Beastie Boys

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Left to right: Mike D, Adrock and MCA.
Background information
Origin	New York City, New York, USA
Genre(s)	Hip hop, Punk, Rock, Rapcore
Years active	1981–Present
Label(s)	Def Jam Recordings Grand Royal Records Capitol Records
Associated acts	Nathaniel Hörnblowér BS 2000
Website	http://www.beastieboys.com/
Members
Mike D Adrock MCA Mix Master Mike
Former members
John Berry DJ Hurricane Doctor Dre Kate Schellenbach Rick Rubin

The Beastie Boys are a hip hop group from the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan.

The Beastie Boys have had unusually long lived international critical acclaim and commercial success. They are one of the longest-lived hip-hop acts, whose rock-and-punk-influenced rap has had a significant impact on artists in and outside of the hip hop community. Their recordings and live performances often include MCing, funk, jazz and rock.

The three main members of the Beastie Boys are of Jewish heritage.^[1]. They are well known for their rapidly changing and often experimental musical style (which is generally considered risky in popular music), jocular and flippant attitude toward interviews and interviewers, obscure cultural references and intentional corniness in their lyrics, and performing in highly unique matching suits.

Contents 1 History 1.1 The early days 1.2 Licensed to Ill: 1984–1987 1.3 Paul's Boutique/Check Your Head: 1988–1992 1.4 Ill Communication: 1993–1996 1.5 Hello Nasty: 1998–2001 1.6 To the 5 Boroughs: 2002–present 2 As a band 3 Influence 4 Cultural references 5 Sampling Lawsuit 6 Quotes 7 Band members 8 Media 9 Discography 9.1 Albums 9.2 Compilations 9.3 EPs 9.4 Singles 9.5 Unreleased discography 9.6 Album Ranks 9.7 Videography 10 External links 11 References

[edit] History

[edit] The early days

Beastie Boys came together in 1979 as a punk band called The Young Aborigines.^[2] In 1981 Adam Yauch (MCA) joined the group and changed the name to Beastie Boys. The name "Beastie" originally stood for "Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Internal Excellence," and the initials B.B. intended to mimic Washington DC punk band Bad Brains. The band's original line-up consisted of Adam Yauch on bass, Kate Schellenbach on drums, John Berry on guitar, and Michael Diamond (Mike D) on vocals. Their first gig was at Berry's house on Yauch's 17th birthday. The band quickly earned support slots for Bad Brains and Reagan Youth at venues such as CBGB and Max's Kansas City, playing at the latter venue on its closing night. That same year, the Beastie Boys recorded the 7" EP Pollywog Stew at 171A studios.

John Berry left the group (later forming Thwig) and was replaced by Adam Horovitz (Ad-rock)—who had previously played in the punk band, The Young and the Useless in 1983. The band also performed its first rap track, Cooky Puss, based on a prank call by the group to Carvel Ice Cream. The song became a hit in New York underground dance clubs upon its release.

[edit] Licensed to Ill: 1984–1987

It was during this period that Def Jam record producer Rick Rubin entered the picture and the Beastie Boys changed from a punk rock outfit to a three-man rap crew. The band released the 12" single, Rock Hard, in 1984—the second record released by Def Jam that credited Rubin as producer. Soon after Rubin's arrival, Schellenbach developed creative differences with the band, citing her friction with Rubin. It was believed that Rubin objected to Schellenbach's place in the band as she did not fit the hip hop image to which the band aspired. Schellenbach went on to join Luscious Jackson in 1991.

In 1985, the band supported Madonna on her North American Virgin tour. Later in the year, the group was on the Raising Hell tour with Run DMC, Whodini, LL Cool J, and the Timex Social Club. With their exposure on this tour, the track "Hold It Now, Hit It" made Billboard's national R&B and Dance charts. The track "She's on It" from the Krush Groove soundtrack continued in a rap/metal vein while a double A-side 12", "Paul Revere/The New Style," was released at the end of the year and became another R&B/dance hit.

The band recorded Licensed to Ill in 1986 and released the album at the end of the year. It was a smash success, becoming the best selling rap album of the 1980s and the first rap album to go #1 on the Billboard album chart, where it stayed for five weeks. It also reached #2 on the Urban album charts. It was Columbia Records' fastest selling debut record to date and sold over five million copies. The first single from the album, "Fight for Your Right," reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the video (directed by Ric Menello) became an MTV staple.

The band took the Licensed to Ill tour around the world the following year with Public Enemy as the opening act. The tour was controversial, featuring female members of the crowd dancing in cages and a giant motorized inflatable penis similar to one used by The Rolling Stones in the 1970s. The tour was troubled by lawsuits and arrests, with the band accused of provoking the crowd. In the United Kingdom, alleged insults supposedly aimed at leukemia victims almost resulted in the band being kicked out of the country—though the Beastie Boys maintain that the incident was an exaggeration of actual events resulting when the band politely declined to sign an autograph.

After the success of Licensed to Ill, the Beasties parted ways with Def Jam and ended their relationship with Rick Rubin to sign with Capitol Records. Allegedly, Rubin had been urging Ad Rock to focus on a solo career, which caused friction between him and the band.^{[citation needed]}

A bootleg album featuring original demos of all the tracks from the final version of licensed to ill plus removed track "The Scenario" was released entitled "Original Ill" (also known as licensed to ill def jam master demos) in 1998.

[edit] Paul's Boutique/Check Your Head: 1988–1992

The group matured with their second album, Paul's Boutique, produced by the Dust Brothers and Matt Dike. Recorded in 1988, this extremely sample-heavy opus is still considered one of the strongest works by the Beasties. It is also considered a landmark in hip hop recordings due to its intricate use of multi-layering [1] and large array of samples.

The album was released in 1989 by Capitol Records, after the falling out between the Boys and Def Jam. It failed to match the sales of Licensed to Ill, reaching #14 on the Billboard 200 and #10 on the Billboard R&B charts. The lead single, "Hey Ladies," reached #36 on the Billboard 100 and #10 on the R&B charts. Rolling Stone would describe the album as "the Pet Sounds/Dark Side of the Moon of hip hop." Paul's Boutique would eventually sell a million albums, despite the initially weak commercial reception.

The follow-up album, Check Your Head, was recorded in the band's own "G-Son" studio in Atwater Village, California and released on its Grand Royal record label. The band played the instruments on this album, with Mike D on drums, Yauch on bass, Horovitz on guitar and Mark Ramos Nishita ("Keyboard Money Mark") on keyboards. Mario Caldato Jr. ("Mario C") engineered the record and would become a longtime collaborator.

Check Your Head was released in 1992 and went double platinum in the U.S., reaching a peak of #10 on the Billboard 200. The single "So What'cha Want" reached #93 on the Billboard 100 and made both the urban and modern rock charts while the album's first single "Pass the Mic" became a hit in dance clubs. The album also introduced a more experimental direction, with funk and jazz inspired songs including "Lighten Up" and "Something's Got To Give." Hardcore punk even made its reappearance with "Time For Livin'." The Beastie Boys signed an eclectic roster of artists to the Grand Royal label including Luscious Jackson, Sean Lennon and promising Australian artist Ben Lee. The Beastie Boys owned Grand Royal Records until 2001 when it was then sold for financial reasons. Grand Royal's first independent release was Luscious Jackson's album In Search of Manny in 1993.

The Beastie Boys also published Grand Royal Magazine, with the first edition in 1993 featuring a cover story on Bruce Lee, artwork by George Clinton, and interviews with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and A Tribe Called Quest MC Q-Tip. The 1995 issue of the magazine contained a memorable piece on the "mullet." The Oxford English Dictionary cites this as the first published use of the term, along with the lyrics from the Beasties' 1994 song "Mullet Head". The OED says that the term was "apparently coined, and certainly popularized, by U.S. hip-hop group the Beastie Boys."[2] Grand Royal Magazine is also responsible for giving British band Sneaker Pimps their name.

[edit] Ill Communication: 1993–1996

Ill Communication, released in 1994, saw the Beastie Boys' return to the top of the charts when the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 & peaked at #2 on the R&B/ hip hop album chart. The single "Sabotage" became a hit on the modern rock charts and the music video, directed by Spike Jonze, received extensive play on MTV. "Get It Together" reached Top 10 of the Billboard dance charts and also became an urban hit while "Sure Shot" was a dance hit. Some Old Bullshit, featuring the band's early independent material, made #50 on the Billboard independent charts.

The Beastie Boys headlined at Lollapalooza—an American travelling music festival—in 1994, together with The Smashing Pumpkins. In addition, the band performed three concerts (in Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington D.C.) to raise money for the Milarepa Fund and dedicated the royalties from "Shambala" and "Bodhisattva Vow" from the Ill Communication album to the cause. The Milarepa Fund aims to raise awareness of Tibetan human rights issues and the exile of the Dalai Lama. In 1996, Yauch organized the Tibetan Freedom Concert, a two-day festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco that attracted 100,000 people.

In 1995, the popularity of the Beastie Boys was underlined when tickets for an arena tour went on sale in the U.S. and sold out within a few minutes. One dollar from each ticket sold went to local charities. The Beastie Boys toured South America and Southeast Asia for the first time. The band also released Aglio e Olio, a collection of eight songs lasting for just eleven minutes harking back to their punk roots, in 1995. The In Sound From Way Out!, a collection of previously released jazz/funk instrumentals, was released on Grand Royal in 1996 with the title and artwork an homage to an album by electronic pop music pioneers Perrey and Kingsley.

[edit] Hello Nasty: 1998–2001

The Beastie Boys returned to New York City in 1997 to produce and record the album Hello Nasty. The album displayed a substantial shift in musical feel, with the departure of DJ Hurricane. He was replaced by Mix Master Mike, who added to the Beasties' sound with his kinetic DJ style. Released July 14, 1998, Hello Nasty clocked first week sales of nearly 700,000 in the U.S. and went straight to #1 in the U.S., the UK, Germany, Australia, Holland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The album achieved #2 rank in the charts in Canada and Japan, and was in the Top Ten in Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Finland, France, and Israel.

The Beastie Boys won two Grammy Awards in 1999, receiving the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album for Hello Nasty as well as the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Intergalactic". This was the first, and as of 2005, the only time that a band has won awards in both rap and alternative categories.

Also at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) they won the highly coveted Video Vanguard Award for their contribution to music videos. The following year at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards they also won the award for Best Hip Hop Video for their hit song "Intergalactic". The Beastie Boys used both appearances at the Video Music Awards to make politically-charged speeches of considerable length to the sizable MTV audiences.

The Beastie Boys started an arena tour in 1998. Through Ian C. Rogers, the band made live downloads of their performances available for their fans but were temporarily thwarted when Capitol Records removed them from its website. The Beastie Boys was one of the first bands who made mp3 downloads available on their website; they got a high level of response and public awareness as a result including a published article in The Wall Street Journal on the band's efforts.

The 1999 Tibetan Freedom Concerts featured shows in East Troy, Wisconsin, Sydney, Tokyo, and Amsterdam. On 28 September 1999, the Beastie Boys joined Elvis Costello to play "Radio, Radio" on the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live.

The Beastie Boys released The Sounds of Science, a two-CD anthology of their works in 1999. This album reached #19 on the Billboard 200, #18 in Canada, #6 on the Internet sales charts, and #14 on the R&B/Hip Hop charts. The one new song, the single "Alive," reached #11 on the Billboard's Modern Rock chart.

In the years following the release of Hello Nasty the group launched their official website which underwent several transformations eventually culminating in one of the most popular recording artist related websites on the internet.

In 2000, the Beastie Boys had planned to headline the "Rhyme and Reason" tour with Rage Against the Machine, but the tour was canceled when drummer Mike D suffered a serious injury due to a bicycle accident. The official diagnosis was fifth degree acromioclavicular joint dislocation; he needed surgery and extensive rehabilitation. By the time he recovered, Rage Against the Machine had disbanded.

Adam "Ad-rock" Horovitz's side project BS 2000 released Simply Mortified in 2001.

[edit] To the 5 Boroughs: 2002–present

The band increased its level of political activism after the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001, organizing and headlining the New Yorkers Against Violence Concert in October 2001. Funds from the concert went towards the New York Women's Foundation Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Association for New Americans (NYANA).

In 2002, the Beastie Boys started building a new studio facility, Oscilloscope, in downtown Manhattan, New York and started work on a new album. The band released a protest song, "In A World Gone Mad," against the 2003 Iraq war as a free download on several websites, including the Milarepa website, the MTV website, MoveOn.org, and Win Without War. It became the most downloaded track during April 2003. The 19th and 20th Tibetan Freedom Concerts were held in Tokyo and Taipei, the Beastie Boys' first Taiwan appearance. Beastie Boys also headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Their single, "Ch-Check It Out," debuted on The O.C. in "The Vegas" episode from Season 1 which aired April 28, 2004.

To The 5 Boroughs was released worldwide on June 15, 2004. It was the first album the Beastie Boys produced themselves and reached #1 on the Billboard album charts, #2 in the UK and Australia, and #3 in Germany. The first single from the album, "Ch-Check It Out", reached #1 in Canada and the US Modern Rock Tracks, #2 on the world internet download charts, and #3 on a composite world modern rock chart.

The album was the cause of some controversy with allegations that it installed spyware when inserted into the CD drive of a computer. [3] The band has denied this allegation, defending that there is no copy protection software on the albums sold in the US and UK. While there is Macrovision CDS-200 copy protection software installed on European copies of the album, this is standard practice for all European releases on EMI/Capitol Records released in Europe, and it does not install spyware or any form of permanent software.

The band stated in the summer of 2006 that they are currently writing material for the next album and will likely be producing it themselves. [4] [5]

Adam Yauch has said he hopes the new album will be out Summer 2007. [6]

[edit] As a band

Ever since their early days as a hardcore band, the Beastie Boys have continued creating instrumental music in addition to the rap music for which they're most well-known. Their music ranges over many disparate genres, from punk rock and hardcore to funk and bossa nova. Such songs have been interspersed among the rap tracks on some of their major albums and have also been released in such collections as Aglio e Olio and The In Sound From Way Out!. The most common band setup features Mike D playing drums, Ad-Rock on guitar, and MCA on bass. According to the band, listening to funk music from the 70's that served as samples for Paul's Boutique (particularly The Meters) inspired them to start playing instruments again for Check Your Head.

[edit] Influence

The Beastie Boys are equally influential in rock and rap music history. Their blending of rap and punk rock genres could be seen as a precursor to the rapcore and nu metal genres of the late 1990s, such as Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park.

The band was also a leader in the use of sampling techniques, with Paul's Boutique being notable for its effective use of samples. The influence of this album can be seen on Beck's 1996 Odelay album (produced by the Dust Brothers, who also produced Paul's Boutique). Beck also sampled "So What'cha Want" on his song "E-Pro" from his 2005 Guero album.

The Beastie Boys have had four albums reach the top of the Billboard album charts (Licensed to Ill, Ill Communication, Hello Nasty and To The 5 Boroughs) since 1986.

A controversial concert in Columbus, Georgia in 1987 led to the passage of a lewdness ordinance in that city. [7]

In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked them #77 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.^[3]

[edit] Cultural references

• The "Sabotage" music video parodied 1970s police dramas, shot to resemble the opening credits of such a show.
• The "Intergalactic" video featured a giant robot causing destruction by fighting a giant squid-like creature in a city while popping, in a parody of Japanese Kaiju films, as well as the various franchises of the Power Rangers. Various scenes are filmed in the Tokyo subway system in which they wear the bright uniforms of (Koji) Japanese street construction workers.
• The "Body Moving" Music Video is clearly a spoof on 1960s Spy and Crimefighter films and TV shows, notably James Bond and Batman, and directly parodies Danger: Diabolik.
• The "Gratitude" music video references Pink Floyd's early concert film Live at Pompeii.
• The matching tracksuits worn by the band in their post-Hello Nasty stage performances, and projected images of New York trains and spraypaint graffiti murals, represent a retrospective incorporation of Old School hip hop culture.
• In the series Futurama, the Beastie Boys are lampooned for releasing albums slowly with the following exchange with main character, Philip J. Fry:

Fry: Back in the 20th century, I had all five of your albums.

Adam Horovitz: That was a thousand years ago! Now we got seven.

Fry: Cool. Can I borrow the new ones? And a couple of blank tapes?

Nevertheless, in the ninth episode of the first season, Mike D and Ad-rock provide the voices for themselves (though their characters were but heads preserved in jars). Additionally, the viewer is treated to a humorously "live" performance of "Intergalactic" (quite obviously the album version), as well as a harmonised, a cappella version of "Sabotage". The ending credits also featured King Ad-Rock and Mike D performing a shout out to the show's characters over the Futurama theme song.

• Their song "Brass Monkey" was referenced in the Lucasarts adventure game, "Escape From Monkey Island", in which there was a small brass monkey powering a furnace. When examined, the line, "Brass Monkey, That Funky Monkey" can be heard.
• Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered "Brass Monkey" as a Lounge style song on their 2005 album Aperitif for Destruction.
• British comedian Tony Hawks recorded the song, "Stutter Rap (No Sleep 'Til Bedtime)" under the pseudonym of "Morris Minor and the Majors" as a send up of the Beastie Boys' then image. It became a major hit in the UK reaching #4 and #1 in Australia.
• Doctor Demento played a parody of their song "Girls", titled "Squirrels" and credited to the Beastly Boys, on his radio show.

[edit] Sampling Lawsuit

In 2003, Beastie Boys were involved in the landmark sampling decision, Newton v. Diamond. In that case, a Federal Judge ruled that the band was not liable for sampling James Newton's "Choir" in their track, "Pass the Mic". The sample used is the unmistakable six-second flute stab used in the song. In short, the Beasties cleared the sample but only obtained the rights to use the sound recording and not the composition rights to the song "Choir". In the decision, the judge found that "when viewed in relation to Newton's composition as a whole, the sampled portion is neither quantitatively nor qualitatively significant... Because Beastie Boys' use of the sound recording was authorized, the sole basis of Newton's infringement action is his remaining copyright interest in the 'Choir' composition. We hold today that Beastie Boys' use of a brief segment of that composition, consisting of three notes separated by a half-step over a background C note, is not sufficient to sustain a claim for copyright infringement."[8]

[edit] Quotes

The Beastie Boys are known for giving outrageously false answers to interviewers and not taking their celebrity status too seriously. However, they are also known for making major contributions to politically charged causes and using opportunities to speak before a wide audience to make political statements. The following quote is one such example:

Uh. It's kind of a rare opportunity that we get to speak to this many people at once. So uh, if you guys will forgive me I just want to speak my mind for a while.

I think it was a real mistake that the U.S. chose to fire missiles into the Middle East. I think that was a huge mistake. And I think that it's very important that the United States start to look towards non-violent means of resolving conflicts. Because I think... hold on... Hold on, give me one second here. Because I feel that those bombings that took place in the Middle East were thought of as a retaliation by the terrorists. And if we thought of what we did as retaliation, soon we're going to find more retaliation from people in the Middle East - uh, from terrorists specifically, I should say, because most middle eastern people are not terrorists.

And. I think... that's another thing that America really needs to think about is our racism. Racism that comes from the United States toward Muslim people and towards Arabic people and that's something that has to stop. And the United States has to start respecting people from the Middle East in order to find a solution to the problem that's been building up over many years.

So I thank everyone for your patience and letting me speak my mind on that.

-Adam Yauch at the 1998 Video Music Awards

[edit] Band members

Regular members (as of 2005):

• Michael Diamond, aka Mike D, born November 20, 1965;
• Adam Yauch, aka MCA, born August 5, 1964;
• Adam Horovitz, aka King Ad-Rock, born October 31, 1966; and
• Michael Schwartz, aka Mix Master Mike, born April 4, 1970.

Other contributing members:

• Wendell Fite, aka DJ Hurricane (DJ)
• Mario Caldato Junior, aka Mario C (producer/engineer)
• Mark Ramos-Nishita, aka Money Mark (keyboards, vocals, carpentry)
• Eric Bobo (percussion)
• John King and Mike Simpson (DJ EZ-Mike) aka The Dust Brothers (producers)
• Rick Rubin (producer and original DJ)
• Amery Smith, aka AWOL (drums)
• Alfredo Ortiz (percussion)
• Doctor Dre (DJ in early years) (Not to be confused with the Los Angeles rapper and producer Dr. Dre)
• Eugene Gore (violin)

[edit] Media

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Licensed to Ill (1986) Def Jam 9x Platinum #1 US	Paul's Boutique (1989) Capitol Records 2x Platinum #14 US	Check Your Head (1992) Grand Royal 2x Platinum #10 US	Ill Communication (1994) Grand Royal 3x Platinum #1 US
Hello Nasty (1998) Grand Royal 3x Platinum #1 US	To the 5 Boroughs (2004) Capitol Records Platinum #1 US

[edit] Compilations

Some Old Bullshit (1994) Grand Royal #32 US

The In Sound From Way Out! (1996) Grand Royal

The Sounds of Science (1999) Capitol Records 2x Platinum #1 US

Solid Gold Hits (2005) Capitol Records

[edit] EPs

Pollywog Stew (1982) Ratcage	Cooky Puss (1983) Ratcage	Rock Hard (1984) Def Jam	Aglio e Olio (1995) Grand Royal Records
Root Down (1995) Capitol Records Gold #8 US	Love American Style EP (1998) Grand Royal Records

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions					Album
		US Hot 100	US Modern Rock	US Hot Hip Hop	US Hot Dance	UK
1985	"Rock Hard"						Rock Hard
1986	"The New Style"	-	-	-	-	-	Licensed to Ill
1986	"Hold It, Now Hit It"	-	-	55	-	27	Licensed to Ill
1986	"Paul Revere"	-	-	34	-	-	Licensed to Ill
1987	"The New Style" / "Paul Revere"	-	-	-	41	-	Licensed to Ill
1987	"Brass Monkey"	7	-	2	-	-	Licensed to Ill
1987	"Fight for Your Right"	7	-	-	-	11	Licensed to Ill
1987	"No Sleep Till Brooklyn"	-	-	29	-	14	Licensed to Ill
1987	"She's On It"	-	-	-	-	10	Licensed to Ill
1987	"Girls" / "She's Crafty"	-	-	-	-	34	Licensed to Ill
1989	"Hey Ladies" / "Shake Your Rump"	-	-	-	15	-	Paul's Boutique
1989	"Hey Ladies"	36	18	10	-	-	Paul's Boutique
1989	"Shadrach"	-	-	-	-	-	Paul's Boutique
1992	"Pass The Mic"	-	-	-	-	-	Check Your Head
1992	"So What'cha Want"	93	22	18	-	-	Check Your Head
1992	"Jimmy James"	-	-	-	-	-	Check Your Head
1992	"Gratitude"	-	-	-	-	-	Check Your Head
1994	"Sabotage"	-	18	-	-	-	Ill Communication
1994	"Get It Together"	-	-	43	-	-	Ill Communication
1994	"Get It Together" / "Sabotage"	-	-	-	-	19	Ill Communication
1994	"Sure Shot"	-	-	-	-	27	Ill Communication
1995	"Root Down"	-	-	-	-	-	Ill Communication
1998	"Intergalactic"	28	4	-	-	5	Hello Nasty
1998	"Body Movin'"	-	-	-	-	15	Hello Nasty
1999	"The Negotiation Limerick File"	-	29	-	-	-	Hello Nasty
1999	"Remote Control" / "3 MCs And 1 DJ"	-	-	-	-	21	Hello Nasty
1999	"Alive"	-	11	-	-	28	The Sounds of Science
2003	"In A World Gone Mad"	-	-	-	-	-	(MP3 only)
2004	"Ch-Check It Out"	68	1	-	-	8	To the 5 Boroughs
2004	"Triple Trouble"	-	11	-	-	37	To the 5 Boroughs
2004	"Right Right Now Now"	-	-	41	12	-	To the 5 Boroughs
2005	"An Open Letter To NYC"	-	-	-	-	38	To the 5 Boroughs

[edit] Unreleased discography

Year	Title	Label
1996	Don't Mosh In The Ramen Shop (ECD)	Grand Royal / Turntable Media
1999	Country Mike's Greatest Hits	Grand Royal

The 1990 movie Pump Up the Volume also includes an unreleased track, "The Scenario", supposedly excluded from Licensed To Ill for being too explicit. The song is not included on the soundtrack and only makes a brief appearance in the movie. The track however is available in decent quality through bootleg demo compilation "original ill"

[edit] Album Ranks

Album	Rank
Licensed to Ill	9x Platinum
Paul's Boutique	2x Platinum
Check Your Head	3x Platinum
Ill Communication	3x Platinum
Hello Nasty	3x Platinum
Sounds of Science Anthology	2x Platinum
To The 5 Boroughs	Platinum

The Beastie Boys success has made them the highest selling Hip Hop "group" and the 4th highest selling Hip Hop artists behind Jay-Z, Eminem, and 2Pac (Tupac Shakur).

[edit] Videography

Year	Title	Label	Format
1987	"Licensed To Ill"	CBS / FOX	LD
1987	"Licensed To Ill"	CBS / FOX	VHS
1992	"The Skills To Pay The Bills"	Pioneer / Capitol	LD
1992	"The Skills To Pay The Bills"	Grand Royal	VHS
1994	"Sabotage"	PMI	VHS
1995	"Sabotage"	PMI / EMI	VCD
1997	"Sabotage"	Pioneer / Capitol	LD
1997	"Sabotage"	Grand Royal	DVD
2000	"Beastie Boys Video Anthology"	Grand Royal / The Criterion Collection	DVD
2006	"Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!"	ThinkFilm / Oscilliscope / Lions Gate	DVD

In addition to the above releases, The Criterion Collection issued a promotional DVD single of "Intergalactic" in 2000. There have also been some other promotional VHS and DVDs released by Capitol over the years, most notably the The Hiatus Is Back Off, Again DVD, released in the lead up to the release of To the 5 Boroughs. [[Media:

[edit] External links

• Beastie Boys Official Website
• Grand Royal Direct
• Capitol Records Capitol Records Beastie Boys page
• Beastie Boys' Lyrics- Annotated
• Beastiemania An unofficial information resource for all things Beastie
• Mic To Mic A site dedicated to the sharing of Beastie Boys news, music, and video.
• Future Rock Hall entry for Beastie Boys eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007
• BeastieBoysRemixes.com Taco Zip's Beastie Boys remixes
• Phosphoros TT5B Full album remix
• BeastieMixes.com Beastie Boys remix hosting and downloads
• A website about the Beastie Boys' website
• Beastie Boys at inthemix.com.au

[edit] References

Beastie Boys

Mike D - Adrock - MCA

Discography

Albums: Licensed to Ill - Paul's Boutique - Check Your Head - Ill Communication - Hello Nasty - To the 5 Boroughs

EPs and compilations: Pollywog Stew - Cooky Puss - Rock Hard - Some Old Bullshit - Aglio e Olio - The In Sound from Way Out! - The Sounds of Science - Solid Gold Hits

Singles: Brass Monkey - Fight for Your Right - Hey Ladies - Sabotage - Intergalactic - Ch-Check It Out - Triple Trouble - Right Right Now Now

Related articles

Old school rap - Capitol Records - Mix Master Mike - Money Mark - DJ Hurricane - Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! - Grand Royal

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