Beastie Boys
Biography
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.. 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.
Top Albums |
1. Hello Nasty
| 2. Licensed to ..
| 3. Paul's Bouti..
| 4. Check Your H..
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6. Solid Gold H..
| 7. Ill Communic..
| 8. To the 5 Bor..
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11. Paul's Bouti..
| 12. Hot Sauce Co..
| 13. The Mix-Up
| 14. Some Old B**..
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16. Hot Sauce Co..
| 17. Check Your H..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Brass Monkey | Licensed to Ill | 2:37 | $1.29 | |
2. | No Sleep Till Brooklyn | Licensed to Ill | 4:06 | $1.29 | |
3. | Fight for Your Right | Licensed to Ill | 3:27 | $1.29 | |
4. | Paul Revere | Licensed to Ill | 3:40 | $1.29 | |
5. | Intergalactic | Beastie Boys Anthology - Th.. | 3:32 | $1.29 | |
6. | Girls | Licensed to Ill | 2:14 | $1.29 | |
7. | Sabotage | Beastie Boys Anthology - Th.. | 2:59 | $1.29 | |
8. | So What'cha Want | Beastie Boys Anthology - Th.. | 3:37 | $1.29 | |
9. | Sabotage | Ill Communication | 2:58 | $1.29 | |
10. | She's Crafty | Licensed to Ill | 3:35 | $1.29 | |
11. | Intergalactic | Hello Nasty | 3:51 | $1.29 | |
12. | So What'Cha Want | Check Your Head | 3:37 | $1.29 | |
13. | Rhymin' and Stealin' | Licensed to Ill | 4:08 | $1.29 | |
14. | (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To.. | Def Jam Recordings - Let Th.. | 3:28 | $1.29 | |
15. | Hold It Now, Hit It | Licensed to Ill | 3:26 | $1.29 | |
16. | Sure Shot | Beastie Boys Anthology - Th.. | 3:20 | $1.29 | |
17. | Slow and Low | Licensed to Ill | 3:38 | $1.29 | |
18. | Make Some Noise | Hot Sauce Committee Part Tw.. | 3:30 | $1.29 | |
19. | Ch-Check It Out | To the 5 Boroughs | 3:12 | $1.29 | |
20. | Sure Shot | Ill Communication | 3:19 | $1.29 | |
21. | Time to Get Ill | Licensed to Ill | 3:37 | $1.29 | |
22. | Posse In Effect | Licensed to Ill | 2:26 | $1.29 | |
23. | New Style | Licensed to Ill | 4:35 | $1.29 | |
24. | Body Movin' | Hello Nasty | 3:03 | $1.29 | |
25. | Benny & the Jets | Beastie Boys Anthology - Th.. | 4:06 | $1.29 | |
Top Music Videos |
1. No Sleep Till...
| 2. Hold It Now, ...
| 3. (You Gotta) F...
| 4. She's On It
| 5. Brass Monkey ...
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6. Sabotage
| 7. Intergalactic
| 8. Make Some Noi...
| 9. Hey Ladies
| 10. So What'cha W...
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11. Sure Shot
| 12. Don't Play No...
| 13. Root Down
| 14. Brass Monkey ...
| 15. Don't Play No...
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16. Three MCs and...
| 17. Alive
| 18. Body Movin'
| 19. Pass the Mic
| 20. Shake Your Ru...
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