In 1986, when RAP was still not catching on in the US, the Beasties came along (with Run DMC) in 1986 with the first platinum selling rap album, License to Ill. Although Fight for your right, was the big MTV hit, everyone in my rural farmland Pennsylvania high school knew, if you could not recite this song, you just were not cool. The Beasties were to rap what Elvis was to rhythm and blues. The took it from the streets of Brooklyn and launched it into radio and television worldwide.
You're blind! Yo you can't see; You need to wear some glasses, like D.M.C. A song just as relevant today as it was then. lol. “But with the rate of inflation you should eat your check”
Not only were they pioneers, musically, but culturally as well, The Beastie Boys influenced Rap Culture at the formative stage of nationwide popularity. A lot of what they did was adopted by others.
I had this memorized when I was 13, and I was living in Brownsville, TX, the very southern tip. I don’t understand how anyone could not love Beastie Boys.
Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but the beat for this song was created by Adam Yauch, MCA. He took the drum beat from the 808 drum machine and recorded it, then flipped it around backyards, and recorded it back to the multi-track to get the backwards drum beat you hear in the song. He had to do it old school because digital recording didn't exist yet. Also, the story goes that Run from RUN DMC, gave them the opening line for the song - "Now, here's a little story I got to tell . . .". It's the fictional tale of how the 3 members of the Beastie Boys met.
I'm still amazed how many rappers just don't realize the genius of the Beastie Boys. I'm old, grew up in the projects and heard all the early stuff - but they were one of the early hip hop artists that was accepted in the scene in the 80's and were rejected later on. They came up with so many innovations for the genre. Most OG know the Beastie Boys are HoF for a reason.
@@joeblow8206Nah, there are amazing MC’s today. You just have to look to the underground for the most part. The problem with all music today is the market is flooded. Anybody with a smartphone can record and release an album and get it out into the entire world within seconds. Lots of junk to sift through, but at the same time there is a lot of buried treasure if you have the patience.
Same here the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s music was way better than 99% of the crap today. Plus we had free speech, logic, American patriotism and unity back then.
The beasties are so iconic, what you’ll really be blown away from is if you listen to the complete album of Paul’s boutique, there is not a bad song on that entire album. One of the most influential albums of all time, it wasn’t very popular back then they were way ahead of their time. They really brought sampling to the next level they sampled so many songs with it ridiculous. High Plains drifter, shake your rump are some of my favorites of the album. But the whole thing is fire.
Beastie Boys Root Down, a love for hiphop song. there are 4 versions there are all original from an EP (a smaller version of an LP/Album), the one with the video or freezone mix would be the best to react to.
Private dancer, Tina Turner. "Private Dancer" is a song first released and made famous by American singer Tina Turner in 1984. The song was written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits, but never fully recorded or released by his band.
Beastie Boys were originally a punk band The Young Aborigines from 1979-1981. After a change up with members they became Beastie Boys in 1983, toured with Madonna in 85 and in 86 released their first album License To Ill. Run D Mc brought them on board with their tours and have been a big hit since..... with a few minor set backs and a loss of a member 🤘😎🤘
Your guys honesty is one of the reasons this channel is so great. Dont ever lose that please. Otherwise ill force you to listen to infant annihilator for the rest of your life lol. Not every band is for everyone. Thats what makes music so special. I used to HATE rap. I have to credit you guys for expanding my music tastes. Your guys work is fire and now i play more rap then metal lately. You would laugh your ass off if you saw my nieces face when i play rap around them. I will suggest you check out Denum Jones feeling good. Thats my wake up song lately. Also hes a Georgia local! From Gray Georgia. I promise anyone you will become a instant fan.
I had this single on vinyl which has the instrumental on side b. I used my finger to spin it in reverse and what played was a typical early 80,s beat that was obviously intended to be heard that way. Basically Mike D made a beat and MCA had a thought of reversing it, all while Run of "Run DMC was witnessing and enjoying. The intro "Here's a little story I got to tell" was what Run announced arriving at the studio which began to evolve into this hyperbolic western in which Joe "Run" Simmons has a co writing credit. Although Rick Rubin production was crucial to the album, this iconic track was organically created by the Beasties.
Hey Hollywood, you heard Flute Loop? That was the song that made me appreciate the Beastie Boys, they definitely have their own flavour, and they seem to have remained consistent with their sound and attitude.
To really appreciate the Beastie Boys, you should listen to an entire album like "Check Your Head," so that you understand how versatile they are musically. If you insist on going one song at a time, though, you should check out "Shadrach" off Paul's Boutique next.
paul's boutique was groundbreaking with the way they sampled. and high plains drifter and looking down the barrel of a gun get regular play in my house.
My favorite part about this song is that the way theu got that famous bass sound that plays throught the song is bass being played in reverse. Genius use of what is available
The Beasties were playing punk in NYC and decided to make a change and became the jesters of the rap scene for a while. They got hooked up with Rick Rubin and Russel Simmons and caught fire. This album was crazy and was getting play on all kinds of radio stations- they brought rap to the suburbs and coast to coast.
This is one of the first 5 cassette tapes I had as a nine year old white little girl in Alabama. Paul Revere became my favorite then from hearing it on that album back then and still is.
The Beastie Boys sampled “When the Levee Breaks,” albeit in a scratched-up rendition. Reportedly, they didn’t have a sampler when they recorded the track, so Rubin and the Boys had to loop it on a reel-to-reel tape machine.
Read or listen to Beastie Boys Book! They share so much about their creative process, experiences in the industry, friends and musicians and artists. And it is a beautiful love letter to MCA.
Listen, everybody should be the biggest fan of the Beastie Boys. If you are from that time I was born January 19 70 so I listened to the Beastie Boys out of the gate. And they were everything.
His face lit up when he realized that Eminem paid homage to the Beasties when he used this album cover for his own album. Was it just a coincidence that THIS song was the first Beastie Boys song he really liked?
Oh man, back in high school freakin EVERYONE had three albums; Beastie Boys, Run DMC & George Thorogood…& skin color didn’t matter. This was before “rap/hip hop” got kinda sour. This was fun & had a hard, kinda rockin edge.
The funny thing about the Cure is, if you went by how they look and how they are portrayed, you'd think it would be all dirges, but it's fairly upbeat pop.
Might be making this up, but i think Adam (MCA) Yauch was inspired to try reverse tape looping because Jimi Hendrix did it in the studio - (Castles Made Of Sand - guitar solo for eg).
They were definitely fans of Hendrix (Jimmy James was a tribute to him). I think you are right about them being inspired by him. Hendrix also reversed the tape on his song Are You Experienced.
At a young age, your brain isn’t even fully developed when it comes to musical and abstract ideas. That’s why we all start out liking stuff that’s simpler and grow as we get older.
You guys need to check out "The New Style" next. Hollywood would def like that one. I don't think there's an official video. Do the just audio video. Smokey will tell you... it's badass.
South? Im from middle GA and I was 9yrs old when this came out...got the 45 single record (this was actually the B side to Fight for your right to party)..played this side way more than the A side 😆
As someone whom was never listening to rap/hip-hop up until adulthood (even then, it was mainly east coast/NY), I appreciate the name dropping from Hollywood about rappers & groups from the South. I'm all about listening to a lot of new (to me) music all the time, so the name drops gives me something to dive into.
As I've said before, if you want to know how legit the Beasties are, just look at who inducted them into the Rock and Roll HoF: Chuck D from Public Enemy, and LL Cool J.
@hollywood, you’re not wrong. The East Coast was snobbish about other hip hop scenes, but the fact is, southern hip hop and the Beastie Boys have that in common. East Coast never gave the Beastie Boys the respect they deserved. They’re the most underrated hip hop act of all time.
Their skills were all on display in this song. The word play, the writing, Mixmaster Mike's beat production, the back and forth performance. It's all perfect.
The flow of this song remindes me a bit of boys in the hood by NWA ( cruising down the street in my 64 this came out in 86 and the NWA came out in 87 )
Cypress Hill has a tribute song to this called “Busted in the Hood” where B Real tells a story about getting arrested in the city. It’s actually really good.
The Beastie Boys recently had a street named after them in the NYC called Beastie Boys Square...NYC doesn’t do that so easily but so very well deserved! 🎤🎤RIP MCA! you are so greatly missed!!🙏🏽🙏🏽💜💜🤘🏽🤘🏽🖤🖤
3:45 Why is that the automatic response? That because you likely know the song, that you assume you won't enjoy it? 4:45 Actually your most recent Beastie react before this was No Sleep til Brooklyn Now Hollywood, I was similarly narrow minded as a young'un. There were a couple years when I first got into music that I would say "Can't spell crap without rap" and not even give it half a thought. Then I met my first gf who convinced me to give Tribe Called Quest and MF Doom(RIP) a chance. "If you don't like it after 30 seconds, I'll never bring it up again." And now, I love that shit, Tribe and Atmosphere being two of my favorite artists of all time. And that should be the takeaway. Yes, you are who you are but who you are is not always who you were. Also gotta get to Brass Monkey, Root Down and one of my favorites, Too Many Rappers
That album was the first time I heard 808 bass. That reverse beat is nasty! They didn’t get the mai stream respect back then. They were perceived by most in rap as comedy. They didn’t take themselves too seriously, which was great. It wasn’t until much later in their career that they received the credit they deserved. They were trailblazers and always brought the party!
That story at the end made me glad I was in middle America. We listened to everyone and didn't take sides. We loved the Beasties, 2Pac, Biggie, The Geto Boys, 2 Live Crew, Outkast - the location never mattered, only the beats and the rhymes. If you want something a little different, try "Something's Got To Give"!
If you guys want something different to check out, the lead for the British alt punk band The Clash was listening to old school New York hip hop and influenced him to write the song “The Magnificent Seven”. Worth a listen.
Funny story I think it was Run of Run Dmc who hit the wrong button&when they went to record the beat was playing backwards. Run apologizes&is about 2flip the beat back & Adrock yells not to touch the beat, play it n reverse & letem drop the lyrics. Adrock was also the 1who wud go thru the Def Jam demo tapes they got n the mail when they was waiting n the studio. Hes the 1who got LL COOL J signed after hearing the demo to eithier i need a Beat or I cant live without my Radio. I cant remember which, but he is the 1 who pulled it out&told Russell&Rick to sign this kid
MCA did the reverse beat. He said in interviews he got the idea from Led Zeppelin. Adrock said he walked into MCA's apartment and dude had 4 track tape stretched out and wrapped around some furniture, feeding it backwards into the Ampex.
When I was a kid I grew up with my dad listening to classic rock and country. My older brother listened to metal and rap. My grandfather listened to opera and symphonic orchestra. My first two CDs when they finally became affordable were a Garth Brooks album, from my dad, and a Bone Thugs album, from my brother. Also taking a field trips in Florida to watch orchestras perform I was the only student in my class to actually be excited. I think I was brought up to enjoy most genres of music and I wouldn't have it any other way. The only downside is I listen to my music on shuffle, so there will be a time when something plays that someone will not like at all.
Fun fact: BB were originally a punk group with a female drummer. When they started their hip-hop career, they still wanted to play their instruments, so recording this album, specifically this song, they recorded the instruments then back tracked them to get this "reverse" style beat
I was in the 6th grade in 1988. For our talent show, 2 different groups of kids lip synced to this song. Not sure how the teachers allowed them to do it but it was different times then. No way that would be allowed today.
I'm glad Hollywood and smokey like to keep it real.😊 I've always been taught to be real to my true self. I'm a what you see is what you get kind of guy. I don't change for nobody. But I still have the abilities to grow and like new things. And expand my mind.
Guys who were in high school at this time - this was a gateway & to be honest white boys could be cool & listen to this. What I appreciate about this one is I get that it’s a heroes journey for guys. Like a western. They’re antiheroes in this song. They aren’t villains but they aren’t innocent either. Now that I have a lifetime of hearing music - and having been a singer - under my belt I am so much more in awe of how great these guys truly were.
Bangers and Mash are freaking amazing. It's sausages and mashed potatoes with onion gravy. We have an Irish place called Brazenhead in my town, and it is my favorite thing on their generally awesome menu
*The second this song ends, my mind immediately starts singing, "hold it now, hit it."*
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Ditto
Omg ...yes😅
You goddamn right!!
Windows in my house hates that track soon as the drop hits. 1 of the hardest yet smoothest bass lines.
Dude, how can you not appreciate three MC’s and one DJ? That’s a friggin bad ass song.
In 1986, when RAP was still not catching on in the US, the Beasties came along (with Run DMC) in 1986 with the first platinum selling rap album, License to Ill. Although Fight for your right, was the big MTV hit, everyone in my rural farmland Pennsylvania high school knew, if you could not recite this song, you just were not cool. The Beasties were to rap what Elvis was to rhythm and blues. The took it from the streets of Brooklyn and launched it into radio and television worldwide.
Hell ya!! I used to watch them on MTV back then too,and you are correct...you gotta fight was a HUGE deal,if you didn't know it,you weren't cool😂
You're blind! Yo you can't see; You need to wear some glasses, like D.M.C.
A song just as relevant today as it was then. lol.
“But with the rate of inflation you should eat your check”
Scranton here
I can still hit it word for word all these years later!
Not only were they pioneers, musically, but culturally as well, The Beastie Boys influenced Rap Culture at the formative stage of nationwide popularity. A lot of what they did was adopted by others.
MCA flow so legendary. All the Beasties are recognizable. Their cadence, the flow, the synergy and those beats!
You guys need to get into some of "Paul's Boutique". It's one of the greatest albums of any genre. Super innovative in its use of sampling.
There's a great video that breaks down every sample playing the sample and then the original. Since every sound is a sample, it's a little long.
A more correct comment will never be posted.
I had this memorized when I was 13, and I was living in Brownsville, TX, the very southern tip. I don’t understand how anyone could not love Beastie Boys.
Slow and Low is another banger by Beastie Boys on that same album. The bass in that song hits too 😎👍🏽
Brass Monkey is my favorite off of that album, but, I loved the whole album!
No sleep til Brooklyn
Slow & Low is actually an old Run DMC demo from 1985. Their names are on the credits for it.
@@GSRAW88If you search "Slow & Low Run DMC" you can hear their version on youtube.
@@OneArmedRetroGamer Kerry King on the solo.....I remember hearing that went it came out and knew exactly who it was.
Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but the beat for this song was created by Adam Yauch, MCA. He took the drum beat from the 808 drum machine and recorded it, then flipped it around backyards, and recorded it back to the multi-track to get the backwards drum beat you hear in the song. He had to do it old school because digital recording didn't exist yet.
Also, the story goes that Run from RUN DMC, gave them the opening line for the song - "Now, here's a little story I got to tell . . .". It's the fictional tale of how the 3 members of the Beastie Boys met.
Verified
All of the grudges aside, NYC is where it all started, and, the Beastie Boys are OGs. You don't have to be a fan, but, you gotta RESPECT.
I'm still amazed how many rappers just don't realize the genius of the Beastie Boys. I'm old, grew up in the projects and heard all the early stuff - but they were one of the early hip hop artists that was accepted in the scene in the 80's and were rejected later on. They came up with so many innovations for the genre. Most OG know the Beastie Boys are HoF for a reason.
Me too ❤
Calling people rappers nowadays is like calling people with horses nowadays, cowboys. There are no more of either
@@joeblow8206Nah, there are amazing MC’s today. You just have to look to the underground for the most part. The problem with all music today is the market is flooded. Anybody with a smartphone can record and release an album and get it out into the entire world within seconds. Lots of junk to sift through, but at the same time there is a lot of buried treasure if you have the patience.
I grew up with 70s Rockmusic, but since their album "Licensed To ill" I became also a big fan of the Beasties !
The story goes that Run from Run D.M.C. "ran" up to Adrock to deliver the opening lyric of which this tune evolved.
It's been a couple of years since I found your channel and it's awesome. Been a year since I first asked for Psychostick - Two Ton Paperweight.
Im so
Happy I grew up in the late 70s early 80s. I witnessed a lot of great stuff including great music. Nothing compares to real talent
Same here the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s music was way better than 99% of the crap today. Plus we had free speech, logic, American patriotism and unity back then.
Unity? Right.
Same here 😊
The beasties are so iconic, what you’ll really be blown away from is if you listen to the complete album of Paul’s boutique, there is not a bad song on that entire album. One of the most influential albums of all time, it wasn’t very popular back then they were way ahead of their time. They really brought sampling to the next level they sampled so many songs with it ridiculous. High Plains drifter, shake your rump are some of my favorites of the album. But the whole thing is fire.
FUN FACT: The beat is eric B & rakim's Paid in full beat in reverse
Hollywood sounds like me when I was a kid. Love Beastie Boys now. I was West Coast and South all day. Liked and subscribed.
I appreciate the turnaround. Love to see the evolution.
Beastie Boys Root Down, a love for hiphop song. there are 4 versions there are all original from an EP (a smaller version of an LP/Album), the one with the video or freezone mix would be the best to react to.
Private dancer, Tina Turner.
"Private Dancer" is a song first released and made famous by American singer Tina Turner in 1984. The song was written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits, but never fully recorded or released by his band.
Wow, I didn't know Knopfler wrote that tune! Thanks 😊
Beastie Boys were originally a punk band The Young Aborigines from 1979-1981. After a change up with members they became Beastie Boys in 1983, toured with Madonna in 85 and in 86 released their first album License To Ill. Run D Mc brought them on board with their tours and have been a big hit since..... with a few minor set backs and a loss of a member 🤘😎🤘
DEF JAM started with the BEASTIE BOYS and their friend from NYU, Rick Rubin.
Three MC’s and One Deejay by the Beasties live from the basement on MTV is a hip hop classic!!!!❤
Your guys honesty is one of the reasons this channel is so great. Dont ever lose that please. Otherwise ill force you to listen to infant annihilator for the rest of your life lol. Not every band is for everyone. Thats what makes music so special. I used to HATE rap. I have to credit you guys for expanding my music tastes. Your guys work is fire and now i play more rap then metal lately. You would laugh your ass off if you saw my nieces face when i play rap around them. I will suggest you check out Denum Jones feeling good. Thats my wake up song lately. Also hes a Georgia local! From Gray Georgia. I promise anyone you will become a instant fan.
I had this single on vinyl which has the instrumental on side b. I used my finger to spin it in reverse and what played was a typical early 80,s beat that was obviously intended to be heard that way. Basically Mike D made a beat and MCA had a thought of reversing it, all while Run of "Run DMC was witnessing and enjoying. The intro "Here's a little story I got to tell" was what Run announced arriving at the studio which began to evolve into this hyperbolic western in which Joe "Run" Simmons has a co writing credit. Although Rick Rubin production was crucial to the album, this iconic track was organically created by the Beasties.
You guys gotta check out some tracks from their second album, Paul's Boutique, one of the best albums of all time
1000%
Hey Hollywood, you heard Flute Loop? That was the song that made me appreciate the Beastie Boys, they definitely have their own flavour, and they seem to have remained consistent with their sound and attitude.
To really appreciate the Beastie Boys, you should listen to an entire album like "Check Your Head," so that you understand how versatile they are musically. If you insist on going one song at a time, though, you should check out "Shadrach" off Paul's Boutique next.
Shadrach and High Plaines Drifter are my favorites from that album full of favorites.
Great idea and perfect choice to get a good idea what they're about.
That album is so good
paul's boutique was groundbreaking with the way they sampled. and high plains drifter and looking down the barrel of a gun get regular play in my house.
My favorite part about this song is that the way theu got that famous bass sound that plays throught the song is bass being played in reverse. Genius use of what is available
The Beasties were playing punk in NYC and decided to make a change and became the jesters of the rap scene for a while. They got hooked up with Rick Rubin and Russel Simmons and caught fire. This album was crazy and was getting play on all kinds of radio stations- they brought rap to the suburbs and coast to coast.
This is one of the first 5 cassette tapes I had as a nine year old white little girl in Alabama. Paul Revere became my favorite then from hearing it on that album back then and still is.
I was in middle school when this hit. It was all the rage back then along with Run DMC.
The Beastie Boys sampled “When the Levee Breaks,” albeit in a scratched-up rendition. Reportedly, they didn’t have a sampler when they recorded the track, so Rubin and the Boys had to loop it on a reel-to-reel tape machine.
Stole this album from my mom back in the day, it's so good. Big fan of the song Girls. And yes, please do some Busta. His music videos were wild
This is also the era of literal tape loops. In particular an 808 machine taped and ran backwards. I believe this is the first reverse beat loop.
Read or listen to Beastie Boys Book! They share so much about their creative process, experiences in the industry, friends and musicians and artists. And it is a beautiful love letter to MCA.
Listen, everybody should be the biggest fan of the Beastie Boys. If you are from that time I was born January 19 70 so I listened to the Beastie Boys out of the gate. And they were everything.
Fun Fact: UGK sampled this song for the track "Feds In Town", off their Super Tight album
It’s great that you both have an open mind when it comes to music … there’s so much to enjoy!
His face lit up when he realized that Eminem paid homage to the Beasties when he used this album cover for his own album. Was it just a coincidence that THIS song was the first Beastie Boys song he really liked?
Oh man, back in high school freakin EVERYONE had three albums; Beastie Boys, Run DMC & George Thorogood…& skin color didn’t matter. This was before “rap/hip hop” got kinda sour. This was fun & had a hard, kinda rockin edge.
Love that song visa versa!! Love it when y'all go off on a tangent on rap❤️❤️it's a good thing😁
There was literally nothing like this in 1986. Check out the tribute to this track in Missy's Funky Fresh Dressed (Ms Jade's bit)
The funny thing about the Cure is, if you went by how they look and how they are portrayed, you'd think it would be all dirges, but it's fairly upbeat pop.
im 54, I was 17 when this came out. This album is 2nd to Rappers Delight as far as importance and impact to hip hop..vital!
Might be making this up, but i think Adam (MCA) Yauch was inspired to try reverse tape looping because Jimi Hendrix did it in the studio - (Castles Made Of Sand - guitar solo for eg).
They were definitely fans of Hendrix (Jimmy James was a tribute to him). I think you are right about them being inspired by him. Hendrix also reversed the tape on his song Are You Experienced.
At a young age, your brain isn’t even fully developed when it comes to musical and abstract ideas. That’s why we all start out liking stuff that’s simpler and grow as we get older.
Morning fellas! Hell ya! I love the beasties! I'm really glad Hollywood enjoyed it! Very Kool!!!! ❤️❤️🤓😁
Beastie Boys NEW STYLE.. beat drop is insane
You guys need to check out "The New Style" next. Hollywood would def like that one. I don't think there's an official video. Do the just audio video. Smokey will tell you... it's badass.
South? Im from middle GA and I was 9yrs old when this came out...got the 45 single record (this was actually the B side to Fight for your right to party)..played this side way more than the A side 😆
As someone whom was never listening to rap/hip-hop up until adulthood (even then, it was mainly east coast/NY), I appreciate the name dropping from Hollywood about rappers & groups from the South. I'm all about listening to a lot of new (to me) music all the time, so the name drops gives me something to dive into.
On your trivia... Mike Starr of Alice in Chains died of an overdose as well.😢
As I've said before, if you want to know how legit the Beasties are, just look at who inducted them into the Rock and Roll HoF: Chuck D from Public Enemy, and LL Cool J.
2:07 actually there are two answers to this question. Yes Layne died from drugs, but so did former bassist Mike Starr. RIP both legends
99% sure that The Beastie Boys was the album his uncle bought him that introduced Em to hip hop. More specifically, this album, Licensed to Ill.
@hollywood, you’re not wrong. The East Coast was snobbish about other hip hop scenes, but the fact is, southern hip hop and the Beastie Boys have that in common. East Coast never gave the Beastie Boys the respect they deserved. They’re the most underrated hip hop act of all time.
Their skills were all on display in this song. The word play, the writing, Mixmaster Mike's beat production, the back and forth performance. It's all perfect.
Remember playing this so loud in my 96 dodge stratus turning the bass all the way up.
The flow of this song remindes me a bit of boys in the hood by NWA ( cruising down the street in my 64 this came out in 86 and the NWA came out in 87 )
Cypress Hill has a tribute song to this called “Busted in the Hood” where B Real tells a story about getting arrested in the city. It’s actually really good.
"Hold it now hit it " might be my favorite Beastie Boys song
I loved the Geto boys from Houston, and also liked to listen 2 live crew, and 5th Ward Boyz love ya guys ❤
WOW 😊😮😮 It's been a million minutes since I've listened to these boys!!! Back then they were the shit!! ❤
they STILL play this on my local metal station...that's how this has held up...
The Beastie Boys recently had a street named after them in the NYC called Beastie Boys Square...NYC doesn’t do that so easily but so very well deserved! 🎤🎤RIP MCA! you are so greatly missed!!🙏🏽🙏🏽💜💜🤘🏽🤘🏽🖤🖤
3:45 Why is that the automatic response? That because you likely know the song, that you assume you won't enjoy it?
4:45 Actually your most recent Beastie react before this was No Sleep til Brooklyn
Now Hollywood, I was similarly narrow minded as a young'un. There were a couple years when I first got into music that I would say "Can't spell crap without rap" and not even give it half a thought. Then I met my first gf who convinced me to give Tribe Called Quest and MF Doom(RIP) a chance. "If you don't like it after 30 seconds, I'll never bring it up again." And now, I love that shit, Tribe and Atmosphere being two of my favorite artists of all time. And that should be the takeaway. Yes, you are who you are but who you are is not always who you were.
Also gotta get to Brass Monkey, Root Down and one of my favorites, Too Many Rappers
Love this song back in high school had a badass system in my truck it hit so hard 🤘
Spill it Six! You know Beastie Boys jam! Let’s go!!✌️😊🦋
That album was the first time I heard 808 bass. That reverse beat is nasty!
They didn’t get the mai stream respect back then. They were perceived by most in rap as comedy. They didn’t take themselves too seriously, which was great. It wasn’t until much later in their career that they received the credit they deserved. They were trailblazers and always brought the party!
This song was actually huge in the South when it dropped
That story at the end made me glad I was in middle America. We listened to everyone and didn't take sides. We loved the Beasties, 2Pac, Biggie, The Geto Boys, 2 Live Crew, Outkast - the location never mattered, only the beats and the rhymes.
If you want something a little different, try "Something's Got To Give"!
I'm not a big Beastie Boys fan but I've heard a few great songs by them. It's a band I need to do a deep dive into.
Missy Elliott samples this on Gossip Folks too. Legendary 🤘🏻
I actually got to see them on their 1st tour, it was such a great time
If you guys want something different to check out, the lead for the British alt punk band The Clash was listening to old school New York hip hop and influenced him to write the song “The Magnificent Seven”. Worth a listen.
Omg he clash so few people recognise them, my punk era favourites
When you get older, you just get more open in your tastes. 90% of the music I listen to daily now, I would have never gotten into as a kid.
i live in texas and recognized 3 of those rap groups lol
First time I heard “Drop it like it’s hot”. The beat is similar.
Hey! Fat Boys were my jam as a kid! I loved everything they did back then. They were so funny
Funny story I think it was Run of Run Dmc who hit the wrong button&when they went to record the beat was playing backwards. Run apologizes&is about 2flip the beat back & Adrock yells not to touch the beat, play it n reverse & letem drop the lyrics. Adrock was also the 1who wud go thru the Def Jam demo tapes they got n the mail when they was waiting n the studio. Hes the 1who got LL COOL J signed after hearing the demo to eithier i need a Beat or I cant live without my Radio. I cant remember which, but he is the 1 who pulled it out&told Russell&Rick to sign this kid
Beastie Boys "She's on it". Released before "Licensed to ill" album. Classic beastie, Rick Rubin collab!!
MCA did the reverse beat. He said in interviews he got the idea from Led Zeppelin. Adrock said he walked into MCA's apartment and dude had 4 track tape stretched out and wrapped around some furniture, feeding it backwards into the Ampex.
They were the first to do the beat. MCA created it. They pretty much always made their own beat and usually had a coproducer listed on the album.
I never bought a Beastie Boys album but I listened to them when they were on the radio
When I was a teen, I used to make mixed CDs with rap and heavy metal on every other song.
When I was a kid I grew up with my dad listening to classic rock and country. My older brother listened to metal and rap. My grandfather listened to opera and symphonic orchestra. My first two CDs when they finally became affordable were a Garth Brooks album, from my dad, and a Bone Thugs album, from my brother. Also taking a field trips in Florida to watch orchestras perform I was the only student in my class to actually be excited. I think I was brought up to enjoy most genres of music and I wouldn't have it any other way. The only downside is I listen to my music on shuffle, so there will be a time when something plays that someone will not like at all.
Fun fact: BB were originally a punk group with a female drummer. When they started their hip-hop career, they still wanted to play their instruments, so recording this album, specifically this song, they recorded the instruments then back tracked them to get this "reverse" style beat
Technically, two former members of Alice in Chains died from ODs. Layne is the one everybody remembers, but Mike Starr also did a few years back.
I was in the 6th grade in 1988. For our talent show, 2 different groups of kids lip synced to this song. Not sure how the teachers allowed them to do it but it was different times then. No way that would be allowed today.
alot of good songs on the album, i was 14 (?) when it came out, check out "Brass Monkey"
That funky monkey! Fire song!
This song I still know by heart
I'm glad Hollywood and smokey like to keep it real.😊 I've always been taught to be real to my true self. I'm a what you see is what you get kind of guy. I don't change for nobody. But I still have the abilities to grow and like new things. And expand my mind.
Guys who were in high school at this time - this was a gateway & to be honest white boys could be cool & listen to this. What I appreciate about this one is I get that it’s a heroes journey for guys. Like a western. They’re antiheroes in this song. They aren’t villains but they aren’t innocent either. Now that I have a lifetime of hearing music - and having been a singer - under my belt I am so much more in awe of how great these guys truly were.
For reverse beat, you can go back a lot earlier. Check out Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced
I was in Grade 7 and bought that tape in a mall in Kapuskasing Ontario (a northern french lumber town)
This whole album is gold.
Y'all remember The Fat Boys?
W/ Chubby Checker 😃
@@NeilD1 Remember "Mighty Casey" ?..good stuff
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@@denro0Nah man, but I'll check it out ✌️
@@NeilD1 They did a song called White Girls that was a good one.
beasties rule! all time legends
Bangers and Mash are freaking amazing. It's sausages and mashed potatoes with onion gravy. We have an Irish place called Brazenhead in my town, and it is my favorite thing on their generally awesome menu