Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Played a 15-Year-Long Prank on Ad-Rock

Mike D and Ad-Rock share stories from their Beastie Boys Book memoir, including the acronym behind their name and the prank Adam Yauch pulled on Ad-Rock that took 15 years to pay off.
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Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Played a 15-Year-Long Prank on Ad-Rock
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[@korp1e]

the fact that there isnt 3 on that couch. rip mca😭

[@dddlll2471]

Awww i fukin loved MCA....

[@jsblackchalk1551]

@johnny flappie I looked up mca and it showed pics of Adam?

[@officialhunterwade4065]

Daisy's abashed both ad-rock and MCA were named Adam MCA passed away in 2009 due to cancer

[@ozmosisjohngarcia9030]

@@officialhunterwade4065 he passed in 2011 next year will be 10 year's for MCA i know cause a Homie of mine passed that same year in 2011 it br 10 year's for him as well

[@radovan1690]

Ozmosisjohn Garcia90 he died In 2012

[@rickylibby5650]

I've had trouble telling Mike and Ad-Rock's voices apart for years on albums and yet their speaking voices couldn't sound more different. Mike sounds the same and Adam's voice is insanely deeper than you'd believe.

[@andrewryan5766]

Here's when it clicked for me: Yauch = deep, Mike D = high, Ad-Rock = bouncy.

[@nathanisaksson]

@@andrewryan5766 MCA = gruff, Mike D = smooth, Ad Rock = wild.

[@mrlee7328]

MCA is unmistakable, Mike Dee was moderate and smooth while Ad Rock was high and like Andrew Ryan said, "bouncy"...I've always liked Ad Rock thr most because he had the lines and flow of an intricate emcee

[@tylersquanto8938]

Wow, I thought I was the only one who struggled telling their voices apart lol

[@lockandloadlikehell]

@@mrlee7328 I liked Ad Rock the most because he was the most obnoxious

[@donaldshelton]

B.E.A.S.T.I.E. - "Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence", why did it take 30+ years to learn this?

[@bacarlson991]

Yup I never knew this either. The internet is a strange place.

[@elfuego7317]

no he meant it took him 30 years to learn how to pronounce acronym

[@xMewWinx96x]

Doesn't that technically mean the name of the band is Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence Boys?

[@rippedtorn2310]

yea but its just a joke ...you do get that ?

[@Squarladack]

Right

[@joeytruisi6956]

I really love how Ad-Rock pause and makes that face after he says “1992 to 2007”. It’s a testament to how fast time flies and how fragile it is.

[@TrustsLiars]

5:36 Ad-Rock mutter "da faq?" and nobody censored it. I like that.

[@agdrummer2610]

I caught that and also liked it. Maybe we should stop giving certain words "bad" connotations

[@jacobfolgers1994]

Dude I heard it too

[@benbellew1585]

Just heard that😂

[@mattasticmattattack8546]

G shit

[@AznJungleFever]

Lmao oh wow

[@EvanPlaysPc]

Jimmy fallon is the talkshow equivalent of that one guy in a friend group who acts like hes at every party but missed all of them

[@zachheath1971]

You wish you were that guy, basically

[@richy1988]

He's the most unnatural interviewer I've ever seen, you could see him shoe-horning the pre-arranged stories in with no finesse, howwwww is he still doing this show

[@jestaman3356]

@@richy1988 For real. He is beyond awkward and so unnatural. Idk how ppl enjoy watching him. lol

[@PoorMarvoloSawyer]

@@jestaman3356 IKR.

[@mywhychromosome]

@@richy1988 Lol, he literally just blurts out "tell the story!" and Ad Rock is like "uh...okay"

[@goondocksaints9597]

Here's an idea: Re-shoot this scene without Jimmy Fallon.

[@nknighton70]

Reshoot his show without him.

[@marcusbondi]

Fallon's just jealous he not Beastie Boy material - never will be- far from it. So he has to be an egotistical dumb jerk.

[@daveluttrull3506]

@@chunkyryan5233 All the Beastie boys are boomers. Fallon is a Gen X. Just saying

[@LL-qz8pk]

Right!

[@MartinezC.]

@@LL-qz8pk he's too dumb & corrupt to be a GenX

[@jamesfreud1]

I was blessed to see Beastie Boys in 1994 at Lollapalooza.. they are the loudest band I've ever seen in my life. My ears rang for 2 days afterwards... totally worth it too!

[@jflatty5389]

i saw that one too when i was in boston and they played in i think rhode island- highlight being crowd surfing and got pushed onto the stage- downside of that was security made me go out the side and then i couldn't find my friends for 12 hours- wasn't exactly the cell phone era- saw them in philly in the 2000s too

[@ennuiblue4295]

When I saw them at Palooza everyone agreed they should have been the headliner, amazing ☺️

[@AlchemistsTable]

@@jflatty5389 I was there too - Suffolk Downs with the pumpkins, tribe, and PFunk

[@timg1034]

I also saw them Lollapalooza '94, Summerfest Milwaukee Was a great show

[@armageddonready4071]

They played for my birthday in Minneapolis, I will never have a better party. EVER

[@ralphcotter7175]

I miss the boys so bad it hurts my heart to the core. Rip Adam. Im 44 years old and grew up on the boys. Saw them when I was young in Brooklyn in a little hole in the wall venue. Got to rub elbows with all 3. I was also playing music then and contributed some samples and ideas to the punk stuff and so on. Haven’t spoke to any of them since Lalapalooza in the mid 90’s. I was playing backup guitar for P-Funk at the time. That was the last time I saw them all together in one place in person. I love and miss that era with all my heart. And I miss the boys every day. Your boy,J Bone

[@whitetornado603]

I loved that dude so much

[@mojorison311]

I saw the Beasties and P-Funk at Lollapalooza in New Orleans back in the ‘90s. Great memory

[@ethanchauffe5861]

@@mojorison311 me too

[@colingallagher4848]

[@hauntedhose]

What up j bone

[@arianprofit]

“Is your name Michael Diamond?”...”No my name’s Clarence”..

[@coleenparsons4905]

Paul's Boutique is in my CD player... was just blasting that today.

[@bryonkibildis]

Epic 🤣🤣🤣

[@BB-se9bl]

Their best song!

[@johnathangomez1712]

Guys a gangster? His first name's.. nvm

[@daveidmarx8296]

@@coleenparsons4905 Paul's Boutique stayed in my car's CD player all summer of 1990.

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

There will never be a hip/hop act like these guys again. The way the 3 of them feed of each other was on such a higher level then any one else. So original, perfect ,thorough and groundbreaking.

[@papadom8223]

Mike voice still like teenagers... He is 50,s...incredible

[@whidoineedthis]

Thats not good

[@Utonian21]

Wym? I wish I have that much youthful energy when I'm that old. @@whidoineedthis

[@AsukaLangleyS02]

I mean, they're really effeminate now.

[@buzztrucker]

RIP Adam Yaunch. Such a powerhouse in music that influences generations to come.

[@Roy-G-Biv]

buzztrucker absolutely

[@gerardinecizmar]

*Yauch

[@ukrainianhiphop]

RIP MCA WE'LL REMEMBER YOU MAN EVEN HERE IN UKRAINE

[@lucykeegan1160]

We all miss MCA!

[@bobondong4847]

RIP Adam YAUNCH. 😂

[@robjones2408]

"Paul's Boutique" will be thirty years old in 2019. It still sounds like the future of modern music. The Beastie Boys were a truly class act. Absolutely timeless.

[@Angie-Pants]

Changed the game forever.

[@mr.bungle8690]

A year in a day-Yauch killed it and the bass on Hello Brooklyn blew my speakers out!

[@Kalle72]

That’s crazy

[@mrmass71]

Best album ever. Of any genre.

[@bassage13]

I was 11 when it came out .That album would cost millions of dollars to make now because of the insane amount of samples they used. The laws were different. You will NEVER hear anything like that again, it would be too expensive to make an album like that.

[@toorpat1410]

Licensed to Ill and Paul's Boutique are still 2 of the greatest albums of all time

[@boi1149]

and honestly III communication

[@venkmanny4100]

Ill communication as well👌🏻

[@TayT300]

You need to put the pipe down. Not even top 5 in the 80s lad

[@miiiiisvibes]

Hello nasty is up there too

[@sharpie6888]

@@TayT300 it's called having an opinion

[@brianberthoux7525]

Jimmy can't ever let his guests speak, he has to be in on the story, like he was there.

[@gregory7567]

I know, like Jimmy needs to learn to sit back and stfu

[@cactaceous]

As a New Yorker I was lucky enough to have seen the three B Boys walking around from time to time when I was young. The best one was on 7th Ave by the Library Church when I was pushing a supermarket cart full of film equipment with a girl I went to class with. These two older guys behind us on bikes were loudly talking about some other guy getting some sort of sneaker. When we hit the light we were side by side and boom one of the guys is Horowitz. I stared slightly and he said to me “what’cha filmin’”? I responded it was a school project and he responded that he hoped it came out cool. Next time I saw him he was w the other B Boys filming a music video on the Houston playground, circa 2003ish.

[@grassfedcharlie]

cactaceous 😩🔥

[@ihwrecap]

8

[@innaminute523]

One night in 1987 or 1988 I was outside CBGB's waiting to get in to a show (local ska bands - I think Second Step, Urban Blight, maybe the Toasters). Back then Ad Rock was dating Molly Ringwald. They come walking up to the venue with Mike D. Dr. Know from the Bad Brains was there and said something I could not make out, but obviously drawing attention to Ad Rock and Molly. The crowd of people out there start hollering and checking them out. Molly looks annoyed and maybe scared. They turn around and leave.

[@ScumWrangler]

that's really fuckin cool.

[@jessepatterson8897]

@@innaminute523 i got an adrock story too. I was working at tekserve and dating a girl named ashley who loved the beasties more than anyone i've ever met (even since). I got the chance to fix ad rocks issues, and when he came to pick it up, i called her over to the store. I told ad rock she was not a normal fan, and i would be forever grateful if he would just say hi to her on the way out, but he went out of his way to bend down and talk to her, (she went red and couldn't speak) and basically just be really nice to her. What a fucking guy. She couldn't stop crying happy but mad that she couldn't talk tears. Was a good day.

[@Killatunga]

They haven't slept till Brooklyn

[@lucrativelyrics8131]

not since they fought for their right to party..

[@zoedujour]

Bahahaha. Mike D gives me mad Link vibes :,D

[@thebeatles170]

They also went intergalactic

[@churchillcoins8519]

This seems like a Sabotage.

[@churchillcoins8519]

You should check your head.

[@moonpiespotlight4759]

These guys are so low key badass. It's not something you can copy.

[@jordang4884]

5:36 the fact he got away with saying “the fuck” on national tv without getting bleeped is fucking awesome.

[@littleghostfilms3012]

Awesome is a volcano going off in front of you. Getting away with a curse on tv is not awesome.

[@jerotoro2021]

Ad-Rock is Tony Stark's laid back anarchistic cousin.

[@riley4177]

...mind blown...

[@servantseven9734]

5:35 Adrock slips an F-bomb through.

[@christopherminutolo9384]

To be honest, it is muttered.

[@salmonline]

totally did...llooll

[@leahlulu5260]

I can't hear it at all

[@pyschoclown1023]

I don’t hear anything?

[@carlosnunez9062]

Y'all can't hear it? He legit apologize for it after

[@michellelovesanberli]

Adrock is such a mood in every interview 😂😂

[@reggiemoscat1822]

5:35 he says "wtf"? 😅

[@Benjaminbutton86]

I met Ad-Rock at a grocery store recently, such a cool and humble dude. First album I got (Ill Communication), first concert, the Beasties will always be a part of me.

[@EnDependance123]

Hope u went back and listened to Paul’s Boutique and License to Ill considering they were 10x better than Ill Communication Check Your Head was better as well

[@FunkyMonkey-ip4xy]

One of the greatest bands ever. They took their time between records but it was more than worth the wait.

[@lwaves]

Personally, I can't say I ever liked them as they weren't part of my musical tastes but you've got to respect them for how they influenced music by doing what they wanted, when they wanted. That ring prank was also excellent, simple but excellent.

[@j-boogiebrown9961]

Yeah. As a big football/soccer fan, waiting for them to release an album was similar to waiting for the World Cup to come around.

[@jamesmorris911]

Nah

[@TheDealer1228]

@monokhem Wrong. Licensed To Ill is classic; Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head, and Ill Communication are damn near flawless; Hello Nasty is fantastic, if a bit bloated; To The 5 Boroughs is the weakest, but there's still some essential cuts; Mix-Up is a great kick-back record; and Hot Sauce Committee showed they were pushing their sound in interesting directions to the very end.

[@alt8699]

It's good to take time between records. However, you have to be multitalented to do so and remain an interesting feature for the public eye. Beastie Boys did this for a ridiculously great, extended spell. Those who are slating their output really need to listen up a bit more - Licensed to Ill was a shit LP. However, the output following it was fucking incredible. Hello Nasty was their last great release and should be noted as such but hey, that space between was nigh-on flawless.

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Adam “MCA” Yauch (August 5, 1964 - May 4, 2012), age 47 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@SuperWolsey]

Hard to believe it's been a whole decade since we lost him

[@thedrzoidberg4559]

Questlove dying at the “anacronym” was the best

[@rileyk5228]

That killed me

[@kila11]

I also wish I could've told Adam Yauch how much I loved him. These guys are such legends.

[@tyriquey4987]

I love how all the beastie fans coming out, its been a long time boysssss. 🙁

[@chuckymack4]

never went anywhere, we are old. We have their records and compact discs 🤫

[@landonhoover7823]

we always been here😔

[@anciboi]

Aaaaalllwaaaays!! My car still works CDs you know they are vibin’ my life STILL✊🏽

[@boxmike87]

They never go out of style! Their music resonates with everyone!

[@TheCityLightz]

how do I use this fucking computer

[@JusticeRobinettMusic]

Mike D looks like daniel tosh's long lost father

[@burntsharkproductions3619]

When Jimmy picked up the mic acting like it was a phone, I got second-hand embarrassment.

[@TheSkyatollah]

I understand that if you throw vegetables at the Beastie Boys they'll usually catch them. Except beetroot. Beastie Boys known to let the beets... MMMMMMMDRRRRRROP!

[@juliancornejo1402]

Yeah, they like the root down

[@trippin_ninja]

This made my day. Thank you.

[@PigeoN1776]

Hats off to your cleverness!!!!!

[@jamesflagg4824]

Neat.

[@korbendallas7181]

Long way to the punchline. Worth it 👍

[@stupidfrog]

Gotta love how they're still close. How many times do you see musical groups of teenagers that stay this close into their 50's?

[@Angie-Pants]

U2, for one.

[@seanvine39]

It's just the two of them. Lol...

[@ramirocaceres5084]

@@seanvine39 dont forget the peppers

[@firstnamelastname364]

Then you look at a group like Oasis. They’ve got brothers in the group and still aren’t even close

[@im_sorry_dave5117]

The Stones..... The Who

[@3rdmin1st3r]

Like a lemon to a lime A lime to a lemon I sip the def ale with all the fly women. RIP MCA

[@rtmm4765]

“With all the fly women”, it’s “with all the fine women”

[@3rdmin1st3r]

That Bored Gamer Boi better look again. Fine sounds better than fly but that’s not what it is.

[@frankfrega1302]

Now my name is MCA i got a license to kill, i think u know what time it is it's time to get ill

[@daveschwartz5893]

One thing I'll give Fallon is he gets great musicians. And then ruins the interview.

[@hotdamndan9892]

After all these years,. Beastie Boys still have that badass/super cool vibes in them.

[@michaelyuscavage3110]

Mike D. is sort of morphing into Perry Farrell.

[@AustinKloudChloesPetRhino]

Michael Yuscavage I was thinking the same thing.

[@Mr3andrew3]

Let's hope not- Perry's a crack-head. At least was, I know first hand. *A.

[@27dirtysocks]

And Ad-Rock is becoming Thom Yorke. 😂

[@01dirtydirk]

Holy shit!!! Exact same thought..

[@patrickrussell6558]

@@Mr3andrew3 "First hand" did you smoke crack with him?

[@bodhisattva99]

Never judge an old man. You just NEVER know. Look at these guys! THEY ARE THE BEASTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@atamagashock]

God I miss seeing them live. One of the best concerts I ever saw was Beastie Boys and Tribe Called Quest at the spectrum in Philly. They had a 360 spinning stage in the middle of the floor. I had maybe two people between me and the stage, just and epic show with two legendary groups. Hard to believe that was like 25 years ago

[@Kempster_K]

I never got to see them. That sounds SO COOL!

[@copternutFPV]

Still get choked up bout MCA, RIP Adam Yauch. You're still wreckin the effect in my daily playlists. One lonely Beastie I'll always be ❤

[@Dreamcatcher9000]

7:34 Jimmy Fallon interrupts a guest who's about to tell a story, to make one of his lame jokes. How surprising.

[@impossiblegems]

HAL 9000 fucking infuriating and correct them

[@Lamtitude]

HAL 9000 that made me cringe so hard.

[@jenniferfriday24]

I know right! I literally 🙄 and 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@paradoxx109]

the super computer should not watch if that disturbs him. geez.

[@johnjacob8234]

Fallon is the worst I've ever seen. Hes 10 years old in real life...mentally.

[@bigmacdaddydaddymac]

Grew up listening to these guys, saw them support Run DMC at Brighton Centre in May 87 when I was 17. These guys stood the test of time, mixed up different genres, had a creative vision and just went against the grain and did things their way, guaranteeing them a place in music history!

[@dancompton4793]

These guys were the last show played at the Famous Huntridge theater here in Las Vegas and I was there .Small Venue but packed the house and blew the roof off the place..Huntridge theater has sat empty ever since .I think it was 2004...Huntridge has been purchased in 2021 hopefully they bring it back.. Beastie Boys music will live on forever ..

[@eddiev2o9]

Saw Beasties with Bad Brains in Sacramento. They played a lot off Paul’s Boutique.

[@jblank1862]

Badass!

[@thepiedpiper6150]

I was there too also at the skateboarding park in west sac

[@connerzed3588]

You make that sound like a bad thing.

[@davisdavis468]

Crazy

[@BIGT460]

First real concert I went to was Beasties and bad brains at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds it was awesome!! I will never forget!

[@briefcaseblues6061]

Paul's Boutique my favorite album.

[@kenmartin7613]

I grew up with their music. It was such a huge part of my life . I’m middle aged now and anytime I hear their music I still smile and bob my head. G.O.A.T.

[@ryangorda3546]

..I've watched and re watched this just because it twinges my heart each time to just see the two, Fallon is a true fan and the Beasties contribution to music, culture and art, can not be overstated, legends,pioneers, masters. RIP Adam.

[@callummoodley6311]

I like my sugar with coffee and cream

[@The5thPillar_27]

Well, I gotta keep it going keep it going keep it going full steam

[@miss5ak]

Too sweet to be sour to nice to be mean

[@kylebradshaw8218]

And on the tough guy style I'm not too keen

[@williamculveaux5196]

Tried to change the world I'm going to plot and scheme

[@jasonhardison7103]

I am known to do the wop.

[@joshua.snyder]

Jimmy is so awkward as an interviewer. I hung in there because this is the Beasties but otherwise, gag.

[@ahhwe-any7434]

Why does he get hated on? He has an underdog vibe. Bc he's too off the wall. Which I find kind of charming cutesty. Even if he's most likely older than me

[@Leo-gu5ml]

He’s terrible.

[@Ophiuchus123456789]

Grabbing his mic to pretend it was a phone. wtf was that? Also, I could see Adam Horowitz growing impatient with Jimmy a little bit. Thankfully, Mike D and Adam are both hilarious, sparingly.

[@rockade2408]

he is shit, no personality

[@joe.limbus]

I read this as the Beatles and saw nothing wrong lol

[@johnnyf8227]

Mike D with your bad self running things. Mike D with your bad breath onion rings.

[@willf4718]

Adam needs his own talk show, like now.

[@mywhychromosome]

The live show they did with him and Mike basically just telling stories (it was in promotion of "Beastie Boys Story"...I think??") was pretty dope

[@willf4718]

@@mywhychromosome Yeah it was the tie-in show on Apple TV.

[@Galius7]

Wow,. I was just listening to Licensed to Ill at work today and telling my 25 year old co-worker about riding around with my dad in his 1979 Corvette blasting this album when it released. I was 8 years old at the time. This is my favorite memory of my childhood.

[@GBullockNC]

Ad got away with that F bomb like a true NY HipHop legend

[@russellsolomon6138]

Mike D has some enormous tubules in his neck! He must have developed such a muscular neck and voice-box from dropping phat rhymez all those years!

[@jimpatterson5841]

Love Beastie Boys. Started listening to them in grade 6 when everyone else was into NKOTB (gag) and Spice Girls (gag again). Everyone thought I was weird. No regrets! Beastie Boys forever

[@jimpatterson5841]

@Alex I yes. Different genres of music. That's how it was

[@gee_emm]

jim patterson wasn’t there 10 odd years between NKOTB and spicing up your life tho?!? I was the freak digging all of it!

[@deannahowkins202]

Same! I was obsessed with Beastie Boys in middle school. All the girls had crushes on Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC. But I was the weirdo that liked the Beastie Boys.

[@thomasegan456]

You make no sense. New Kids were long gone by the time Spice Girls were a thing.

[@jimpatterson5841]

@@thomasegan456 it makes perfect sense. It means, I was listening to Beastie Boys, while NKOTB and Spice Girls were popular. Nothing was said about them being popular at the same time. I was listening to Beastie Boys while Eminem was popular too. I should've worded it differently I guess.

[@Howareyoudoe]

@5:36 dropped a "dafuq" 😂😂😂

[@rtmm4765]

“Adrock, not dafuq” what headphones did you use to where it said that?

[@robmausser]

@@rtmm4765 no dumbass, what adrock says back after

[@Cotystevens]

@@rtmm4765 good headphones because he whispered it.

[@Syman404]

I heard it too, he said "dafuq" while he turned his head towards Jimmy

[@Syman404]

He even says sorry after, he definitely said dafuq.

[@toyis17]

I hate how jimmy interrupts interesting interviews with all his fake laugh and his fidgety antics

[@ghostspectre1861]

And his ass-kissing...and his rambling...his childish mannerisms....the list goes on.

[@tiffanyroth1066]

Jimmy needs to go to segue school

[@lemmythebulldog8812]

Jimmy needs to learn how to be more like Conan, Conan seems more atmospherically legitimate.

[@TheyCallMeScifi]

@@lemmythebulldog8812 or watch some old Craig Ferguson interviews. He was charismatic as fuck and could charm the hell outta people.

[@lemmythebulldog8812]

TheyCallMeScifi love Craig Ferguson

[@racimegacar]

legendary bend, is one of my all-time favorites.

[@matthewbittenbender9191]

Beastie Boys are the music of my youth and responsible for opening me up to the world of hip hop. They’re an American treasure! It’s been 35 years since lll Communications and I’m still listening and learning lyrics (the correct ones). I remember getting Paul’s Boutique and Check Your Head at the beginning of each Summer and playing it in my car’s tapedeck so much that I memorized all the lyrics to those albums and the tape warping due to the heat. What blew my mind was how other celebrities would fish about how smart their lyrics were. While they didn’t start hip hop they certainly were integral in making it the top musical genre of the time due to their wide appear to all groups. MCAs death was tragic and affected me profoundly. I imagine it was like that for many when Elvis and Lennon died. I instantly knew the band was finished and that was like a second death. RIP Adam Yauch

[@nestanesta9366]

I saw the Roots open for the Beasties in '95.

[@bigchiefplentynobuzz]

Dayum, that sounds like a dream! Both bands at their peak.

[@joshgoetz8844]

I saw them at lollapooza 94... I was fourteen. Best concert I ever been to.

[@nestanesta9366]

@Jason Dubya-DEEZNUTS I call bullshit. Mozart definitely would've been the headliner on that bill.

[@ATLbench]

Seen both individually at that time but not together!!!! Woah!

[@birdog45]

I saw rage and cypress in a small venue in Maryland around 92. My first concert. Still the best show I've ever seen.

[@konami1979]

Three of my hairs turned gray while watching this.

[@MrTitoske]

My goatee has 3 white hairs and I'm only 34 wtf

[@philipyazbak5496]

I have grey hair at 22

[@anewbeginningforever4795]

This made me laugh too hard

[@minority86]

@@MrTitoske i have more than that and im 26

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

konami1979: Aphex Twin called -- they want their logo back. ;^}

[@FromTheCityOfAngels2021]

I'm 51 now and I still remember when I heard license to ill, and it never went out of my head, still listening to it, it brings memories of the old days in hiphop.Best album, best rapgroup 🙏🏼

[@dillonwalshpvd]

Rest In Peace MCA we miss you so much man

[@eugeneaxe]

MCA was there in spirit

[@lickit8096]

I got the gun and you got the brew ya got two choices of what u can do

[@WolfWould]

I miss those days. They don't get enough credit for hip hop

[@MS.312]

Except they constantly get credit for being hip hop pioneers.

[@glennwarlock1555]

Dumbest comment of the year.Shows you know nothing about music,let alone Rap.

[@thejosie]

Biggest rap album of the year literally had a cover that was an homage.

[@WolfWould]

I'm talking about the youth don't give them credit, they always dog the Beasties like they don't know. Of course the Industry and us acknowledge them. You never hear any new artist say they influence them.

[@glennwarlock1555]

@@WolfWould I agree,young Rap fans,youth in general,don't know Beasties enough or at all. The artists do pay respect to them though.I don't fully agree with you ,but you might have a point.

[@9livesmatter692]

Best group in the history of the world! God I love my B-Boys; I fell in love with them when I was ten years old and I'm still just as in love with them and their music almost t thirty years later!! 💙💙

[@gratefulmind5288]

The King! AD Rock! Still sharp as a tack! And, smooth like a polished stone.

[@whoopshey826]

if only jimmy fallon hadn't been doing the interview, this would have been good.

[@brodi81]

He's the king of cringe.

[@stupoc6715]

Puber T. Snatches - I agree , if Jimmy Fallon is funny then I'm fuckin Histairical. He did nothing funny on SNL , only copied Adam Sandler. What did he do , one movie , TAXIE and it sucked.

[@InsidetheCasino]

Oh wow! Crazy to see the Beastie Boys as older men now. They’re still young crazy rappers in my mind. This is trippy!

[@mattjns]

For the love of god, how can Jimmy be so bad at the one thing he’s supposed to be good at?

[@beals6631]

Matthew Snart ....I think that some people like you, don’t understand him

[@mattjns]

Billy Orr Yeah that’s gotta be it. 👍🏼

[@IJR1019]

I'm sorry but I agree with snart Fallon is just getting worse and worse.

[@peggie7126]

I absolutely love Jimmy Fallon’s impressions but he is a terrible interviewer!!!!! He makes everything about himself!!!

[@rjadamz9117]

How the fart does Jimmy Fallon still have a show...he SUCKS#!!#!%

[@Ob1sdarkside]

Saw them twice in Dublin, amazing live. They were such a huge part of my life and still are.

[@motorcity7137]

I saw them with Run DMC on the Together Forever tour when I was 15 ❤️❤️❤️

[@ncorp2668]

I need more of this, have them on again, please!

[@justagirlwholovesdogsz9347]

Jimmy : could you have done it with anyone else. Adam: oh definitely 😅

[@Roadwaymike]

Love the Beasties. Grew up in the skatepark jamming to them. I think they taught us how to live harmoniously through hip hop in my generation. Pure love. RIP MCA. I hope some of this generation finds their music and takes it back to the essence.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

10 years old, 1995, ten years after its release License to Ill was played in my sisters old crappy white civic, and that is when Hip-Hop came in my life. Legends!!!!

[@Killatunga]

Whaaaaaat?? Legends!!!

[@MrKevinEaddy]

In 1986, in the 5th grade these dudes changed my life

[@lukecarter7957]

Haha u r old

[@airwaydude014]

As a native of New York, Jimmy sounded so sincere on the passing of Adam Yauch.

[@jamesWilliams-pg4ye]

I thought the same, it's rare to see.

[@mikecantreed]

Fallon jumping all over the bullet points his staff gave him to talk about. Least organic thing I've ever heard.

[@NeilHillman]

Ad-Rock is one of my all-time life heroes. RIP Yauch. Love these guys. Also love the BB references in Star Trek movies, J.J. Abrams once said that "in the Star Trek universe Beastie Boys were bigger than the Beatles"!

[@TheSgtX]

You can never get enough of Sabotage...

[@Mr.Bones24-7]

I still love this, minus Jimmy. Quest laughing is hilarious 😂😆😂

[@jonhanson8925]

Wish Quest could have interviewed them instead

[@madeleinefindley4961]

when jimmy did the phone thing I cringed so hard oh my god, how could he not tell Ad-Rock was annoyed.

[@ncorp2668]

We need to see more of them. These two have too much creativity, good taste and talent to sit on the sidelines. I know Yauch is gone, but 2 Beasties have so much to offer and need to collab again. Even if it isn't under the name "Beastie Boys"... they need to start making music again. It's so sorely needed. Current music is only getting worse and worse by the day. We need these guys back. You can't tell me that these two don't have more amazing music in them. We need it.

[@Angie-Pants]

Adam has been doing film soundtracks, Mike does DJ sets and hosts a radio show. They've been in the public eye for 30 years, they've more than earned the right to lead chill, private lives.

[@ncorp2668]

@@Angie-PantsTheir right to lead chill private lives has nothing to do with the point I was making. What I'm saying is, I believe these two have much more music in them. They stopped because of MCA's death, but their creativity and talent would have continued to producing more music otherwise, so they should strongly consider making a different collaboration among themselves or with other artists. You don't have to be in the public eye to create music. Kathleen Hanna creates music at her home and rarely does anything public. Adrock and Mike D should consider doing that too. I know these two have much more music in them.

[@ntutino1980]

Very True. They didn’t typically write their own raps. They are great at rapping one of the other boys words. They all were good musicians too. On Check your Head they played the instruments and they played well. The last few years of them touring they did a instrumental set in the middle of the show. Mostly instrumental funk jams. Great stuff. The Mix Up and The In Sounds From Way Out. Two of their funk albums that totally kick ass. Great stuff. So I gotta agree that they should do some producing or make a funk album. Or EP. Anything. I would love to hear what they can put together with modern technology. Moogs, Drum machines, samples. The album Paul’s Boutique has the most samples of all time

[@PrisonMike-]

Beastie Boys...one of my all time faves with along with Outkast and Public Enemy.

[@grassfedcharlie]

John Trussell I like your taste.

[@ericoliver1603]

you....i like you

[@JacobSanders-zc7sq]

Damn, I was really wanting to hear a Beastie Boys interview.

[@215illstreet5]

Needs to be more of these interviews, this is GOLD. They need to get on drink champs!

[@paulb808]

The greatest group of all time. Thank you Fallon for having them on!

[@LurgsHowToGuides]

Great they are interviewed by a genuine Fan. Miss the Beastie Boys so much. I was lucky enough to see them live with RUN DMC in my hometown. Amazing.

[@ang3lofsmr920]

It’s absolutely staggering moving through time and watching these guys evolve and age like they have since the beginning. Getting old is an absolute mindfuck.😖

[@eclecticmethod]

I so admire that this is a subject Jimmy doesn't have to research because he knows it inside out

[@NewMessage]

I am so old... I remember when their first video came out...

[@jasonc1975]

What was their first video?

[@gingerblue]

I remember when they were introduced at the MTV music awards in a montage with a bunch of other brand new bands- along with Scritti Politti. I think a-ha was in there, too.

[@ottowes]

Jason Cohen - You've got to fight for your right to party, their first release.

[@jasonc1975]

@@ottowes ok, I thought you may have referring to She's On It or something

[@pleilleur]

Shouldn't you be in bed ? Ya gonna be tired and grumpy :p

[@manguy2000]

I remember performing Paul Revere with a buddy in grade 4 in front of our class. he froze up and I ended up somehow doing all three parts myself...until the last couple of lines he made a dramatic recovery.

[@luisfelipeballenuriarte2114]

legenday iconic, HIP HOP ROYALTY TO SAY THE LEAST LONG LIVE THE BEASTIES, i still miss my hero MCA

[@lilsistabear]

That's how I got into clubs at 13. 😎 that was the 80's.

[@joemartin1253]

It was a freer society back then now it's a full blown policed society.

[@18mjames]

Now.... here’s a little story I got to tell about three bad brothers you know so well

[@MangsyBoBangsy]

It started way back in History...

[@AnkurKumar-nn1wf]

Tell.

[@quadphonics]

@@AnkurKumar-nn1wf With Adrock MCA, and ME MIKE D.

[@ciejedi]

I had a little horse named Paul Revere Just me and my horsy and a quart of beer

[@Brad772006]

Riding across the land kicking up sand sheriff's posse on my tail cause I'm in demand

[@mylobage]

Quest love would’ve been a better interviewer

[@Metlhed420]

Seriously, at least he would have acknowledged the hip hop legends that the Beasties were listing. Jimmy has no reaction whatsoever.

[@nwebb]

His laugh was prolly my favorite part of this video

[@chadprewitt9729]

Agree!!!

[@user-lf7nf3kl7t]

No question. The man is a walking music encyclopedia, and gets respect from everyone in the industry from every genre of music.

[@zraybroske2416]

Yup. Jimmy has become so phony.

[@Livsangel]

I'm not really that much into hiphop. But these mates really seem to have a sense of humour.

[@marymorenomariposa]

i miss yauch every fucking day.. broke my heart when he died. these guys are HILARIOUS but also beyond talented. still belt out beastie songs til this damn day❤❤