The video is a spoof of the 70's cop/private eye shows like Starsky and Hutch but the song came out in 1994. I think the Beastie Boys played most of the instruments themselves. Nearly every Beastie Boys song just bangers from beginning to end.
Starsky & Hutch, Magnum PI, Hunter, Moonlighting, TJ Hooker, Miami Vice, Hill Street Blues... Man, there was so much detective show stuff back then. Good times.
I'm from the same generation as the Beastie Boys. This vid is a total homage to 70s and 80s TV cop shows. There's no one like The Beastie Boys. Fun, creative, funny, clever, and good. They played their own instruments on most of their albums. I love seeing kids today get introduced to, and love, the music of my youth! I'm 57, and when I listen to The Beastie Boys, my neighbors do too!
You're going to have such a blast discovering these guys. They have some of richest visual and musical styles in modern western music. More than anything they loved to have fun, dress up, take on different personas and really entertain their fans. You're going to go on a journey of rap and rock, with little to no public feuds with other rappers, no guns, drugs or brutality, just life observations made word. And wigs. 🎉
I think that is one of the most underrated thing about Beastie Boys - when the legal hammer came down on sampling in the 90s, they were like "alright, we'll just start playing our own instruments and still make hits"
I remember this dropping on MTV. Greatest music video I'd seen in my teenage life. M.T.V wasn't about life or death in the '80s and '90s it was far more important than that.
We did! 😁 MTV played almost exclusively music videos from 1982 to 2000. So we rushed home from school to 'watch' our favorite songs. Remember, there was no internet for the general public until the mid 90s and it wasn't even super useful until maybe 2001 or 2002, plus no social media until what, like 2008? So MTV was like our VEVO and UA-cam. 💜
You asked for more recommendations. I suggest the official videos for these songs. So Whatcha Want. Sure shot. Three emcees and one DJ. Route down. Shake your rump. Pass the mic.
Beastie Boys. Started in the 80s. Revived in the 90s. This video is from the 90s. The video is a shout out to the seventies cop shows like Starsky and Hutch. Nobody can rhyme like they do. Check out their album Paul’s Boutique. Failed when it came out but is now an example of EVERYTHING Hip Hip should be. Ground breaking beats and rhythms.
The Guitarist on this song was....Adam (Ad-Rock). Before the Beastie Boys was a hip-hop group they were a Hardcore Punk Rock group. Adam was a guitarist in another band, and when the Beastie's guitarist quit he stepped in. This was back when they were 14-17 in High School. The three of them changed sounds and ran into Russel Simmons, who was working to try to get a record setup for his brother Joseph "Run" Simmons with his little known band called Run DMC. They got helped with a few beats by this guy named Jason Mizell (a.k.a. Jam Master J).
The Beastie Boys were a big fan of TV and cult films from the 60s and 70s. Intergalactic was fashioned after the Japanese monster films from that era. This video is inspired by various cop TV shows from the 70s like "Starsky and Hutch" and "Baretta." They did another video. "Body Movin" which was inspired by Mario Bava's "Danger: Diabolik" made in 1968.
The Beastie Boys reinvented themselves… TWICE. That’s THREE ITERATIONS of the same three-person group. They went worldwide in late ‘86, breaking out with “Fight For Your Right To Party”, and all the other songs from the Licensed To Ill album. They were out of Brooklyn on the Def Jam label. They kind of played out the ‘80s NY rap scene, and moved out west, and you’ll hear the next version of the group with songs like “Whatcha Want”. But they didn’t really feel like themselves until they wrote this song, and this third version was them finally feeling comfortable in their own skins.
One amazing thing about Beastie Boys is they always made their own music (after their first record). Sometimes sampling. Sometimes live recording (like Sabotage). Sometimes they'd record their own jams and then make beats out of them. Super inspiring group.
Beastie Boys came out in the 80’s but evolved and remained in the forefront of music right up until Ad-Rocks death in 2012. Apple has an amazing documentary about them and I highly recommend watching their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…. Where you might also learn LL Cool J used to be an awesome rapper before he was a NCIS actor….
That awesome riff is actual bass. It's played by Adam Yauch aka MCA who sadly passed away from cancer. I play bass, and I got to say that riff is kick ass!!!
Dude, check out the intro to a couple of old 70’s tv programs…”Starsky and Hutch” and “Streets of San Francisco.” Pretty sure Beastie Boys got their inspiration from shows like that.
Been with the Beastie Boys since my mid teens. There are probably 4 threads of Beastie Boys. 1. Started out a hardcore band as young teens and then drop a thrash track in most albums. You’ve picked Sabotage which fits that or maybe Heart Attack Man (still cracks me up). 2. Minimal tracks tracks on Licensed to Ill like Hold it Now, Hit it. 3. Straight up sample heavy Hip Hop from Paul’s Boutique forward (both LA and NYC). Check out So Watcha Want or Get it Together. 4. Live instrumental funk/lounge band (could be my favourite) Check out Something’s Got to Give (the video is ace too). And for a Leftfield track check out Cookie Puss and the story behind it.
I’m biased, but the 90’s were amazing. So many good movies and music. Rap exploded, Grunge exploded. Pulp Fiction shook up the world of film. Boyz in the Hood. Menace to Society. Most of the artist from that era are still huge to this day. It’s a true testament to how wild the 90’s were. As a white kid from the suburbs, hearing NWA was a huge eye opener. I heard stories of a world I didn’t know existed. Great experience.
BBoys are my gen. This was such a dope video because they made it look like a 1970's cop TV show. Also shows off the punk side of the group. Playing the instruments in this song 🔥🔥
I saw them on them on the Ill Communication tour and this was just sick live, MCA on bass, AdRock on guitar, Mike D on drums. They brought the house down. And yeah, MTV used to play music
MTV used to stand for music television. When they first came out all they played was music videos. They have since evolved into miscellaneous television. It is no longer about the music.
Dude, growing up through the 80s and 90s was the shit. New music videos from our favorite artists got us amped. These bands and rap groups would spend insane amounts of money making a crazy video to promote their latest release. Dont get me wrong, I do love the convenience of streaming music when it comes out now. But back in the day, seeing that new video drop and play in heavy rotation on MTV up until the release date of the new album? It got us stoked for it. Then the hunt of finding a record store that had your album in stock was always an adventure. I'm about to sound like an old man here, but I miss the old days. Lol.
Some of the shows you were trying to think of: " The Music video for "Sabotage", directed by Spike Jonze and played extensively on MTV, is a homage to, and parody of, 1970s & 80s crime drama shows such as Hawaii Five-O, The Streets of San Francisco, S.W.A.T., Baretta, and Starsky and Hutch.
Im an 80s baby and I remember when this song came out in 1994 and I loved it so much. When the Beastie Boys released "Sabotage" as the first single off Ill Communication in early 1994, the song became a defining track of the '90s. Much of this is thanks to Spike Jonze's music video, which acted as a parody of '70s cop shows, and gave the song its iconic middle-finger attitude. In the rap genre that was dominated by African American acts, the Beasties stood out for their ethnicity - three white Jewish kids from Brooklyn, New York. Yauch was born to a Jewish mother and a Catholic father. He was raised Jewish. And although Im an 80s baby. I mist say the 1990s was the last of best decades. Now there was alot of great songs and movies that cane out in the early 2000s. But honestly the 90s was the BEST.
That’s the boyz my dude. This was early 90’s btw. I’m 40 now and yes before streaming everyone tuned into mtv to catch things like this. I stumbled onto your channel and I dig it so far. House of pain was a one hit wonder. Everlasts album whitey ford sings the blues predates Eminem’s career but em did some shit on the tiny touch albums calling him out. Everlast switched his style before em so that’s cap. As far as more beastie boyz check out the song “so whatcha want” it’s a banger. I’m enjoying your reviews and yes hip hop has transcended cultures and races since day one. White dudes been doin it since the 80’s. There first album called License to ill came out in 1986.
I am 40 also :) i grew up with beasties, wu tang, eminem, snoop, dre and also rage against the machine or zak de la rocha had some pretty nice raps. Happy i grew up in this time ♡
We didn’t have UA-cam and the internet. If you wanted to see a music video or hear your favorite song, you had to watch MTV. If you missed it you have to wait for them to play it again. Same with tv shows. If you missed one good luck catching a rerun.
Yes beastie boys were very comical as well as a great band. Most people from that time were funny cuz we didn't have the internet so we had to amuse ourselves hanging out outside all day
If you’re getting those vibes, they got it from the Beasties. This all came out before Ace Ventura. This is early 90s. You need to check out Paul Revere or So Whatcha’ Want. Licensed to Ill is one of the greatest rap albums of all time. 3 white Jewish boys from the Bronx… they ARE 90s rap.
80's movies with detectives, 48 hours, another 48 hours. Beverly hills cop 1 2 and 3. I'm sure there's much much more than those eddie Murphy movies I mentioned but that's all I could think of.
The Everlast/Eminem beef happened after Everlast left HoP and came out with Whitey Ford Sings the Blues. It was a stupid beef over misunderstandings that probably should have never happened. According to B-Real, who was instrumental in squashing the beef, the two actually respected each other and liked each other's music. Em even listed Everlast as an influence. House of Pain had THREE albums, and 3 or 4 charted hits, "Jump Around" simply being the most well-known (by a lot). House of Pain also got back together and added Big Left, Slaine and Ill Bill to form La Coka Nostra, and THEY have 3 albums, also. Everlast formed Warporn Industries with Sick Jacken and Divine Styler after that. A rabbit hole worth looking into, and it all starts with House of Pain.
Having seen the birth and growth of MTV, I never thought I'd see the day where music videos as a medium would need an explanation. But I guess when MTV stopped playing them, it was only a matter of time.
I love that you had the same exact reactions I had when I was a young buck seeing this when it came out in the 90s. It’s awesome and a true testament that great music, and particularly the B-Boys transcend time and space. Keep digging deep with these 3 MCs, you won’t be disappointed. They literally don’t have a weak track in their arsenal.
"what is this?" it's that good. They started as a punk band with a girl drummer so they got rock roots (it's why you get banging guitar instead of sample) They riffing on stuff like Starsky&hutch, Dirty Harry, baretta, kojaak (the car coming over the hill is a ref to bullit) If you didn't catch the line I'm Buddy Rich when I fly off the handle...go look up Buddy Rich bus tapes
I love Sabotage. They disguised a straight up Punk song as a Rap Single. If you listen to their first few EPs, they came from the Hardcore Punk scene of the 80s, then changed genres because they were heavily inspired to make Rap music cause that scene was new and booming. But what I love about Beasties, is that they still keep the punk spirit till the very end. Thats why a lot of their music have so much swagger. That is important too, because artists like Playboi Carti made their entire careers based off on songs that create a vibe
a reoccurrence in 90s vids is that genx grew up watching/ seeing a lot of old shows from 50s to 80s on reruns (Leave it to beaver, brady bunch i love Lucie etc to all the 70s cop movies and 80s ski movies 😅) so theres a lot of references and spoofing of those old shows/movies/storylines/characters and having fun with it. Eminem does this too. The show Always Sunny in Philadelphia has a lot of this too (the creators/ actors are GenXers). TV 📺 was always on and kind of a universal experience in content until internet took over. now everyone streams their own algorithm.
I’m having so much fun watching a self proclaimed Gen Z dude for real discover the B-Boys! Don’t stop my man. FYI the B -Boys played all those instruments!
That is Ad Rock on the guitar, Mike D on drums, and the main riff, by MCA on bass. Mario C is on the keyboard. Mixmaster Mike scratches in the chorus a bit.
When the Beasties moved to L.A. after leaving DefJam (1988) they bought a studio there that used to be the set for the TV cop sitcom from the 70s, BARNEY MILLER. They recorded there through the 90s and filmed a lot of their videos there too, like this one, shot on site and around the block from their studio. PASS THE MIC is them on the stairs and roof of the same studio. This video is an homage to the 70s cop/Serpico type movie.
So this song came out when I was in middle school (mid 90s). I saw it on MTV and my mind was blown. I didn’t know at the time, but these were the same guys that I heard in the late 80s when I was a little kid. Their song “fight for your right” was a hit on MTV, and my uncle was in high school and he was into it. I didn’t give it much thought, but I remember the music video and song. Then I was in high school when intergalactic came out.
They also play the instruments man. Check out the Beastie Boys and their collaboration with Q-tip, as well as A Tribe Called Quest as I commented on the first Beastie Boys reaction
Everything comes from MCA's bass line, that's who is ripping it in the breakdown. (RIP MCA) You can see them play this live on David Letterman's Show in 1994 on video on YT.
The 80s had some great music. The 90s had some cool music. It was an incredible time to be young and free. Have you heard "Mayonaise" by The Smashing Pumpkins?
The video is a spoof of the 70's cop/private eye shows like Starsky and Hutch but the song came out in 1994. I think the Beastie Boys played most of the instruments themselves. Nearly every Beastie Boys song just bangers from beginning to end.
100%. For when this can out relative to Starsky and Hutch, this would be like spoofing Baywatch now.
Always give the old streets of San Francisco vibes
Amen!
Starsky & Hutch, Magnum PI, Hunter, Moonlighting, TJ Hooker, Miami Vice, Hill Street Blues...
Man, there was so much detective show stuff back then. Good times.
They definitely played the instruments on this track. Yauch on Bass, Mike D on drums, Ad Rock on guitar. They used to do it live, too at some gigs.
I'm from the same generation as the Beastie Boys. This vid is a total homage to 70s and 80s TV cop shows. There's no one like The Beastie Boys. Fun, creative, funny, clever, and good. They played their own instruments on most of their albums. I love seeing kids today get introduced to, and love, the music of my youth! I'm 57, and when I listen to The Beastie Boys, my neighbors do too!
You're going to have such a blast discovering these guys. They have some of richest visual and musical styles in modern western music. More than anything they loved to have fun, dress up, take on different personas and really entertain their fans. You're going to go on a journey of rap and rock, with little to no public feuds with other rappers, no guns, drugs or brutality, just life observations made word. And wigs. 🎉
I think that is one of the most underrated thing about Beastie Boys - when the legal hammer came down on sampling in the 90s, they were like "alright, we'll just start playing our own instruments and still make hits"
I remember this dropping on MTV. Greatest music video I'd seen in my teenage life.
M.T.V wasn't about life or death in the '80s and '90s it was far more important than that.
The beastie boys well is deep. They put out eight albums from 1986 through 2011. They have a ton of great songs.
We did! 😁 MTV played almost exclusively music videos from 1982 to 2000. So we rushed home from school to 'watch' our favorite songs. Remember, there was no internet for the general public until the mid 90s and it wasn't even super useful until maybe 2001 or 2002, plus no social media until what, like 2008? So MTV was like our VEVO and UA-cam. 💜
You asked for more recommendations. I suggest the official videos for these songs. So Whatcha Want. Sure shot. Three emcees and one DJ. Route down. Shake your rump. Pass the mic.
All of these. especially "So Whatcha Want" and "3 Emcees and one DJ"
So What'Cha Want is ridiculous good
Sure Shot and Shake Your Rump are two of my favorites.
No love for brass monkey?
Root Down is the proper spelling. Good list of videos.
I discovered Beastie Boys License To Ill between 8th grad and 9th grade in 1986. Wore OUT my cassette tape that summer!!!!!!
Beastie Boys. Started in the 80s. Revived in the 90s. This video is from the 90s. The video is a shout out to the seventies cop shows like Starsky and Hutch. Nobody can rhyme like they do. Check out their album Paul’s Boutique. Failed when it came out but is now an example of EVERYTHING Hip Hip should be. Ground breaking beats and rhythms.
Video is a parody of 70's TV cop shows.
The Guitarist on this song was....Adam (Ad-Rock). Before the Beastie Boys was a hip-hop group they were a Hardcore Punk Rock group. Adam was a guitarist in another band, and when the Beastie's guitarist quit he stepped in. This was back when they were 14-17 in High School. The three of them changed sounds and ran into Russel Simmons, who was working to try to get a record setup for his brother Joseph "Run" Simmons with his little known band called Run DMC. They got helped with a few beats by this guy named Jason Mizell (a.k.a. Jam Master J).
It's worth watching the live performance on *Letterman* , the energy is great and you can see them in a genuinely live setting.👏
The Beastie Boys were a big fan of TV and cult films from the 60s and 70s. Intergalactic was fashioned after the Japanese monster films from that era. This video is inspired by various cop TV shows from the 70s like "Starsky and Hutch" and "Baretta." They did another video. "Body Movin" which was inspired by Mario Bava's "Danger: Diabolik" made in 1968.
Back in the day music videos were so much better lol. Like mini movies a lot of times.
I definitely agree
The Beastie Boys reinvented themselves… TWICE. That’s THREE ITERATIONS of the same three-person group. They went worldwide in late ‘86, breaking out with “Fight For Your Right To Party”, and all the other songs from the Licensed To Ill album. They were out of Brooklyn on the Def Jam label. They kind of played out the ‘80s NY rap scene, and moved out west, and you’ll hear the next version of the group with songs like “Whatcha Want”. But they didn’t really feel like themselves until they wrote this song, and this third version was them finally feeling comfortable in their own skins.
You gotta see them playing this song live on Letterman in 1994. INSANE!!!!
YEEEEEEEESSSSS
Sabotage will seriously become one of your favorite songs of all time! You just can’t not!!!
One amazing thing about Beastie Boys is they always made their own music (after their first record). Sometimes sampling. Sometimes live recording (like Sabotage). Sometimes they'd record their own jams and then make beats out of them.
Super inspiring group.
Beastie Boys came out in the 80’s but evolved and remained in the forefront of music right up until Ad-Rocks death in 2012. Apple has an amazing documentary about them and I highly recommend watching their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…. Where you might also learn LL Cool J used to be an awesome rapper before he was a NCIS actor….
It was MCA who died, Adam Yauch. Cancer got him. RIP
@@3DJapan Thanks for clarifying that.
That awesome riff is actual bass. It's played by Adam Yauch aka MCA who sadly passed away from cancer. I play bass, and I got to say that riff is kick ass!!!
The 70s were the best . The music was 🔥🔥🔥MTV started in the 80s . Great videos.
" wait what is this!?" Its the Beasties! Always respecting old skool on the cutting edge!
Dude, check out the intro to a couple of old 70’s tv programs…”Starsky and Hutch” and “Streets of San Francisco.” Pretty sure Beastie Boys got their inspiration from shows like that.
Really excited you got to see this one. The energy of this song is absolutely infectious. Glad you shared your discovery with us :)
"I didn't choose when I was born". That doesn't mean you couldn't watch older shows. I grew up watching shows from 20 and 30 years before my time.
lol .... this is like a whole night of GTA 😂loving your reactions to the beasties , and your right they are a breath of fresh air , beasties legends
The live set of this song on the Letterman show is fantastic,playing all the instruments from the tune,worth a view.
MTV Everybody's chaos, I love that
Been with the Beastie Boys since my mid teens.
There are probably 4 threads of Beastie Boys.
1. Started out a hardcore band as young teens and then drop a thrash track in most albums.
You’ve picked Sabotage which fits that or maybe Heart Attack Man (still cracks me up).
2. Minimal tracks tracks on Licensed to Ill like Hold it Now, Hit it.
3. Straight up sample heavy Hip Hop from Paul’s Boutique forward (both LA and NYC).
Check out So Watcha Want or Get it Together.
4. Live instrumental funk/lounge band (could be my favourite)
Check out Something’s Got to Give (the video is ace too).
And for a Leftfield track check out Cookie Puss and the story behind it.
Watch this live. They were a punk band before they started rapping. So they play most instruments like guitar and drums themselves.
I’m biased, but the 90’s were amazing. So many good movies and music. Rap exploded, Grunge exploded. Pulp Fiction shook up the world of film. Boyz in the Hood. Menace to Society.
Most of the artist from that era are still huge to this day. It’s a true testament to how wild the 90’s were.
As a white kid from the suburbs, hearing NWA was a huge eye opener. I heard stories of a world I didn’t know existed. Great experience.
This was when MTV was relevant and primarily played music videos.
BBoys are my gen. This was such a dope video because they made it look like a 1970's cop TV show. Also shows off the punk side of the group. Playing the instruments in this song 🔥🔥
Buddy Rich one of the greatest Drummers of all time.
I saw them on them on the Ill Communication tour and this was just sick live, MCA on bass, AdRock on guitar, Mike D on drums. They brought the house down.
And yeah, MTV used to play music
One of my all time favourite tunes ever.
Adrock on guitar
Adam Yauch on bass
Mike D on drums
Originally a punk band
MTV used to stand for music television. When they first came out all they played was music videos. They have since evolved into miscellaneous television. It is no longer about the music.
That makes sense
The Beastie boys did not fuck around when it came to making music videos. They were always crazy, fun as hell, and just nuts sometimes.
The fact you knew The A Team... Major points from me!! lol
Dude, growing up through the 80s and 90s was the shit. New music videos from our favorite artists got us amped. These bands and rap groups would spend insane amounts of money making a crazy video to promote their latest release. Dont get me wrong, I do love the convenience of streaming music when it comes out now. But back in the day, seeing that new video drop and play in heavy rotation on MTV up until the release date of the new album? It got us stoked for it. Then the hunt of finding a record store that had your album in stock was always an adventure. I'm about to sound like an old man here, but I miss the old days. Lol.
Some of the shows you were trying to think of: " The Music video for "Sabotage", directed by Spike Jonze and played extensively on MTV, is a homage to, and parody of, 1970s & 80s crime drama shows such as Hawaii Five-O, The Streets of San Francisco, S.W.A.T., Baretta, and Starsky and Hutch.
Kojak, Streets of San Fransico, and Columbo are some good 70's detective tv shows.
FYI. Beastie Boys play their own instruments. They started as a “punk” band
Check out their song PROFESSOR BOOTY
"Yo, what is this?"
"Pay attention man, they told you it's SABOTAGE!"
The golden years of music IMHO 60's - 90's
Im an 80s baby and I remember when this song came out in 1994 and I loved it so much.
When the Beastie Boys released "Sabotage" as the first single off Ill Communication in early 1994, the song became a defining track of the '90s. Much of this is thanks to Spike Jonze's music video, which acted as a parody of '70s cop shows, and gave the song its iconic middle-finger attitude.
In the rap genre that was dominated by African American acts, the Beasties stood out for their ethnicity - three white Jewish kids from Brooklyn, New York. Yauch was born to a Jewish mother and a Catholic father. He was raised Jewish.
And although Im an 80s baby. I mist say the 1990s was the last of best decades.
Now there was alot of great songs and movies that cane out in the early 2000s. But honestly the 90s was the BEST.
The Donut Interlude is just to let you know who's the Cop and who's the Perp. Plus, it was an inspired mellow bridge in the music.
keep on going with the Beastie Boys, you won't be disappointed. they are hip hop royalty (even though this song is more on their punk rock side)
it is a treasure watching you enjoy and educate yourself. the questions you ask are all vailid. so much fun watching you enjoy this.
That’s the boyz my dude. This was early 90’s btw. I’m 40 now and yes before streaming everyone tuned into mtv to catch things like this. I stumbled onto your channel and I dig it so far. House of pain was a one hit wonder. Everlasts album whitey ford sings the blues predates Eminem’s career but em did some shit on the tiny touch albums calling him out. Everlast switched his style before em so that’s cap. As far as more beastie boyz check out the song “so whatcha want” it’s a banger. I’m enjoying your reviews and yes hip hop has transcended cultures and races since day one. White dudes been doin it since the 80’s. There first album called License to ill came out in 1986.
I am 40 also :) i grew up with beasties, wu tang, eminem, snoop, dre and also rage against the machine or zak de la rocha had some pretty nice raps. Happy i grew up in this time ♡
You need to find a copy of The Beastie Boys album "Paul's Boutique" it's fire.
We didn’t have UA-cam and the internet. If you wanted to see a music video or hear your favorite song, you had to watch MTV. If you missed it you have to wait for them to play it again. Same with tv shows. If you missed one good luck catching a rerun.
The 1994 video is a portrayal of what most 70s cop tv shows were like.
The 90's was the greatest Era Ever! Hands down! I honestly miss it
Its so funny to watch the younglings find music. Bro, Im 41 and Beastie Boys put out their first album when I was still in middle school.
Legends... Inducted into the HOF by Chuck D...
Yes beastie boys were very comical as well as a great band. Most people from that time were funny cuz we didn't have the internet so we had to amuse ourselves hanging out outside all day
Los beastie boys fueron de lo mejor de su epoca, hasta adelantados diría yo. Super grupo.
If you’re getting those vibes, they got it from the Beasties. This all came out before Ace Ventura. This is early 90s. You need to check out Paul Revere or So Whatcha’ Want. Licensed to Ill is one of the greatest rap albums of all time. 3 white Jewish boys from the Bronx… they ARE 90s rap.
That bass🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
MTV was out then in 1982 when I joined the Army 19 yrs old.
Way back in the dark ages of the 80s, MTV was the only place you got to see music videos 😂
The video is a throwback to the great police shows of the 70’s like Starsky and Hutch and Mannix amongst others.
Beastie Boys for life!
MTV was fire back when it 1st started. Actually was real Music Television
Its Adam Yauch on Bass that carries the song!
Every year was lit before the 2000"s. PERIOD.
lol, they played this video non-stop on MTV when I was in Junior high
1974 is born grew up in the 80s with my best time into the 90s happy flips
Hands down best music video ever made, prove me wrong.
What about intergalactic??🤔
80's movies with detectives, 48 hours, another 48 hours. Beverly hills cop 1 2 and 3. I'm sure there's much much more than those eddie Murphy movies I mentioned but that's all I could think of.
The Everlast/Eminem beef happened after Everlast left HoP and came out with Whitey Ford Sings the Blues. It was a stupid beef over misunderstandings that probably should have never happened. According to B-Real, who was instrumental in squashing the beef, the two actually respected each other and liked each other's music. Em even listed Everlast as an influence. House of Pain had THREE albums, and 3 or 4 charted hits, "Jump Around" simply being the most well-known (by a lot). House of Pain also got back together and added Big Left, Slaine and Ill Bill to form La Coka Nostra, and THEY have 3 albums, also. Everlast formed Warporn Industries with Sick Jacken and Divine Styler after that. A rabbit hole worth looking into, and it all starts with House of Pain.
Nifty fact, they were a hardcore punk band before they started rapping.
Having seen the birth and growth of MTV, I never thought I'd see the day where music videos as a medium would need an explanation. But I guess when MTV stopped playing them, it was only a matter of time.
I love that you had the same exact reactions I had when I was a young buck seeing this when it came out in the 90s. It’s awesome and a true testament that great music, and particularly the B-Boys transcend time and space.
Keep digging deep with these 3 MCs, you won’t be disappointed. They literally don’t have a weak track in their arsenal.
"what is this?"
it's that good. They started as a punk band with a girl drummer so they got rock roots (it's why you get banging guitar instead of sample)
They riffing on stuff like Starsky&hutch, Dirty Harry, baretta, kojaak (the car coming over the hill is a ref to bullit)
If you didn't catch the line I'm Buddy Rich when I fly off the handle...go look up Buddy Rich bus tapes
“I’m Buddy Rich when I fly off the handle” Now go check out Buddy Rich and see what he’s talking about. 😉
Hey Ladies is another great one from the Boys.
This was supposed to be a spoof on every 80's action cop Tv Show opening.
Beastie Boys, straight out of the golden age of hip hop and still setting the standard decades later.
1978 is when they came out.. 1983 first hit song,1986 license to ill first hit album🙏❤💥
I love Sabotage. They disguised a straight up Punk song as a Rap Single.
If you listen to their first few EPs, they came from the Hardcore Punk scene of the 80s, then changed genres because they were heavily inspired to make Rap music cause that scene was new and booming.
But what I love about Beasties, is that they still keep the punk spirit till the very end. Thats why a lot of their music have so much swagger.
That is important too, because artists like Playboi Carti made their entire careers based off on songs that create a vibe
You have to see the live performance of this one on david letterman. They play all the instruments live.
Beastie Boys ‐ No Sleep Til Brooklyn
Bro this is such a spoof on the cop shows from the ‘70’s. It’s awesome!!👏 😅
The first time I saw this video I thought it was a promo for an actual show. I'm not even kidding.
Honestly I can see that, I almost thought the same thing
a reoccurrence in 90s vids is that genx grew up watching/ seeing a lot of old shows from 50s to 80s on reruns (Leave it to beaver, brady bunch i love Lucie etc to all the 70s cop movies and 80s ski movies 😅) so theres a lot of references and spoofing of those old shows/movies/storylines/characters and having fun with it. Eminem does this too. The show Always Sunny in Philadelphia has a lot of this too (the creators/ actors are GenXers). TV 📺 was always on and kind of a universal experience in content until internet took over. now everyone streams their own algorithm.
I’m having so much fun watching a self proclaimed Gen Z dude for real discover the B-Boys!
Don’t stop my man.
FYI the B -Boys played all those instruments!
They shot this video rogue style with no permits.
That is Ad Rock on the guitar, Mike D on drums, and the main riff, by MCA on bass. Mario C is on the keyboard. Mixmaster Mike scratches in the chorus a bit.
When the Beasties moved to L.A. after leaving DefJam (1988) they bought a studio there that used to be the set for the TV cop sitcom from the 70s, BARNEY MILLER. They recorded there through the 90s and filmed a lot of their videos there too, like this one, shot on site and around the block from their studio. PASS THE MIC is them on the stairs and roof of the same studio. This video is an homage to the 70s cop/Serpico type movie.
So this song came out when I was in middle school (mid 90s). I saw it on MTV and my mind was blown. I didn’t know at the time, but these were the same guys that I heard in the late 80s when I was a little kid. Their song “fight for your right” was a hit on MTV, and my uncle was in high school and he was into it. I didn’t give it much thought, but I remember the music video and song.
Then I was in high school when intergalactic came out.
One of the greatest videos of all time.
They also play the instruments man. Check out the Beastie Boys and their collaboration with Q-tip, as well as A Tribe Called Quest as I commented on the first Beastie Boys reaction
Beastie Boys were probably the first group to mix rock and rap. They came out in the 80's, but this particular song was recorded in 1993.
80’s without a doubt!
Everything comes from MCA's bass line, that's who is ripping it in the breakdown. (RIP MCA) You can see them play this live on David Letterman's Show in 1994 on video on YT.
The 80s had some great music. The 90s had some cool music. It was an incredible time to be young and free. Have you heard "Mayonaise" by The Smashing Pumpkins?
This song was from the mid 90s. But they did the video to be like a cheesy throwback to the 70s cop tv shows.