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They made great videos. The Boys had a falling out with Rick Rubin and they left Def Jam. They got the Dust Britgers to produce their second album, Paul's Boutique (1989). That may be the most sample heavy album ever as every sound except the rapping was a sample. There is a great video that breaks down the album and plays the original song for each and every sample. Once you hear enough from that, check thst out. It is great.
It’s hilarious to use the old man “no autotune” line with the Beastie Boys, whose best beat is just Ad-Rock repeating “intergalactic, planetary” into a vocoder.
im 49 and a metal lover, but Beastie Boy's can drop a beat like no other, what I love about this, it was recorded live and done in 1 take with 1 DJ, with 1 record, on 1 turntable!
"conveyer belt of garbage" completely sums up today's hip-hop. As a 50 year old that has been listening for years, the days of RUN DMC, EPMD, Erik B and Rakim and various others laid the foundation for the new jacks ie: WU Tang, Capone and Noriega, NAS, Biggie, Tupac. The content being made today is devoid of soul and feeling. Keep up the great work, your channel is fantastic
Just amazing to me is the Yin Yang of the Beastie Boys. Yin side, they are incredible @ Hip Hop w/ a D.J. who needs no musical instruments. Yang side, they play their own instruments & still create bangers. ua-cam.com/video/_WvgGdivQzE/v-deo.htmlsi=UZ5_IeNLaMhI2RO7
I was a little older, and a metalhead at that point so this wasn't my thing. Do you know what album the DJ was using? Back then I thought this was stealing someone else's work, but what the DJ was doing was definitely an art.
@@robotto8858 It's not a normal album. It's an album designed for scratching. It just has samples on it. So, there's a horn stab and a drum sample, for instance. Now, the samples are actually taken from other songs, but the album itself is specially made.
For sure, sample albums of vinyl or cd’s were ways to make simple clips become their own depending how they were used. Some of those samples became so popular being used repeatedly- but dj’s n producers like Mix Master Mike, DJ Shadow, Qbert, Square Pusher, Aphex Twin etc. did in such a way that it was iconic and timeless into their own genre
Negative ghost rider, their earliest roots were as an experimental punk band, The Young Aborigines in 1979, and Mike D (Michael Diamond) was drummer and only Bestie Boy in the band, in 1981 their bass player quit and was replaced by MCA (Adam Yauch) and they switched their name to The Beastie Boys. Shortly after that the guitarist quit and was replaced by Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz), and a gal named Kate Schellenbach switched from percussions to full time drummer, she would later start the band Luscious Jackson and is listed as a founding member of the Beastie Boys. In 1983 they had some local success with the comedy-ish album Cookie Puss, a 12" single with 4 tracks on it, including samples from Steve Martin's comedy album, and elements of rap mixed in. After Shellenbach left the band in 1985 The Boys switched to all Hip-Hip and got hired as the opening act for Madonna on "The Virgin Tour". Their break through debut release as just the 3 members we know and love was Licensed To Ill in 1986. Run-D.M.C. released their self titled debut album in 1984 that went Gold, King Of Rock album in 1985 that went Platinum and Raising Hell album in 1986 that went Multi-Platinum, making them the first Hip-Hop group in history to achieve a Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum album individually or all three milestones combined. As Chuck D. stated at The Beastie Boys induction into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame, "Run-D.M.C. introduced Hip-Hop to cities all over the country, and the Beastie Boys picked it up and drove it straight into the suburbs.". The Beastie boys also begged Rick Rubin to listen to a mixed tape of some guy they heard at some of the local NY clubs, he gave it a listen and later signed him as one of the first artist ever on Def Jam Records, his name LL Cool J. Rick Rubin also asked the Boys for their input on an opening act for their first tour, to support Licensed to Ill, and they talked him into bringing Public Enemy along with them, which was their first time playing big shows outside of the NY area.
Bro he’s even scratching with Swing, freaking swing! He’s go from scratching in a straight beat to adding a swing pattern at the end of every verse. It’s incredible.
I’m a scratch dj and you know what is probably the most difficult thing in scratching - it’s drum scratching and keeping it time and this shit is super on time like a drum machine that’s why Mike is so good
You're right, man. I had a terrible childhood and when I explain to my daughters I frame it as a hero's journey, I persisted through all of the trials and challenges and today I am a terrific father. I didn't perpetuate the cycle of abuse and I am a mighty force for love because of it all.
You're right to be proud of yourself. I was the daughter of addicts and I tried so hard to escape them but ended up in a relationship with an addict and got pregnant. I looked at that perfect little girl and knew I didn't want her to have the life I had. I left her dad with $300.00 in my pocket and rebuilt my life. It was HARD, but I gave my daughter a good life and she grew up to be an amazing woman who I am so proud of.
There's something beautiful in the fact that this version of the song came out around 1999, peak Puff Daddy / Willenium era; stripping things down to the very basics was a reminder of what the genre is beyond the flash, the cars, the money. A beat and something to say. That's all you need.
Mix Master is not only amazing he is in the top 2 haha. He is part of "The Dream Team" with DJ Qbert check out their winning set at the DMC 1993. Crazy stuff.
Paul's boutique is the most under rated album ever. It a true classic. And add to the fact is video is done live and in one take. Who does that. The beastie boys do! Punk hop
I love that every time I see someone do a "First Time" on this video, they always end up saying "What has happened to hiphop these days?" A lot of people look down on the Beastie Boys but they were amazing. All the greats from those foundational years recognize them, and they did so much more than hip-hop. They wrote and performed instrumental music as well and spanned multiple genres with originality and style. Check Your Head is one of the greatest albums of all time, in my opinion. RIP Adam "MCA" Yauch.
So glad to stumble across your wonderful channel, and especially you sharing your backstory here. It's such a joy to watch you discovering artists like the Beastie Boys, Phil Collins, Amy Winehouse.. they were all soundtracks to my teenage years. No matter what age you discover music, if it hits your soul when you do, that's matter truly matters 😄
Fell in love with the Beasties in 1989 ‘Paul’s Boutique’ … ground breaking! Went to every concert, bought every album. My hero’s for 30yrs. Nothing was better live - nothing.
I got the honor of seeing these guys live. Hip Hop is universal. Beasties, Run DMC, Public Enemy, Kool Moe Dee, LL Cool J, (I was a DJ in the 80s/90s/00s )and yet this is one of my top favorite tracks
This record is a throwback. You nailed that. The DJ is Mix Master Mike. He won so many DJ competitions in the 90's that they allegedly asked him and DJ QBert to retire and become judges so other people would have a chance. He was not the Beasties' original DJ - that was Hurricane. There is a documentary called "Scratch" about DJs (available free in full on UA-cam and highly recommended). They show Mix Master Mike trying to hook up with the Beasties to do some DJ-ing for them. He leaves them messages on their answering machine demo-ing his skills. It's pretty funny. Anyway, he is one of the best ever.
He was also part of Invisibl Skratch Piklz with Qbert. If you can get your hands on them I highly recommend any of The Shiggar Fraggar Show albums. Super goofy but dope as hell.
I was a suburban teenager in the 80s and grew up listening to Run DMC, LL Cool J, Newcleus, Kool Moe Dee, De La Soul, Eric B and Rakim, EPMD, Whodini, The Fat Boys, 3rd Bass, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, et al, and yes the Beastie Boys too. Hip Hop was so great back then.
This video is cut live, all the rapping is live and the DJ is creating all of the beat live. Beasties are not the most technical but they always put out quality and they always leave you with a smile. For the record I missed out on Lupe Fiasco because I thought the name was corny. I learned later how good he was. One thing about Beasties is the were bigtime DIY, produce their own music, video, everything really, them and a few key friends.
BB was just such a cool fun band. This live one take for a major release, so cool hilarious IMO. Beastie were Very innovative, their recording process I would love to watch
❤ Glad to be here with you, at this stage of both our stories. Happy to witness your glow up. ✨️ listening to these guys just make me happy, maybe it was just the right time for you to discover these guys. ❤
Polo, I enjoy your content and I just have to say you're authentic and so well balanced. Your energy calms me and I was moved by what you travelled at the end. You're an inspiring guy.
You can't help but grin while listening to the Beasties. There was an interview with Adrock where he said they were clubbing in New York one evening when "This guy came up and handed us a business card that said "World Champion DJ Mix Master Mike." I've yet to see anybody prove thay statement wrong."
Beastie Boys are the GOATs. Incredible discography, fun humans. Saw them 17 times in concert, their positive energy is infectious as is their music. Check out "Shake Your Rump". Masterpiece.
This vid is from '98, after they linked up with Mix Master Mike from the Invisibl Skratch Piklz DJ crew (def worth a look for crazy DJ scratch band stuff). Beastie Boys came up with RUN DMC and used to do a lot of touring and shows with them in the mid 80s (Slow and Low was a RUN DMC tune that they passed on and Beastie Boys picked up), and there's tons of pics and video of them performing and hanging together. Cheers for this. I grew up with Beastie Boys on the cassette and CD player, and felt that as they grew as people and musicians, so did I. Very important group to me. Much love.
I came here to say this. They weren't just inspired by groups like Run DMC, they came up with them. The Beastie Boys are literally part of the origins of Hip Hop. They played with The Fat Boys, and KRS One. Real OG's of the game.
The eyeroll at the MMM flex. Had me dying. Yeah, Mixmaster Mike is that guy. The original intro had a crazy tweak scratch over a phone call message. Undeniably one of the best DJ's to scratch and tweak.
What's wild is that the music video version of the song sounds much better than the album version. This video is what Rap music is all about. The MC and the DJ. Rap doesn't need symphony orchestras, bands, pyrotechnics. It just needs the MCs and the DJs.
Polo, the algorithm sent me here and I am glad it did. I’m 47 years old and the Beastie Boys are still my favorite of all time! This song was released in 1998. They were rapping differently by this time but this was them throwing it way back with this style. Just reminding the world how it’s done. Haha! I’m happy for you to be discovering the B-boys now. I recommend you continue to dive deep in their music. “From the family tree of old-school Hip-Hop. Kick off your shoes and relax your socks.” -MCA. You will have a blast.
- dj- out - appreciate you sharing the bare bones of your story - the amount was appropriate.. after decades of knowing the Beastie Boys, this is easily my favorite of theirs.. which I myself discovered after 2020 (the track). it reminds me of a time in my life, living in one of those concrete buildings, listening to jump up dnb (which is sparse dnb like this track is to hip hop).. i dunno.. just all good feels and memories. the rest of the Beastie catalog reminds me of the 80's & early 90's, since i am now 52. don't know how this one slipped by me before..
I was a teenager in southern Brazil, and I was listening to exactly this album (hello nasty) that I recorded into a cassete so I can listen all day long in my walkman.
The Beasties boys are legends, how cool it is you get to discover new music when its ment to be, we all get to share and discover new things!!!! nice reaction!!!
Dude I'm so glad you saw the music video cut instead of the album. Such an awesome version. If you were lucky enough to the their DVD set from about 20 years ago, you could switch between all of the camera angles at any point in the video back and forth. Was so cool to sit and watch Mix Master Mike's hands. Such a good DJ.
Mike rocked up at my office once, came to my desk and stood next to me and said "hey, I've heard a lot about you". One of the more surreal things to have happened in my life.
Thank you Karen - He needs all the Beasties he can discover! Saw them live - eventually you'll get around to their Pink Floyd "echo's" tribute video of Pompeii - Gratitude which is very different because they are playing instruments more than sampling. Also their 1999 concert for MTV in Glasgow shows all their flavors and how seamless their were live.
Loved the reaction and the honesty about where you were during this space and time. We all evolve and there is so much amazing art out there to consume that we all miss things for a million reasons. I’m still discovering artists that I missed from the golden era of Hip-Hop in the 90’s. Our tastes change too as we age and evolve. I wasn’t a Beastie Boys fan early on either. It took me a while to “get it.” Keep doing your thang, I’m digging the channel! Peace
The Serial Wax Killer - Mix Master Mike. This video basically got me deep into the rabbit hole of Turntablism, and on another note, the Beastie Boys actually got me into Hip-Hop back in the day. Full respect to them. #realhiphop
Thank you for being so open. ❤ FYI there’s an entire other side to the Beastie Boys where they play FUNK beats and their sound matures. Example Sabrosa & Sneakin’ Out the Hospital
Grew up with the Beasties since the 80’s. We all come from different starting lines in life. As we get older, we see the good things when we can. I’ll keep watching. You get what’s it about. Much respect. ⚡️
I am a music freak that comes from a family of music freaks. I listened to all kinds of crazy things growing up from Zeppelin and the Beatles (20 years before before my time) to Fela Kuti and Charles Mingus. To this day, I am still finding music that I missed growing up, in my 20's and beyond. A wise man once said "One good thing about music, is that when it hits you you feel no pain."
Have you heard Opposite People cover by his son Seun Kuti? I saw Femi live. Radio Garden free app is gold for world music as well as KCRW 89.9 Santa Monica City College radio. They introduced Fela and Femi etc to me, they broke Beck to radio as well. Led is my favorite group. Playing for change does a mean version of When the Levee Breaks with JPJ as well. Peace!
What I liked about the Beasties is their lyrics. They were all about having fun and singing, no b*tches or drugs or busting caps or anything like that.
I just turned 56 & have been listening to Beastie Boys since I was 19 years old when I bought their first album - Licensed to ILL way back in 1986. My top favorite is GIRLS which is quirky & odd yet fun song that sounds nothing like what a Beastie Boys rap would normally be. The lyrics are not very PC by today's standards & some might get offended, but it is meant to be taken as a joke. It's a cute bouncy little tune - LOL! You should check it out...
Fun watching along with you, thanks - their lyricism, playful bravado and mixmaster mike just killing it... so fun, you're right, we don't hear it like this, not much anymore
Their dj, Mix Master Mike, is amazing! Also, the B Boys have a dvd set out where you can play different mixes of songs with different camera angles. This is one of the tracks you can do that with.
I first heard Beastie Boys "Brass Monkey" on a friend's cassette Walkman in '87 on the playground at school. I bought Ill Comunication the album later that year with my money from cutting grass.
I truly appreciate your honesty and am super glad you made it out the other side of darkness with such a positive outlook on things! Continue discovering as we all should!
Thanks for your honesty about your past. It was well said. I missed out too. " Fight for your right " was so bad I didn't follow them until the last year or so. Amazing. Thanks
One of the best reactors out there. Calm and honest, no fake hyped comments. You Sir are doing a great job and should be an example for other reactors on how to be genuine on camera.
Classic hip hop, with a Beastie twist. There's a show out on ?HBO? where AdRock and MikeD talk about the history of the group, and the loss of MCA (may he RIP). Worth a watch - they're really funny.
My friend, I'm 53 and the best part about the current world is we can look back and appreciate the things we missed the first time around. I'm right there with you.
A lot of people take for granted the music they were privileged enough to hear growing up. It’s not an experience everyone gets to have, I text my dad constantly just to say thank you for the music I love today. I was taken to the symphony orchestra from a young age, and my dad exposed me to Rush, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Metallica, Beastie Boys, Nirvana, Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel, etc. from birth, supported and encouraged me to find my own music, but if he couldn’t afford it or if he had a different relationship with music as a kid himself I wouldn’t have had the same exposure I did.
I enjoyed your video. I was in college when they released their 1st album, “Licensed to Ill.” I became a fan from day 1. Funny thing is, I know this song, but I have never seen this video. 😂. Thanks for sharing.
Stumbled on your channel by way of your Grateful Dead video the other day. I enjoyed listening to a little of your personal story. Looks like you're doing well for yourself. Love and respect.
Thanks for opening up and sharing your story. If you don't know your past, you don't know your future. We don't all digest the same stuff at the same time. What a blessing to be able to tap into a community that can help you experience such cool music for the first time. Keep on doing what your doing.
God bless you mate, you arrive at different artists when you arrive there, nothing wrong with it being 1, 5 , or 20 years being it later. That is the beauty of lasting music
True Hip Hop. Mix Master Mike was part of a DJ group from Nor Cal called The Invisible Scratch Pickles. Love your channel, my man. True Hip Hop will never die. Peace and stay strong.
8:02 Nice message (reminded me of PSA's after cartoons on saturday morning 🙂) "You've never seen/heard______?" Is a question from people who live in tiny bubbles with little comprehension of other bubbles. Glad you turned your response into something heartfelt and meaningful, may open some eyes.
Hey Polo.... I just found your channel a few days ago, and have been diving pretty deep into your content. You come across as such a genuine person, and seeing some of your reactions and genuine joy is inspirational mate. Keep discovering, there is so much out there.
They were/are so damn good. Groundbreaking is an understatement. You should check out their MTV Music Awards performance where this goes in to Intergalactic.
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Thanks for sharing. love your reactions. It's apparent you're a very genuine person.
Happy Birthday to Karen! Great selection :)
They made great videos.
The Boys had a falling out with Rick Rubin and they left Def Jam. They got the Dust Britgers to produce their second album, Paul's Boutique (1989). That may be the most sample heavy album ever as every sound except the rapping was a sample. There is a great video that breaks down the album and plays the original song for each and every sample. Once you hear enough from that, check thst out. It is great.
Nas featuring Amy winehouse called cherry wine... 😊 listen to it... It's a vibe
You’re good, Dude.
How did you not…” is just some gatekeeper douche bag announcing they listened to it since “Back in the Day 🏆”.
One take. No auto tune. No post production. 100% pure hip hop.
Not a farkin laptop in sight...yeh try and reproduce this Paris Hilton!
It’s hilarious to use the old man “no autotune” line with the Beastie Boys, whose best beat is just Ad-Rock repeating “intergalactic, planetary” into a vocoder.
@@AMPR45 The Beastie Boys produced a variety of amazing beats throughout their career. Dependably, consistently.
@@AMPR45 Thats the hook of the track... not the beat, and definitely not their best beat.
Ren is alot like that
im 49 and a metal lover, but Beastie Boy's can drop a beat like no other, what I love about this, it was recorded live and done in 1 take with 1 DJ, with 1 record, on 1 turntable!
"conveyer belt of garbage" completely sums up today's hip-hop. As a 50 year old that has been listening for years, the days of RUN DMC, EPMD, Erik B and Rakim and various others laid the foundation for the new jacks ie: WU Tang, Capone and Noriega, NAS, Biggie, Tupac. The content being made today is devoid of soul and feeling. Keep up the great work, your channel is fantastic
Imagine if modern EDM Djs had to put in this much work in their live sets. They'd die within 30 seconds.
A group with a huge, diverse catalog. They always sounded like themselves, and yet they always were changing and evolving.
Very similar to Talking Heads, another NY band that flew under the radar for so many.
@@andrewlaw seriously?
Love that about them. Played around with all kinds of sounds. Always different but always them at the same time. Totally original sound
I love how there is no drum machine or track playing. Just a single record scratching the entire beat.
Just amazing to me is the Yin Yang of the Beastie Boys. Yin side, they are incredible @ Hip Hop w/ a D.J. who needs no musical instruments. Yang side, they play their own instruments & still create bangers. ua-cam.com/video/_WvgGdivQzE/v-deo.htmlsi=UZ5_IeNLaMhI2RO7
Actual DJing, not what they consider DJs these days
The sheer purity of this track cannot be matched.
These three PUNK ROCKERS FOREVER CHANGED HIP HOP. ✌️
there was 4 of them at 1 time
@@tdog415nthe 5th beatle
Say it louder for the people in the back.
@@tdog415n and it was a girl :)
The drummer!
Live, one take, one DJ making all the beats on one record. 🔥
I was a little older, and a metalhead at that point so this wasn't my thing. Do you know what album the DJ was using? Back then I thought this was stealing someone else's work, but what the DJ was doing was definitely an art.
@@robotto8858 It's not a normal album. It's an album designed for scratching. It just has samples on it. So, there's a horn stab and a drum sample, for instance. Now, the samples are actually taken from other songs, but the album itself is specially made.
@@tjl9458 Thanks.
Word...
For sure, sample albums of vinyl or cd’s were ways to make simple clips become their own depending how they were used. Some of those samples became so popular being used repeatedly- but dj’s n producers like Mix Master Mike, DJ Shadow, Qbert, Square Pusher, Aphex Twin etc. did in such a way that it was iconic and timeless into their own genre
The New York sound. Big ups to Brooklyn.
Beastie Boys started in 1981 - they honed their Hometown Brooklyn sound by 1983
Run DMC came out in 1984
Came here to say this... THEY influenced Run DMC
Negative ghost rider, their earliest roots were as an experimental punk band, The Young Aborigines in 1979, and Mike D (Michael Diamond) was drummer and only Bestie Boy in the band, in 1981 their bass player quit and was replaced by MCA (Adam Yauch) and they switched their name to The Beastie Boys. Shortly after that the guitarist quit and was replaced by Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz), and a gal named Kate Schellenbach switched from percussions to full time drummer, she would later start the band Luscious Jackson and is listed as a founding member of the Beastie Boys.
In 1983 they had some local success with the comedy-ish album Cookie Puss, a 12" single with 4 tracks on it, including samples from Steve Martin's comedy album, and elements of rap mixed in. After Shellenbach left the band in 1985 The Boys switched to all Hip-Hip and got hired as the opening act for Madonna on "The Virgin Tour". Their break through debut release as just the 3 members we know and love was Licensed To Ill in 1986.
Run-D.M.C. released their self titled debut album in 1984 that went Gold, King Of Rock album in 1985 that went Platinum and Raising Hell album in 1986 that went Multi-Platinum, making them the first Hip-Hop group in history to achieve a Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum album individually or all three milestones combined.
As Chuck D. stated at The Beastie Boys induction into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame, "Run-D.M.C. introduced Hip-Hop to cities all over the country, and the Beastie Boys picked it up and drove it straight into the suburbs.".
The Beastie boys also begged Rick Rubin to listen to a mixed tape of some guy they heard at some of the local NY clubs, he gave it a listen and later signed him as one of the first artist ever on Def Jam Records, his name LL Cool J. Rick Rubin also asked the Boys for their input on an opening act for their first tour, to support Licensed to Ill, and they talked him into bringing Public Enemy along with them, which was their first time playing big shows outside of the NY area.
Not bad for a failed punk band eh .
Brooklyn was ONLY Adam Yauch's hometown. The other guys were from Manhattan.
Bro he’s even scratching with Swing, freaking swing! He’s go from scratching in a straight beat to adding a swing pattern at the end of every verse. It’s incredible.
I’m a scratch dj and you know what is probably the most difficult thing in scratching - it’s drum scratching and keeping it time and this shit is super on time like a drum machine that’s why Mike is so good
These guys brought their punk rock roots/vibe/attitude to Hip Hop and helped mold it...legends
You're right, man. I had a terrible childhood and when I explain to my daughters I frame it as a hero's journey, I persisted through all of the trials and challenges and today I am a terrific father. I didn't perpetuate the cycle of abuse and I am a mighty force for love because of it all.
❤🫂
God bless you, brother!
congratz!
the world needs more fckn fathers man..
not enough stepping up to the plate..
You're right to be proud of yourself. I was the daughter of addicts and I tried so hard to escape them but ended up in a relationship with an addict and got pregnant. I looked at that perfect little girl and knew I didn't want her to have the life I had. I left her dad with $300.00 in my pocket and rebuilt my life. It was HARD, but I gave my daughter a good life and she grew up to be an amazing woman who I am so proud of.
Me too. Our music helped.
There's something beautiful in the fact that this version of the song came out around 1999, peak Puff Daddy / Willenium era; stripping things down to the very basics was a reminder of what the genre is beyond the flash, the cars, the money. A beat and something to say. That's all you need.
Mix Master is not only amazing he is in the top 2 haha. He is part of "The Dream Team" with DJ Qbert check out their winning set at the DMC 1993. Crazy stuff.
Love this one. Mixmaster Mike is a legendary, multi-award winning turntablist. He did this whole routine using a single record.
Agree. ...better late than never. All of their stuff was good but the Paul's Boutique album is pure fire 🔥
Paul's Botique was their Magnum Opus
Paul's Boutique is next level. Always was.
Paul's boutique is the most under rated album ever.
It a true classic.
And add to the fact is video is done live and in one take. Who does that. The beastie boys do!
Punk hop
This is my favorite Beastie Boys video (and probably song). Love the reaction.
I love that every time I see someone do a "First Time" on this video, they always end up saying "What has happened to hiphop these days?" A lot of people look down on the Beastie Boys but they were amazing. All the greats from those foundational years recognize them, and they did so much more than hip-hop. They wrote and performed instrumental music as well and spanned multiple genres with originality and style. Check Your Head is one of the greatest albums of all time, in my opinion. RIP Adam "MCA" Yauch.
Amen!
I care Polo, I appreciate you sharing your personal story. Keep doing what you're doing.
So glad to stumble across your wonderful channel, and especially you sharing your backstory here. It's such a joy to watch you discovering artists like the Beastie Boys, Phil Collins, Amy Winehouse.. they were all soundtracks to my teenage years. No matter what age you discover music, if it hits your soul when you do, that's matter truly matters 😄
Fell in love with the Beasties in 1989 ‘Paul’s Boutique’ … ground breaking! Went to every concert, bought every album. My hero’s for 30yrs.
Nothing was better live - nothing.
I got the honor of seeing these guys live. Hip Hop is universal. Beasties, Run DMC, Public Enemy, Kool Moe Dee, LL Cool J, (I was a DJ in the 80s/90s/00s )and yet this is one of my top favorite tracks
So jealous. My friends and I had tickets, but Mike D broke his collarbone and it was canceled. 😢
This record is a throwback. You nailed that. The DJ is Mix Master Mike. He won so many DJ competitions in the 90's that they allegedly asked him and DJ QBert to retire and become judges so other people would have a chance. He was not the Beasties' original DJ - that was Hurricane. There is a documentary called "Scratch" about DJs (available free in full on UA-cam and highly recommended). They show Mix Master Mike trying to hook up with the Beasties to do some DJ-ing for them. He leaves them messages on their answering machine demo-ing his skills. It's pretty funny. Anyway, he is one of the best ever.
He was also part of Invisibl Skratch Piklz with Qbert. If you can get your hands on them I highly recommend any of The Shiggar Fraggar Show albums. Super goofy but dope as hell.
One of the Beastie's tracks has one of Mike's messages, about him hooking up a wah-wah to his turntable. Called it the _tweak scratch_
@@bbb462cidABSOLUTELY!
This is seriously my favorite part of beastie boys history. Love it any chance I can bring it up lol
Incorrect they never asked them to stop competing
I was a suburban teenager in the 80s and grew up listening to Run DMC, LL Cool J, Newcleus, Kool Moe Dee, De La Soul, Eric B and Rakim, EPMD, Whodini, The Fat Boys, 3rd Bass, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, et al, and yes the Beastie Boys too. Hip Hop was so great back then.
This video is cut live, all the rapping is live and the DJ is creating all of the beat live. Beasties are not the most technical but they always put out quality and they always leave you with a smile. For the record I missed out on Lupe Fiasco because I thought the name was corny. I learned later how good he was. One thing about Beasties is the were bigtime DIY, produce their own music, video, everything really, them and a few key friends.
BB was just such a cool fun band. This live one take for a major release, so cool hilarious IMO. Beastie were Very innovative, their recording process I would love to watch
❤ Glad to be here with you, at this stage of both our stories. Happy to witness your glow up. ✨️ listening to these guys just make me happy, maybe it was just the right time for you to discover these guys. ❤
Paul revere is my personal favorite...I'm a kid again as soon as they drop the beat every time!
Polo, I enjoy your content and I just have to say you're authentic and so well balanced. Your energy calms me and I was moved by what you travelled at the end. You're an inspiring guy.
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I agree and can sympathize.
You can't help but grin while listening to the Beasties.
There was an interview with Adrock where he said they were clubbing in New York one evening when "This guy came up and handed us a business card that said "World Champion DJ Mix Master Mike." I've yet to see anybody prove thay statement wrong."
You should do Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn. I'm sure you would love it. These guys have all the fun.
All live in 1 take. Pure talent.
And please do more Beastie Boys, they are simply phenomenal
Love you, Polo!!❤❤❤❤( the Karen) and Thankyou!! This was performed live right here on MTV.
You’ve been through so much and still you rise……
I love watching people react to this video. Thanks for it, and thanks Karen.👍
Beastie Boys are the GOATs. Incredible discography, fun humans. Saw them 17 times in concert, their positive energy is infectious as is their music. Check out "Shake Your Rump". Masterpiece.
Saw these dudes live in ‘94 wearing UPS delivery man uniforms with the brown shorts. They KILLED it.
Same here my friend I wasn't into Beastie boys back in the day but today I love their music.
This vid is from '98, after they linked up with Mix Master Mike from the Invisibl Skratch Piklz DJ crew (def worth a look for crazy DJ scratch band stuff). Beastie Boys came up with RUN DMC and used to do a lot of touring and shows with them in the mid 80s (Slow and Low was a RUN DMC tune that they passed on and Beastie Boys picked up), and there's tons of pics and video of them performing and hanging together.
Cheers for this. I grew up with Beastie Boys on the cassette and CD player, and felt that as they grew as people and musicians, so did I. Very important group to me. Much love.
I came here to say this. They weren't just inspired by groups like Run DMC, they came up with them. The Beastie Boys are literally part of the origins of Hip Hop. They played with The Fat Boys, and KRS One. Real OG's of the game.
The eyeroll at the MMM flex. Had me dying. Yeah, Mixmaster Mike is that guy. The original intro had a crazy tweak scratch over a phone call message. Undeniably one of the best DJ's to scratch and tweak.
Back when rap was formative and fun. LOVE IT!
If you haven't heard Young MC's "Bust a Move" a reaction to another "FUN" rap song would be awesome!
What's wild is that the music video version of the song sounds much better than the album version. This video is what Rap music is all about. The MC and the DJ. Rap doesn't need symphony orchestras, bands, pyrotechnics. It just needs the MCs and the DJs.
I was in attendance for Mix Master Mike’s DMC lifetime achievement award. No DJ on the planet is fuccin with the god DJ, MMM! R.I.P. MCA
Polo, the algorithm sent me here and I am glad it did. I’m 47 years old and the Beastie Boys are still my favorite of all time! This song was released in 1998. They were rapping differently by this time but this was them throwing it way back with this style. Just reminding the world how it’s done. Haha! I’m happy for you to be discovering the B-boys now. I recommend you continue to dive deep in their music. “From the family tree of old-school Hip-Hop. Kick off your shoes and relax your socks.” -MCA. You will have a blast.
- dj- out - appreciate you sharing the bare bones of your story - the amount was appropriate.. after decades of knowing the Beastie Boys, this is easily my favorite of theirs.. which I myself discovered after 2020 (the track). it reminds me of a time in my life, living in one of those concrete buildings, listening to jump up dnb (which is sparse dnb like this track is to hip hop).. i dunno.. just all good feels and memories. the rest of the Beastie catalog reminds me of the 80's & early 90's, since i am now 52. don't know how this one slipped by me before..
I was a teenager in southern Brazil, and I was listening to exactly this album (hello nasty) that I recorded into a cassete so I can listen all day long in my walkman.
YES! The show doesn't start until the DJ gets there! Exactly! Love this reaction, man!
The Beasties boys are legends, how cool it is you get to discover new music when its ment to be, we all get to share and discover new things!!!! nice reaction!!!
Dude I'm so glad you saw the music video cut instead of the album. Such an awesome version.
If you were lucky enough to the their DVD set from about 20 years ago, you could switch between all of the camera angles at any point in the video back and forth. Was so cool to sit and watch Mix Master Mike's hands. Such a good DJ.
Great video as usual. Thanks for sharing and happy to see that the BB have yet to dispont.
Mike rocked up at my office once, came to my desk and stood next to me and said "hey, I've heard a lot about you". One of the more surreal things to have happened in my life.
Great reaction. I saw the Beastie Boys several times when they were touring to support their first album. Always a great show to me.
Thank you Karen - He needs all the Beasties he can discover! Saw them live - eventually you'll get around to their Pink Floyd "echo's" tribute video of Pompeii - Gratitude which is very different because they are playing instruments more than sampling. Also their 1999 concert for MTV in Glasgow shows all their flavors and how seamless their were live.
What counts is you recognize that they’re really good. No matter when picked up listening to them. Thx for the reaction
Loved the reaction and the honesty about where you were during this space and time. We all evolve and there is so much amazing art out there to consume that we all miss things for a million reasons. I’m still discovering artists that I missed from the golden era of Hip-Hop in the 90’s. Our tastes change too as we age and evolve. I wasn’t a Beastie Boys fan early on either. It took me a while to “get it.” Keep doing your thang, I’m digging the channel! Peace
The Serial Wax Killer - Mix Master Mike. This video basically got me deep into the rabbit hole of Turntablism, and on another note, the Beastie Boys actually got me into Hip-Hop back in the day. Full respect to them. #realhiphop
Thank you for being so open. ❤ FYI there’s an entire other side to the Beastie Boys where they play FUNK beats and their sound matures. Example Sabrosa & Sneakin’ Out the Hospital
One of my very favorite Beasties vids. Great rhymes great scratches and really funny.
They were always just goofy as hell! And we ALL loved them for it! You couldn’t be in a bad mood listening to Beastie Boys!! 😂
Man, your comments about this are so thoughtful and heartfelt. Love it.
Great reaction and your back story. Thanks for sharing. Your here now with the Beastie Boys!
Beastie Boys were a staple for me growing up. Glad to see you reacting to them.
Grew up with the Beasties since the 80’s.
We all come from different starting lines in life. As we get older, we see the good things when we can.
I’ll keep watching. You get what’s it about. Much respect. ⚡️
Nothing but bangers from these brothers. Glad you found them !
I am a music freak that comes from a family of music freaks. I listened to all kinds of crazy things growing up from Zeppelin and the Beatles (20 years before before my time) to Fela Kuti and Charles Mingus. To this day, I am still finding music that I missed growing up, in my 20's and beyond. A wise man once said "One good thing about music, is that when it hits you you feel no pain."
Have you heard Opposite People cover by his son Seun Kuti? I saw Femi live. Radio Garden free app is gold for world music as well as KCRW 89.9 Santa Monica City College radio. They introduced Fela and Femi etc to me, they broke Beck to radio as well. Led is my favorite group. Playing for change does a mean version of When the Levee Breaks with JPJ as well. Peace!
@@Prone2Thrill If you mean the Newen Afrobeat one featuring Seun, yes absolutely love it!
What I liked about the Beasties is their lyrics. They were all about having fun and singing, no b*tches or drugs or busting caps or anything like that.
Licensed to Ill came out in 1986- I was 15 and I loved this band, which got me into Boogie Down Production, RUN DMC
I just turned 56 & have been listening to Beastie Boys since I was 19 years old when I bought their first album - Licensed to ILL way back in 1986. My top favorite is GIRLS which is quirky & odd yet fun song that sounds nothing like what a Beastie Boys rap would normally be. The lyrics are not very PC by today's standards & some might get offended, but it is meant to be taken as a joke. It's a cute bouncy little tune - LOL! You should check it out...
I just turned 56 on august 22😊
Fun watching along with you, thanks - their lyricism, playful bravado and mixmaster mike just killing it... so fun, you're right, we don't hear it like this, not much anymore
Their dj, Mix Master Mike, is amazing! Also, the B Boys have a dvd set out where you can play different mixes of songs with different camera angles. This is one of the tracks you can do that with.
I was hoping that you would review some of the Beastie Boys. One of my favorites!
I first heard Beastie Boys "Brass Monkey" on a friend's cassette Walkman in '87 on the playground at school. I bought Ill Comunication the album later that year with my money from cutting grass.
I think it's great that you're getting to hear this for the 1st time. It's like you've had a treasure on your path all the years.
I truly appreciate your honesty and am super glad you made it out the other side of darkness with such a positive outlook on things! Continue discovering as we all should!
Thanks for your honesty about your past. It was well said. I missed out too. " Fight for your right " was so bad I didn't follow them until the last year or so. Amazing. Thanks
One of the best reactors out there. Calm and honest, no fake hyped comments. You Sir are doing a great job and should be an example for other reactors on how to be genuine on camera.
Always awesome, RIP MCA. Sad to say there will never be another group like them.
Classic hip hop, with a Beastie twist. There's a show out on ?HBO? where AdRock and MikeD talk about the history of the group, and the loss of MCA (may he RIP). Worth a watch - they're really funny.
My friend, I'm 53 and the best part about the current world is we can look back and appreciate the things we missed the first time around. I'm right there with you.
2:09.... so excited. Its about to go down! The B-boys are always so much FUN!!!!!
A lot of people take for granted the music they were privileged enough to hear growing up. It’s not an experience everyone gets to have, I text my dad constantly just to say thank you for the music I love today. I was taken to the symphony orchestra from a young age, and my dad exposed me to Rush, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Metallica, Beastie Boys, Nirvana, Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel, etc. from birth, supported and encouraged me to find my own music, but if he couldn’t afford it or if he had a different relationship with music as a kid himself I wouldn’t have had the same exposure I did.
Check out their induction ceremony into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to truly appreciate their contributions to American music.
I enjoyed your video. I was in college when they released their 1st album, “Licensed to Ill.” I became a fan from day 1. Funny thing is, I know this song, but I have never seen this video. 😂. Thanks for sharing.
Stumbled on your channel by way of your Grateful Dead video the other day. I enjoyed listening to a little of your personal story. Looks like you're doing well for yourself. Love and respect.
Thank you for opening up ❤ you are a great soul 🙏!
It's awesome you're open to it now. I enjoy going on this journey with you now!!
Thanks for opening up and sharing your story. If you don't know your past, you don't know your future. We don't all digest the same stuff at the same time. What a blessing to be able to tap into a community that can help you experience such cool music for the first time. Keep on doing what your doing.
Man I loved this. Thank you for sharing, and letting us join you.
I just love your reactions. You calm my soul. Genuine and honest. Thank you. ❤️
3 mcs and 1 dj yes!
Definitely telling their appreciation to mix master mike... man behind the music
Plus they did a Concert from M.S.G. on DVD.
"Awesome, I F'n shot that!"
Is ridiculous!
One of the absolute best aspects of The Beastie Boys is they're always having fun with their music, concerts, and vids. Nice reax and channel, Polo.
God bless you mate, you arrive at different artists when you arrive there, nothing wrong with it being 1, 5 , or 20 years being it later. That is the beauty of lasting music
True Hip Hop. Mix Master Mike was part of a DJ group from Nor Cal called The Invisible Scratch Pickles. Love your channel, my man. True Hip Hop will never die. Peace and stay strong.
Amen.
8:02 Nice message (reminded me of PSA's after cartoons on saturday morning 🙂)
"You've never seen/heard______?" Is a question from people who live in tiny bubbles with little comprehension of other bubbles. Glad you turned your response into something heartfelt and meaningful, may open some eyes.
Hey Polo.... I just found your channel a few days ago, and have been diving pretty deep into your content.
You come across as such a genuine person, and seeing some of your reactions and genuine joy is inspirational mate. Keep discovering, there is so much out there.
They were/are so damn good. Groundbreaking is an understatement. You should check out their MTV Music Awards performance where this goes in to Intergalactic.