I love how many people are doing Beastie reactions lately. It's awesome that these hip hop pioneers are getting exposed to a new generation that had no idea how good these guys were.
Its the swTrend that should have happened ages ago. I'm waiting for another fav of mine to be a quick trend. Canadian band. The Tragically Hip. I'm happy with BB though!
I thought it was just me but yeah it seems like there has been a lot of reaction videos as of late. Wish the bonnaroo set was still up for everyone to check out
in the line where Mike D says "well everybody rapping like it's a commercial, acting like life is a big commercial" he was suppose to say "well everybody rapping like it's a commercial, acting like life is a big REHEARSAL" but he said "commercial" twice while recording it, and the two Adams refused to let him change it and re-record it, just to fuck with him. I always think of that story when I hear this song.
THANK YOU!! I've been wondering about this line and rhyming commercial with commercial since I first heard this in the late 90s, I knew there had to be something to it. Thanks
the scene you give props to is deeper than you realize. The person rapping, Mike D, used to wear a stolen VW logo on a chain when they started out, now he's rappin in reflection of a spinning VW wheel....
An added layer to that hubcap shot is that it's Mike D rapping in the reflection off a VW hubcap, and he used to always wear a VW hood ornament as a pendant during the Licensed to Ill era.
Believe it or not because your young. The casual hip hop fans turned on them after their first album Licensed To I’ll. The one with Paul Revere. Because they were doing all these experimental sounds. Your generation is used to that. It’s the true hip hop fans and the alternative rock crowd that stuck by them and kept them famous. They were the original hipsters before that was even a saying. They were the first white guys to mix up the classic adidas with the punk rock shirts and flannels. You should check out Paul’s Boutique. Not do a reaction but just listen to it on your own. It’s mind blowing.
MCA went by the name Nathaniel Hornblower when he produced their videos. Check out their live concert video called, Awesome I fuckin shot that, they played MSG amd handed out a bunch of video cameras before the show and told the people hey shoot whatever you want and turned it into a concert video. It's cool as hell.
They're just playing musically. Like, there is so much play and fun and soul and groove and just messing around having fun in this music. So much respect. This shit is on another level, I don't care what anyone says.
Beastie Boys were extremely influential for almost every aspect of hip-hop. Production/sampling, mixing other genres into hip-hop, flows and music videos. On the Artifacts track C'mon wit da come on they also do a bit where they film their reflection on a spinning rim.
As someone the same age as them, who hung around with the same people, let me see if I can clear up the business about the Beasties and Punk Rock. "Punk Rock" is what it sounds like when Punks play Rock music, and the Beastie Boys is what it sounds like when Punks perform hip hop. The Clash were already doing this (badly) in 1981, and Johnny Rotten was doing the same with Bambaataa in '83. From the moment Cookie Puss dropped the BBs injected the Punk element into hip hop, and it's still there to this day. The reason they sound perfectly aligned with true hip hop is that they are the founding fathers of one aspect of it. They don't sound like the future, the future sounds like them.
Respect for checking out one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time. As a 45 year old white guy- I can remember when their first album dropped. I was in 6th grade and across the street from my school was some pj's- All we heard for a month was people blasting Brass Monkey. These guys played their on instruments on every album. Real musicians not auto tuned like today. Beastie Boys are legit. Check out their song with Nas. Respect!
That guitar sample is from an old all black hardcore punk band called The Bad Brains. The song was the right brigade... The B-boys took inspiration and samples from EVERYWHERE.
one last thing cuz you said about directing your own video. They are the most do it yourself band ever. They direct their videos they take their own photography they produce their records they write their records they play their instruments they do the scratching on the on the records they do everything themselves when there wasn't a lane for them they made a lane. now I love LL Cool J but when he was wearing velor tracksuits these guys had street wear, Adidas skateboards and beanie hats today I don't see anyone wearing velor tracksuits and kangols but everybody's got Street Wear and a skateboard and a beanie cap. 1983 by themselves they put out their first hip hop joint Cookie Puss 1983 that's a long time ago the Beastie Boys are official as anyone. oh yeah and AD Rock discovered LL Cool J and made the beat for I need a Beat these guys deserve some shine.
all of these. NO ONE knows Pop Your Balloon lowkey the best twerking song ever, and Maestro is genius. What a catalog he could do it for months and we could eat it up
This is my favorite single bar ever: “But for now / I’d like to ask you how / You like the feel of the bass in your face in the crowd.” I’m not saying it’s the best ever, just my favorite. And that beat is just HARD. Thanks for doing this song, man. Love.
I always liked "I give thanks for inspiration / It guides my mind along the way / A lot of people get jealous, they're talkin' about me / But that's just cause they haven't got a thing to say"
They used to buy albums like no one else. They’re sampling skills are 2nd to none. The heavy part is bad brains, that bass chorus hook is Big Sur suite by John Hammond and like 6 others. Craziness
The thing that blew me away about this song was the Bad Brains sample (big takeover) I was floored when I heard that. It is the guitar you hear. Also if you ever watch a live video with MMM as the DJ the switch the beats live without the Emcees knowing what is coming and they don't miss a beat. True Hip Hop.
Just keep heading down this rabbit hole! Get lyric vids if you can, in my opinion. The videos are so entertaining its easy to lose the focus on the rapping. I'm waiting to see if you watch Root Down. Sheeesh. I remember the break dancing. I had a not bad robot with white gloves.
I’ve been coming to where I am....from the get go Find that I can groove With the best when i let go So put your worries on hold Get up and groove with the rhythm in your soul 💚L E G E N D S💚
Everyone who listens to them in these reaction videos talk about their “bars” I don’t even know what that means. All I know is I love how the Beastie Boys sound!
Mike D on Drums. Adam Horovitz slangin that guitar. MCA droppin the BASSSSSSSS. They actually PLAYED the Instruments. DONT TRY THAT AT HOME Hip Hoppers. Smoother than a Hot Dog with no Mustard. Cheers to the FIRST and ONLY reactor to pass the MIc
You got good taste in music 😂👌 You're right. As someone who's drummed for many years, I've always said Beasties have the best beats. Also, I think one advantage they have is the influence of rock and punk on their hip hop. I think it played a big role in their musical compositions. It's almost like they're doing hip hop with a rock formula. Kinda like a Zeppelin of hip hop. 🤔
You’re appreciated fam and man it’s such a cheat code lmaoo you pair the best genre ever with Hip hop and it’s crazy hybrid, insane lol thanks a lot for watching buddy! Love that you drum too! Super fxckin cool 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@TeezMcGee and it's def a cheat code 😂😂😂 Fun fact: Led Zeppelin could have sued Beasties on their song Rhymin' and Stealin' for taking Bonham's When the Levee Breaks beat but they didn't
Yo this is so good to hear you reviewing Beastie Boys shit man. I've been a huge fan since 1986, and it's great to hear their music still being discovered and appreciated. 🙌
Beasties second album, Paul’s Boutique, you may as well listen to the whole album. It’s THAT good. And nobody is reacting to these songs which I don’t understand because it’s one the best hip hop albums ever created. Probably has the record for most songs sampled on one album. If you had to choose, can’t go wrong with any of these... Shake Your rump. Egg Man 3 minute rule High planes drifter (a fav among BBoy fans) Sounds of science (this is a fav too) Hey ladies Lookin down the barrel of a gun Car thief Shadrach (sounds like shad-rack) BBoy Bouillabaisse (multi-song medley)
funny the reactor community is overlooking pauls boutique cause when it was released the whole music world overlooked it too. Nobody cared about the beasties in 89.
Recorded and filmed at their studio they built in that crap hole building. After their second album bombed they retreated from the LA Studio lifestyle and built their own pad with skateboard shit basketball shit and recording equipment with their instruments. This album blew them up.
When they were making this album (check your head) they had decided to showcase more live instrumental music as opposed to the previous album, Paul's Boutique which was very sample heavy.
Also just a heads up most Beastie Boys music videos feature different versions of the song than whats on the actual album. That goes for Shake Your Rump, Hey Ladies, 3 MCs and 1 DJ, Body Movin, Shadrach, Pass the Mic, So Whatcha Want, Rhymin & Stealin....
I like your honesty. I only saw them once in '94 with cypress hill, but it was amazing. I used to rap battle in '85, when they came out, at recess between run dmc, beasties and LL Cool Jay (hard as hell). City school. I saw run dmc 3 times with jammaster jay. DJ Hurricane was sick for the beasties. Mixmaster mike was ridiculous! RIP MCA!
watch the video on YT called Beastie Boys: The Greatest Group of All Time. I've like them from their start, but never knew all this about them. Crazy accomplishments!
I remember my sr year in hs. Fight for your right to party was just out. I thought it was horrible...still do. But the 'boys had money...and they learned. Just a few years later I was at a concert of theirs and thought " holy shit !!! these guys rocked the hell of this concert! " One of my favorite live performances of all time. Legends.
I always felt a little cooler when I would listen to the Beastie Boys and TRUST ME, I'm not. MCA, Adam Yauch will always be my favorite B Boy. Rest in Peace Adam! Paul's Boutique is , arguably, their best album and is impossilbe to make now due to sampling laws. The whole album is incredible. License to Ill is essentially Run DMC but they broke away from that and developed thier own sound and style. I just love how music can bring together people of all different races, creeds, sexes etc.
You are just Now scratching the surface... As , the first few songs you reacted to are very basic... Paul's Boutique is an absolute classic masterpiece !! Approx 300 samples on that album ! Glad to see ya diggin' the Beastie Boys ! RIP MCA 😞 Other great songs : Root Down Skills To Pay The Bills Professor Booty Sure Shot Finger Lickin Good Car Thief Shake Your Rump Ch-Ch-Check It Out Hey Ladies Shadrach Too Many Rappers- featuring Nas Lookin'Down the Barrel
Im a Bass player > working these grooves for 30 years. The beat switches with every flick of my forefinger and thumb. :P PS I love playing NWA too - but the groove never switches quite LiKE thIS.
only the bomb squad (shocklee brothers) production for public enemy can compete with the beasties production values (primarily thanks to the dust brothers/hurricane and then mario c/mixmaster mike). that said, beaties made a lot of their own beats and played a lot of the music themselves, so they were way beyond everyone then and pretty much since. their punk days elevated their hip-hop game to next level.
Liked your take. I'm a Beastie Boy fan from the 80's (yeah, I'm old) and I'm in the midst of rediscovering them. This track was always my favorite sonic masterpiece work of art by them. I subscribed. I want to check your reactions.
They have many switches in rythm and variety in their music because simply they are musicians!the begun as a punk rock band,with knowledge of jazz,rock, ballroom music and this knowledge makes them stand out.opposed to anything you are used to..to make this you really have to know to play music..
the beat switches more in the music video than in the album version but its one of the dopest beats they ever had i put the instrumental on all the time and freestyle over it for fun
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I love how many people are doing Beastie reactions lately. It's awesome that these hip hop pioneers are getting exposed to a new generation that had no idea how good these guys were.
Word 🆙 !!!!!
Its the swTrend that should have happened ages ago.
I'm waiting for another fav of mine to be a quick trend. Canadian band. The Tragically Hip. I'm happy with BB though!
I thought it was just me but yeah it seems like there has been a lot of reaction videos as of late. Wish the bonnaroo set was still up for everyone to check out
YESSSSS - they know what brings the masses!
@@yankeerepairs You took the "word" right out of my mouth!
in the line where Mike D says "well everybody rapping like it's a commercial, acting like life is a big commercial" he was suppose to say "well everybody rapping like it's a commercial, acting like life is a big REHEARSAL" but he said "commercial" twice while recording it, and the two Adams refused to let him change it and re-record it, just to fuck with him. I always think of that story when I hear this song.
THANK YOU!! I've been wondering about this line and rhyming commercial with commercial since I first heard this in the late 90s, I knew there had to be something to it. Thanks
RIP to the God MCA ❤️
the scene you give props to is deeper than you realize. The person rapping, Mike D, used to wear a stolen VW logo on a chain when they started out, now he's rappin in reflection of a spinning VW wheel....
They play their own instruments.
They had us snatching Volkswagen hood ornaments in the mid 80s and wearing them on chains on our neck.
Also had people snagging those fish-lens mirrors off of parking garages.
My dumb ass got caught snatching a vw hood ornament, went to run, tripped over my boy's skateboard twisted my ankle and went down....
No computers, all skill. Their live shit is even wilder.
Bring on the Beasties. Paul's Boutique is one of the best albums ever. EVER.
Agreed! But...The in sounds from way out (all instrumental) by the beastie's is solid too.
Fact.
F A C T S
These dudes just tore it up and will never be replicated.
An added layer to that hubcap shot is that it's Mike D rapping in the reflection off a VW hubcap, and he used to always wear a VW hood ornament as a pendant during the Licensed to Ill era.
Rick Reuben produced song and video I believe.
Believe it or not because your young. The casual hip hop fans turned on them after their first album Licensed To I’ll. The one with Paul Revere. Because they were doing all these experimental sounds. Your generation is used to that. It’s the true hip hop fans and the alternative rock crowd that stuck by them and kept them famous. They were the original hipsters before that was even a saying. They were the first white guys to mix up the classic adidas with the punk rock shirts and flannels. You should check out Paul’s Boutique. Not do a reaction but just listen to it on your own. It’s mind blowing.
"Slow and Low",
that is the tempo.
They do their own beats.. MCA directed the videos... watch the Beastie Boys story on Apple TV
Thank you! I’m a check it out
@@TeezMcGee Not only do they do their own beats they play the instruments.
MCA went by the name Nathaniel Hornblower when he produced their videos. Check out their live concert video called, Awesome I fuckin shot that, they played MSG amd handed out a bunch of video cameras before the show and told the people hey shoot whatever you want and turned it into a concert video. It's cool as hell.
Let's be real - this is the Beastie Boys-meets-Nine Inch Nails mashup we all needed
They're just playing musically. Like, there is so much play and fun and soul and groove and just messing around having fun in this music. So much respect. This shit is on another level, I don't care what anyone says.
A year later...
STILL the best beat ever made! I'll DIE on that hill! 💯😎
Beastie Boys were extremely influential for almost every aspect of hip-hop.
Production/sampling, mixing other genres into hip-hop, flows and music videos.
On the Artifacts track C'mon wit da come on they also do a bit where they film their reflection on a spinning rim.
Nathaniel Hornblower directs most of their videos. You should look him up.
😂
As someone the same age as them, who hung around with the same people, let me see if I can clear up the business about the Beasties and Punk Rock. "Punk Rock" is what it sounds like when Punks play Rock music, and the Beastie Boys is what it sounds like when Punks perform hip hop. The Clash were already doing this (badly) in 1981, and Johnny Rotten was doing the same with Bambaataa in '83. From the moment Cookie Puss dropped the BBs injected the Punk element into hip hop, and it's still there to this day. The reason they sound perfectly aligned with true hip hop is that they are the founding fathers of one aspect of it. They don't sound like the future, the future sounds like them.
Watching you amazed by them takes me back to being 20 and feeling the same way
I feel like you gotta do "3MC's and 1 DJ". It's an homage to old school hip hop.
Hell yeah! Shows off the skills
I'm glad to see the Beastie Boys get so many reaction vids lately, they clearly deserve it. I reccomend High Plains Drifter and Egg Man.
Me too man, they really do!
Suggestions for the next one - Shake Your Rump, She's Crafty, Hold It Now Hit It, The New Style, Shadrach. Man too many to pick one lol.
I run into the same problem. Their shit is just soooo good. He could put songs on a dart board and throw.
Two votes for that list!
Add alright hear this, b-boys making with the freak freak and high plains drifter and I’m a happy man
And flute loop
and Super Disco Breakin
Shadrach is a good visual with the music. Underrated video.
This came out in 92, tons of great music that year.
Check Your Head is one of my favorite albums ever. And so is Paul's Boutique. Damn, they're all amazing to be honest.
Mowing down MCs, like I'm mowing a lawn...lol!!!
Respect for checking out one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time. As a 45 year old white guy- I can remember when their first album dropped. I was in 6th grade and across the street from my school was some pj's- All we heard for a month was people blasting Brass Monkey. These guys played their on instruments on every album. Real musicians not auto tuned like today. Beastie Boys are legit. Check out their song with Nas. Respect!
Nothing makes me happier than seeing people discovering the beasties!!! I've been obsessed since 99' Hello Nasty.
Legends. Black rappers respected them. Never heard of a diss against them ever
That guitar sample is from an old all black hardcore punk band called The Bad Brains. The song was the right brigade... The B-boys took inspiration and samples from EVERYWHERE.
They are in the rock in roll hall
Of fame . They get silly on the mic but they are ninjas with the music. Alive and skills to pay the bills
The entire Check Your Head album is great. My favorite album of theirs is instrumental, The Mix-Up - phenomenal.
one last thing cuz you said about directing your own video. They are the most do it yourself band ever. They direct their videos they take their own photography they produce their records they write their records they play their instruments they do the scratching on the on the records they do everything themselves when there wasn't a lane for them they made a lane. now I love LL Cool J but when he was wearing velor tracksuits these guys had street wear, Adidas skateboards and beanie hats today I don't see anyone wearing velor tracksuits and kangols but everybody's got Street Wear and a skateboard and a beanie cap. 1983 by themselves they put out their first hip hop joint Cookie Puss 1983 that's a long time ago the Beastie Boys are official as anyone. oh yeah and AD Rock discovered LL Cool J and made the beat for I need a Beat these guys deserve some shine.
Anyone around my age,47 we were so lucky with the hip hop we had to listen to .... privileged
The Beastie Boys are in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame...
The Beastie Boys are the greatest.
RIP MCA
Beastie for Life !
Fr tho! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
All time favorite track here.
So good! 🔥🔥🔥
Car Thief, Do It, Pop Your Balloon, Remote Control, Rhymin & Stealin, Say It and The Maestro are all pretty damn good too by them!
all of these. NO ONE knows Pop Your Balloon lowkey the best twerking song ever, and Maestro is genius. What a catalog he could do it for months and we could eat it up
this reaction, so much fun. and ya, they are exactly this good, holy shit. props to their long time producer MARIO, it was a magical partnership.
This is my favorite single bar ever: “But for now / I’d like to ask you how / You like the feel of the bass in your face in the crowd.”
I’m not saying it’s the best ever, just my favorite. And that beat is just HARD. Thanks for doing this song, man. Love.
I always liked "I give thanks for inspiration / It guides my mind along the way / A lot of people get jealous, they're talkin' about me / But that's just cause they haven't got a thing to say"
@@davidsan9654 So much to love in this track.
All-time favourite Beasties track.
I didn’t even realize until many years later that guitar riff throughout the song is sampled from “Big Takeover” by Bad Brains
Next song-" Rhyming and Stealin," or "Ch-check It Out." Please! Great songs.
My FAVORITE Beastie Boys beat EVER!!!!
They used to buy albums like no one else. They’re sampling skills are 2nd to none. The heavy part is bad brains, that bass chorus hook is Big Sur suite by John Hammond and like 6 others. Craziness
Check out, " hold it now hit it". They have a video for it. Keep it up.
If you like this production, checkout the song Jimmy James
The thing that blew me away about this song was the Bad Brains sample (big takeover) I was floored when I heard that. It is the guitar you hear. Also if you ever watch a live video with MMM as the DJ the switch the beats live without the Emcees knowing what is coming and they don't miss a beat. True Hip Hop.
Just keep heading down this rabbit hole!
Get lyric vids if you can, in my opinion. The videos are so entertaining its easy to lose the focus on the rapping.
I'm waiting to see if you watch Root Down.
Sheeesh. I remember the break dancing. I had a not bad robot with white gloves.
I’ve been coming to where I am....from the get go
Find that I can groove With the best when i let go
So put your worries on hold
Get up and groove with the rhythm in your soul
💚L E G E N D S💚
Everyone who listens to them in these reaction videos talk about their “bars” I don’t even know what that means. All I know is I love how the Beastie Boys sound!
Beastie boys = G.O.A.T.
That Mike D section that starts around 3:50 with the horn riff is not on the album, it is so bad ass!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! This song is amazing. Try 3 MC's and 1 DJ, the official video...you'll love it!
Insane!
Best east coast hip hop ever
Never get tired of the B Boys.
Mike D on Drums. Adam Horovitz slangin that guitar. MCA droppin the BASSSSSSSS. They actually PLAYED the Instruments. DONT TRY THAT AT HOME Hip Hoppers. Smoother than a Hot Dog with no Mustard. Cheers to the FIRST and ONLY reactor to pass the MIc
One of my favorites. Mike D in the overalls with one strap off is hilarious. Very late 80’s early 90’s.
Fun fact: the guitar sample you hear is from a Bad Brains song, the band you reacted to earlier this week lol
You got good taste in music 😂👌 You're right. As someone who's drummed for many years, I've always said Beasties have the best beats. Also, I think one advantage they have is the influence of rock and punk on their hip hop. I think it played a big role in their musical compositions. It's almost like they're doing hip hop with a rock formula. Kinda like a Zeppelin of hip hop. 🤔
You’re appreciated fam and man it’s such a cheat code lmaoo you pair the best genre ever with Hip hop and it’s crazy hybrid, insane lol thanks a lot for watching buddy! Love that you drum too! Super fxckin cool 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@TeezMcGee I appreciate you too bro. Love your channel!
@@TeezMcGee and it's def a cheat code 😂😂😂 Fun fact: Led Zeppelin could have sued Beasties on their song Rhymin' and Stealin' for taking Bonham's When the Levee Breaks beat but they didn't
My favorite song by them
Unique Group ....
These three mfers (RIP MCA) are LEGENDS with a CAPITAL L. Hip hop royalty on display right here folks. And now i gotta paaaasss the miiiicccc 🤩🙌🤩
Yo this is so good to hear you reviewing Beastie Boys shit man. I've been a huge fan since 1986, and it's great to hear their music still being discovered and appreciated. 🙌
Thank You for reacting to the B Boys, Hip Hop Royalty, I believe that part is a bass guitar
Very close! It was a stand up bass(as in cello).
Hell yes! Keep the journey going man!
Beastie Boys produced mostly everything with Mario C, their friend, who engineered Paul's Boutique. Just wait until you hear Shake Your Rump
I think this is the one where they attached a huge cardboard tube to Mike D's bass drum to get that BOOMING sound! Nicked off John Bonham...
Nasty!
Beasties second album, Paul’s Boutique, you may as well listen to the whole album. It’s THAT good. And nobody is reacting to these songs which I don’t understand because it’s one the best hip hop albums ever created. Probably has the record for most songs sampled on one album.
If you had to choose, can’t go wrong with any of these...
Shake Your rump.
Egg Man
3 minute rule
High planes drifter (a fav among BBoy fans)
Sounds of science (this is a fav too)
Hey ladies
Lookin down the barrel of a gun
Car thief
Shadrach (sounds like shad-rack)
BBoy Bouillabaisse (multi-song medley)
funny the reactor community is overlooking pauls boutique cause when it was released the whole music world overlooked it too. Nobody cared about the beasties in 89.
Beastie Boys - Open Letter to NYC
Recorded and filmed at their studio they built in that crap hole building. After their second album bombed they retreated from the LA Studio lifestyle and built their own pad with skateboard shit basketball shit and recording equipment with their instruments. This album blew them up.
When they were making this album (check your head) they had decided to showcase more live instrumental music as opposed to the previous album, Paul's Boutique which was very sample heavy.
You should have seen them live, they change up the beat in concert on the fly. Search for the $2 dolla tour video its FIRE!
Also just a heads up most Beastie Boys music videos feature different versions of the song than whats on the actual album. That goes for Shake Your Rump, Hey Ladies, 3 MCs and 1 DJ, Body Movin, Shadrach, Pass the Mic, So Whatcha Want, Rhymin & Stealin....
THE THREE-HEADED BEAST FROM THE EAST!!!
Shake Your Rump, should be next, the samples and production will blow your mind!
R.i.p. m.c.a.
Great reaction 👍🏻 my friend its great to see people appreciate this group after so many years hope you carry on your bb journey.
Rip to the legend! Thank you so damn much!
@@TeezMcGee 👍🏻🤘🏻.there is a song on there last ever album called “ nonstop disco powerpack”would be great to see your opinion on that song.
That guitar you heard is a sample of "The Big Takeover" by Bad Brains.
They ARE the GOAT!!!
such an influential group and all they did for hip hop/rap. their the ones the brought out ll cool j
I like your honesty. I only saw them once in '94 with cypress hill, but it was amazing. I used to rap battle in '85, when they came out, at recess between run dmc, beasties and LL Cool Jay (hard as hell). City school. I saw run dmc 3 times with jammaster jay. DJ Hurricane was sick for the beasties. Mixmaster mike was ridiculous! RIP MCA!
watch the video on YT called Beastie Boys: The Greatest Group of All Time. I've like them from their start, but never knew all this about them. Crazy accomplishments!
check out "looking down the barrel of a gun" off their record "pauls boutique"
Love it man, keep it coming
Appreciate the love!
GRATITUDE - new subscriber here for the Beasties Rabbit Hole! Let's F'n GOOOO! Gratitude is SO FUNKY - the intro is so damn tasty ! #legends
I remember my sr year in hs. Fight for your right to party was just out. I thought it was horrible...still do.
But the 'boys had money...and they learned. Just a few years later I was at a concert of theirs and thought " holy shit !!! these guys rocked the hell of this concert! " One of my favorite live performances of all time.
Legends.
I'm pissed I had to miss out on the Tibetian Freedom Concert
They are definitely right up there as one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time. You need to check out the track Get it Together with Q Tip.
I always felt a little cooler when I would listen to the Beastie Boys and TRUST ME, I'm not. MCA, Adam Yauch will always be my favorite B Boy. Rest in Peace Adam! Paul's Boutique is , arguably, their best album and is impossilbe to make now due to sampling laws. The whole album is incredible. License to Ill is essentially Run DMC but they broke away from that and developed thier own sound and style. I just love how music can bring together people of all different races, creeds, sexes etc.
You are just Now scratching the surface... As , the first few songs you reacted to are very basic...
Paul's Boutique is an absolute classic masterpiece !! Approx 300 samples on that album !
Glad to see ya diggin' the Beastie Boys !
RIP MCA 😞
Other great songs :
Root Down
Skills To Pay The Bills
Professor Booty
Sure Shot
Finger Lickin Good
Car Thief
Shake Your Rump
Ch-Ch-Check It Out
Hey Ladies
Shadrach
Too Many Rappers- featuring Nas
Lookin'Down the Barrel
oh, and thats a fly ass San Onofre shirt you wearin.... I was stationed at Camp Pendleton and used to patrol San Onofre beach area!
pioneers and guys I grew up on!
Im a Bass player > working these grooves for 30 years. The beat switches with every flick of my forefinger and thumb. :P PS I love playing NWA too - but the groove never switches quite LiKE thIS.
2:55 shooting the vid in a Volkswagon hub cap...and it works so well. BB's are dope.
Check your Head tour in Australia 1994 here .. these guys tore my city apart, changed mine and my friends lives forever
only the bomb squad (shocklee brothers) production for public enemy can compete with the beasties production values (primarily thanks to the dust brothers/hurricane and then mario c/mixmaster mike). that said, beaties made a lot of their own beats and played a lot of the music themselves, so they were way beyond everyone then and pretty much since. their punk days elevated their hip-hop game to next level.
Liked your take. I'm a Beastie Boy fan from the 80's (yeah, I'm old) and I'm in the midst of rediscovering them. This track was always my favorite sonic masterpiece work of art by them. I subscribed. I want to check your reactions.
The Boys, hundred times smarter and harder than anything you'll hear today.
I think that’s 6 for 6 now. Loving these reactions ❤️ The beastie boys really do have the best beats 🔥🔥 Keep em coming. 👏🏼👏🏼
Appreciate you fam! Thank you!
They have many switches in rythm and variety in their music because simply they are musicians!the begun as a punk rock band,with knowledge of jazz,rock, ballroom music and this knowledge makes them stand out.opposed to anything you are used to..to make this you really have to know to play music..
BTW, to answer your question, MCA directed this video. He directed a lot of their videos.
Dude was really a genius! Omfg 🙌
the beat switches more in the music video than in the album version but its one of the dopest beats they ever had i put the instrumental on all the time and freestyle over it for fun