't Play no Game that I Can't Win feat. Santi Gold", "Too Many Rappers feat. Nas" Also these guys make their own beats they are signed by they do everything on their own. videos, beats, recording, everything.
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Shout out to DJ Hurricane!
Love hearing your enthusiasm for these guys. I was 16 when their first album, licensed to ill, came out--i grew up with them. I didn't take them seriously until their 2nd album, Paul's boutique, came out. You need to listen to that album start to finish with a good pair of headphones. It's insane. Over 100 samples on that album alone! They teamed up with the Dust Brothers who were the sampling kings at the time. There are videos on TH-cam that go through literally every sample used... it's a must watch. No other band in history sampled like these guys.
Another cool fact about the beasties is they were a hardcore punk band before turning to rap. You can definitely hear that foundation on many of their songs.
You make me so happy! Thanks for this one, I love it! Thanks for what you do. May your views and likes always be equal.
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Keep up the good work!
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Truth!!
Hurricane!
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These boys were my first introduction to hip hop.
I had their first album on cassette in ‘87.
Just chillin - the Beastie's are music and life, they didn't think of hip-hop or whites, but just did their thing... we did, they did.. it was a culture!
that little sample in there "A yes indeed it's funtime" was a sample of Mom's Mabley a female comedian from back in the 70s with a gravely cigaretty voice who was BLUE AF (dirty comedy) check out "Pipe Layin' Dan, Helluva Man" hysterical...
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Get It Together from Ill Communication will change your life.
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He’s there DJ
I think the first Beastie Boys video I ever saw was Sabotage. It came on at like 2am during Insomniac Music Theater on VH1. Been a huge fan ever since.
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Hip Hop was better back in the day. Something has changed over the last few years. Bring back the fun and positive vibe Hip Hop!
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It's the Beatles of MC's..🍸👍🔥
They released their first Hip Hop single in 1983 when hip hop was little more that a seed that just sprouted.
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I like your respect. I literally grew listening to them.
Got to know Beastie Boys about 1987. Got out of hip hop in the mid -90s.
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Check out Atmosphere
“Yesterday”
“Sunshine”
“Scapegoat”
Fun rap ended with Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby got back...when Dr Dre and Snoop dropped Nothing but a G thang....started gangsta style rap and it all went from fun stories and awesome beats/scratching to violence, girls, money derogatory lyrics and so on...🙄 rap use to be fun and party friendly
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The fourth guy in the video was their DJ at the time, DJ Hurricane, he later went on to be in two other groups... Solo Sounds and The Afros, and recorded three solo albums featuring many well-known artists such as Xzibit, Public Enemy, Kool G Rap, Black Thought, Papoose and Talib Kweli.
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I first heard them in 1986 and still listen today. I listen to new hip hop as well. I'm into Danny Brown, Kendrick, Cole, Run the Jewels, Homeboy Sandman, Aesop Rock, Murs, MF DOOM, and local Miami Bass type rap.
Old school FTW
New stuff is something else - armed druged up rich people w autotune, hate - no fun, no play
Watched them live in 1999 on the Hello Nasty tour, one of the best concerts i've ever been to...
Every album, every track is high quality beats and bars that make them still on top of old school hip-hop today
I hope to see the day when artists start a revival of fun old school hip-hop.
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Hipp of the hops (:
If u want beasties with a feature, they are rare. They only work with rap legends (and Santigold). Try "Get It Together" by Beastie Boys ft. Q-Tip or "So Whatcha Want" had a version with Cypress Hill
Bro thank you for asking.. Speaking and saying things(rap) is always close to a soulful expression, compared to instruments, singing and making stuff up..Rap is fresh of the brain, close to the body, and they did some NY friendship thing. Its hones. I hate it when its compromised by the market.. even more then other music. Makes sense right? Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence are from 83.
The Beasties are the Definition of hip hop not Bragging Cars or s hit like that
Beastie boys started as a punk band in 77 and started in hip hop like 79ish but ogs. You want a feature do the nas one it's really good
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Saw these guys at the lollapalooza tour in like ‘94 or something then a couple years before MCA passed. The B Boys were badass and played their own instruments. Personal favs are Sure Shot, Finger-Licking Good and for a deep cut, Bodhisattva Vow.
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Hip Hop died in the early 2000's.
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Autotune
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Mumblecore
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Thanks for the content. Love seeing younger adults jam to the stuff of my youth, Music has gone down hill. So much today just seems like a bad audio book over a computer created beat 1love
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November 15th 1986 I waited in line at tower records for 4 hours Seattle Washington I was 15
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Checkout Pass The Mic it's a banger
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If you want to hear the Beasties with a guest rapper featured, check out Too Many Rappers and Get It Together. Each features a rap legend.
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DJ Hurricane who did the record scratching on the songs is calling each of the 3 Beastie Boys (Mike D, MCA & Ad Rock) up to the mic to do their part in this video. The song Sure Shot is off their 4th album ILL COMMUNICATION in 1994. Their 1st album LICENCE TO ILL came out in 1986. You can't go wrong with any song on that 1 really (it's my fav). But they were making music from the 1980s to the 2000s--so you have a LOT of material to go through. Looking at what you've already reacted to, everything you've done so far was from albums in the 1990s (so the middle of their discography).
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3 mcs and 1 DJ. They started with Rick Rubin on turn tables, then DJ, Hurricane was their DJ for a few years until Mix Master Mike took over their last 15 years. They also have Mario C. for the keyboards on a couple albums. When Beastie Boys started in 1978, they had more members. Including Kate Shellenbach on drums. The beasties are an amalgum of the Beastie Boys and The young and the Useless(adrocks earlier band) Beasties 1978-2012. Just like watching basketball ONLY when Jordan played., The ONLY hip hop I could listen to was Run Dmc and the Beastie Boys.
THE DJ doesn't rap. he spins the records.
These guys had the 1st platinum selling rap album EVER! True pioneers. They continued to put to shame the likes of 3rd bass, R. Van winkle and Eminem. They were the band that STARTED DEF JAM RECORDS, then they left them after the first album (they got screwed out of a lot of money) The Beasties are one of the rare RAP groups that actually can and do play guitar, drums and bass on albums. If you do not play a musical instrument, you are not a musician. These guys are from Low East side of Manhattan(Adam Horowitcz and Michael Diamond--Ad rock and mike d) and Brooklyn Heights (MCA-Adam Yauch)
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If you want good Beastie Boys songs, featuring other rappers, check out the song get it together beastie boys featuring Q-tip, or check out too many rappers, which features Nas
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I skimmed comments and saw folks told you a bunch about their career details that you'd asked. I didn't see the mention, forgive if someone already said about where from: just 3 sweet, humble, well-behaved Jewish punk boys from Manhattan and Brooklyn. NYC in the 80s was even more a musical melting pot than it is today, you had genres and people listening and boosting each other musically massively. - Heck, the 80s itself everywhere in the US (and beyond, the UK very came out massively strong in the mix) were a huge musical cross-genre explosion. The Beastie Boys sprung out of that in hip-hop.
LOL, yeah, "You can't..." is from them!
Mike D is the one who was blond in this video.
MCA was the lowest voiced with the chin beard.
Ad-Rock was the one with highest voice in the group.
The guy you wondered about as others have said was DJ Hurricane, their DJ during this time.
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I need you to do one of the Greatest!!! BEASTIE BOYS NAS - TOO MANY RAPPERS
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I really became aware of rap when Yo! MTV Raps debuted in 88, when I was 13-14. Before that, it was hit or miss, with R&B dominating American Black music, at least in South Dallas. I became a real fan between KRS 1's 'Otta Here' and Wu-Tang Clan's 'Triumph'.
As far as rap today, it's the same as always... commercial music usually stinks, but gold is there if you look.
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I'm thatt kid in the corner.🔥
I'm pretty sure they said it first. I grew up listening to them. So cool that you are checking them out. They know how to have good time. Check out Paul Revere also. And, that jacket is dope.
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You gotta check out Paul Revere, no official video, audio only. Some of the best storytelling there is. Also, for some serious silliness, check out Hey Ladies.
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they were hiphop till the very end.
i can't call rap of today hiphop, i feel that would be an insult to hiphop.
there are a couple of cats today that really are hiphop, harry mack being number one on that list. props to KRS-ONE for staying hiphop al throughout his long career.
DUDE IS DJ HURRICANE!!!!!! wanna gear him rap??? LOOK UP THE AFROS!!!!!! he was their dj for many years!!!!
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They started out as a Punk Rock band, then transitioned into hip-hop. They surprised me with that, but we all rolled with it and they pulled it off. Was a cool time to be alive. You kids today are missing out. Ya'll done fucked everything up with all the ego shit. Lol
You should do a reaction video to Hip Hop DX video called "The greatest group ever" it will school you on them fastest and best. You won't believe how far back and legit they are!
Loved your reaction! Check Your Head and Ill Communication are my favorites of their albums. If you havent already checked out Get It Togethet (featuring Q-Tip). The “extra” guy is DJ Hurricane
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Check for "3 MCs and One DJ." It's LIVE. One take. A MASTERCLASS and it's the SH.
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Live for the Mtv music awards as their performance, 1dj, 1 record, no beat machine, 1 take. In the "Studio" they started in
Millennial me thinks we had best music.I had Nirvana and D12.We had gangsta paradise and Britney.
It’s devolved …you come correct.
10:52 DJ Hurricane
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Please, do Digital Undergrounds "Underwater Rhymes."
Im a 50 yr old metal head in NYC...if you can't recognize the BB as a powerhouse in holding og hip-hop down in the 5 Boroughs for DECADES 😎 as "goat like"...ur straight racist...no lie...beats n flows like no other..no beefs..no gang shit...fun...fat! beats n rhymes...try B-BOYBOULIABAISS..TO many bangers to list..👍🔥🔥🔥💥yo...MixMasterMike was so diesel he had to get OUT of the game..was destroying competitions World Wide... Everyone asked him to quit ..no lie....lol...Dominating!
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Check out "The new Style" back to back w "Intergalactic"
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If you want to see them with more of a feature, check out "Too Many Rappers" ft. Nas.
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I might be an old idiot BUT, I feel like LoFi is easy listening for my generation.
@LilJitBigDreamz: you need to react to HipHop DX's "Beastie Boys: The Greatest Group Of All Time" all questions will be answered.
Theyre from Brooklyn
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DJ Hurricane
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