History of rap......in the mid 70s, artists like Curtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash, the Furious five, were just starting to get out into the clubs and street corners to perform. Only one problem. No record company in the world gave a crap. 1981, MTV starts, and one of the very first music videos ever RAPTURE was released by Blondie, a band that regularly performed in Manhattan's CBGB club. Many punk bands performed there, but were also privy to the sounds coming from across the river in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. 1982...Herbie HANCOCK released ROCK IT, the initiating the breakdance craze. 1983 Curtis Blow produces a new group, THE FAT BOYS and gets them an album deal, and radio play. They sold a few hundred thousand copies. 1984 RUN DMC released their self titled first album to some minor success, so....in 1985 they released KING OF ROCK that ended up selling over 500,000 copies and became the FIRST RAP ALBUM TO GO GOLD. 1985 also saw the movie KRUSH GROOVE released with a sound track from new artists picked up by Rick Rubin from New York University.(he was still a student.) Run Dmc (undisputed kings of rap) The Beastie Boys (who played alongside Blondie at CBGB's as 2 separate punk bands--The young and the USELESS, (ad rock's band) and The new Aboriginies (Mike D and MCA and others) back in 1979-1980. and a new artist that Ad Rock found the demo tape of, LL Cool J. 1986 brought us the Beastie Boys License to ill, their first album (they released Cookie Puss in 1983 as a joke single) and it was the first rap album TO SELL MORE THAN A MILLION (multi-platinum) copies. Run Dmc also released TOUGHER THAN LEATHER later that year and also went platinum. The Beasties, Run Dmc and LL were the first big names on the newly formed DEF JAM records (Russel Simmons (the brother of Reverend Run, and the son of Curtis Blow) and Rick Rubins) Later that year, the Beastie boys went on the first international rap group on tour, opening for Madonna overseas. They were arrested and banned from many cities, throwing beer cans from the stage, dancing with strippers on stage, and had an 8 foot inflatable penis on stage in front of all these 12-13 years olds.......AND THEIR PARENTS! They even did a loose, and unconventional interview with Joan Rivers on American tv and got black balled from tv interviews for years. The end of their tour, back in the US finished with Run DMC and Public Enemy joining them. Now that the doors were opened, and radio stations would play rap, and the records were selling, THEN people learned about "Rappers delight" and the older rappers that struggled to get noticed years earlier. The Beasties always mention their heroes from those first days of rap, just 2-3 years before they started in 1979. And, Kool Moe Dee, Slick Rick, Ice T, all got started in 1988 in popularity. Young MC, Tone LOC, and The Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff came along that winter and The Beastie Boys released Paul's Boutique in 1989 (to chirping crickets.......) that just a few years after became one of RAPs masterpieces and influenced most that came after. 1990 we saw jokers like Vanilla Ice and Gerardo (Rico....Suave) right before 1991 and Gangsta rap. NWA, started the genre and soon was followed by Tupac, Diddy, Biggie, Jay Z and Eminem in the later 90s. .......The Beastie boys continued to release album after album until 2012, ending with MCA's illness and passing. The Beastie Boys, 1979-2012 the Princes of rap. They did for rap what Elvis did for rhythm and blues. They took it from their cultural beginnings, brought it to the city, and main street America and the world so that everyone could be influenced by it's all mighty groove.
The guy holding the boom box was from a film called SAY ANYTHING, ironically co-starring Ione Skye, who was dating King Ad Rock of Beastie Boys at the time
This to me is basically a visual love letter to New York of the late 70's and early 80's, and the roots of hip hop... and so many of their songs are orally a love letter to New York.
Oh, yeah! I remember them being called "Ghetto Blasters" when they first came out, but that name eventually morphed into the less offensive "Boom Box." If it had dual cassette recorders and a big equalizer and bass boost, well, you were da man!
Bands used that reverse/swear word thing a lot back then, mostly as a quick way to get their stuff on MTV. Some even released different versions of their songs with different "clean" words substituted, which sounded so weird. (e.g. "witch" instead of "bitch.")
Woohoo, About damn time, you were missed, you look good, damn starting off with a banger, Beasty Boys always good, wow haven't heard this in a long time, pop & lock lol lol, yes love the beat, i think I'll break dance with my cane, may break a hip, the only popping will be my knees, lol lol, this is going way back, again good songs always short, funky flow, lol lol, just glad you're back, woohoo
EVERYONE PLEASE HIT THAT BUTTON IT HELPS MR DOGE CREATE MORE CONTENT, IT HELPS THE CHANNEL GROW IT IS FREE TO HIT THAT LIKE BUTTON, IT TAKES ONE SECOND PLEASE HIT THAT LIKE BUTTON.....
History of rap......in the mid 70s, artists like Curtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash, the Furious five, were just starting to get out into the clubs and street corners to perform. Only one problem. No record company in the world gave a crap. 1981, MTV starts, and one of the very first music videos ever RAPTURE was released by Blondie, a band that regularly performed in Manhattan's CBGB club. Many punk bands performed there, but were also privy to the sounds coming from across the river in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. 1982...Herbie HANCOCK released ROCK IT, the initiating the breakdance craze. 1983 Curtis Blow produces a new group, THE FAT BOYS and gets them an album deal, and radio play. They sold a few hundred thousand copies. 1984 RUN DMC released their self titled first album to some minor success, so....in 1985 they released KING OF ROCK that ended up selling over 500,000 copies and became the FIRST RAP ALBUM TO GO GOLD. 1985 also saw the movie KRUSH GROOVE released with a sound track from new artists picked up by Rick Rubin from New York University.(he was still a student.) Run Dmc (undisputed kings of rap) The Beastie Boys (who played alongside Blondie at CBGB's as 2 separate punk bands--The young and the USELESS, (ad rock's band) and The new Aboriginies (Mike D and MCA and others) back in 1979-1980. and a new artist that Ad Rock found the demo tape of, LL Cool J. 1986 brought us the Beastie Boys License to ill, their first album (they released Cookie Puss in 1983 as a joke single) and it was the first rap album TO SELL MORE THAN A MILLION (multi-platinum) copies. Run Dmc also released TOUGHER THAN LEATHER later that year and also went platinum. The Beasties, Run Dmc and LL were the first big names on the newly formed DEF JAM records (Russel Simmons (the brother of Reverend Run, and the son of Curtis Blow) and Rick Rubins) Later that year, the Beastie boys went on the first international rap group on tour, opening for Madonna overseas. They were arrested and banned from many cities, throwing beer cans from the stage, dancing with strippers on stage, and had an 8 foot inflatable penis on stage in front of all these 12-13 years olds.......AND THEIR PARENTS! They even did a loose, and unconventional interview with Joan Rivers on American tv and got black balled from tv interviews for years. The end of their tour, back in the US finished with Run DMC and Public Enemy joining them. Now that the doors were opened, and radio stations would play rap, and the records were selling, THEN people learned about "Rappers delight" and the older rappers that struggled to get noticed years earlier. The Beasties always mention their heroes from those first days of rap, just 2-3 years before they started in 1979. And, Kool Moe Dee, Slick Rick, Ice T, all got started in 1988 in popularity. Young MC, Tone LOC, and The Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff came along that winter and The Beastie Boys released Paul's Boutique in 1989 (to chirping crickets.......) that just a few years after became one of RAPs masterpieces and influenced most that came after. 1990 we saw jokers like Vanilla Ice and Gerardo (Rico....Suave) right before 1991 and Gangsta rap. NWA, started the genre and soon was followed by Tupac, Diddy, Biggie, Jay Z and Eminem in the later 90s. .......The Beastie boys continued to release album after album until 2012, ending with MCA's illness and passing. The Beastie Boys, 1979-2012 the Princes of rap. They did for rap what Elvis did for rhythm and blues. They took it from their cultural beginnings, brought it to the city, and main street America and the world so that everyone could be influenced by it's all mighty groove.
The guy holding the boom box was from a film called SAY ANYTHING, ironically co-starring Ione Skye, who was dating King Ad Rock of Beastie Boys at the time
This to me is basically a visual love letter to New York of the late 70's and early 80's, and the roots of hip hop... and so many of their songs are orally a love letter to New York.
You should do a first listen of this song with your dad.
my Fav Beastie song
Finally, someone covers this.
Always happy to see you do a Beastie Boys reaction. Thanks
I think back in the early= mid 80s we all had a boom box like that.
The bigger the better! 😂
Oh, yeah! I remember them being called "Ghetto Blasters" when they first came out, but that name eventually morphed into the less offensive "Boom Box." If it had dual cassette recorders and a big equalizer and bass boost, well, you were da man!
Beastie Boys are pioneers! Check out Paul Revere, Sure Shot, Pass the Mic, or Intergalactic
NYC loves Beasties ❤
Always ❤the Beasties!
Saraaaaaaa ♥️
Paul Revere !!!!( you will not be let down 💯
THE BASS:
Pretty much the entire beat of this song is a straight unfiltered sample of the song "rROOT DOWN AND GET IT" by JIMMY SMITH , 1972
3:08 tell him to check out a crew called The Liquid Pop Collective... so fluid ... so good.
Please do Sabotage!!
Make another video of your dad reacting to this classic😻👍
Bro, you gotta do "The New style" make sure it's the original album version.
Root Down Free Zone Mix, is a bit more grimy. think there are 4 versions from an EP, a tiny LP, vinyl record.
Man, you had to have money to afford batteries for those boom boxes.
Not if you had brain's and a extinction cord.
Can we please bring b-boy culture back? Spread the word.
The reverses are just covering up swear words. This video is a clean version.
There is no dirty version video. Just like Beastie Boys Criterion Collection DVD set is all clean.MCA had all clean versions put on the DVD.
Bands used that reverse/swear word thing a lot back then, mostly as a quick way to get their stuff on MTV. Some even released different versions of their songs with different "clean" words substituted, which sounded so weird. (e.g. "witch" instead of "bitch.")
Woohoo, About damn time, you were missed, you look good, damn starting off with a banger, Beasty Boys always good, wow haven't heard this in a long time, pop & lock lol lol, yes love the beat, i think I'll break dance with my cane, may break a hip, the only popping will be my knees, lol lol, this is going way back, again good songs always short, funky flow, lol lol, just glad you're back, woohoo
EVERYONE PLEASE HIT THAT BUTTON IT HELPS MR DOGE CREATE MORE CONTENT, IT HELPS THE CHANNEL GROW IT IS FREE TO HIT THAT LIKE BUTTON, IT TAKES ONE SECOND PLEASE HIT THAT LIKE BUTTON.....