when i was 12, which was in 1986, my mother surprisingly let me purchase the beastie boys’ licensed to ill. it might even been with my own money?!? who knows? but to say that record was a musical awakening would be a huge understatement. sure, i was 12 and didnt get all the references, or [...]
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Ever since the untimely death of Adam Yauch last week, tributes of all kinds have been poring in from all corners of the media and Internet. This has also, not surprisingly, tremendously helped out sales of Beastie Boys albums and s... Read Post
The video: More than 25 years after their classic album License to Ill and the smash video for "Fight for Your Right (To Party)," the Beastie Boys are still producing some of the most inventive music videos. For their latest single,... Read Post
The Beastie Boys was already a rap phenomenon when the group's raunchy debut Licensed to Ill dropped in 1986. But the New York trio became a hip-hop legend after the brilliant, sample-based production of its 1989 follow-up, Paul's B... Read Post