Beastie Boys Interview: The Perfect Beat

Documentary from 1994 on Rock N Roll and Rap. This part is where Beastie Boys are interviewed about how they got into Hip Hop. Shows them playing basketball and features additional interviews by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons and their first impressions of the Beastie Boys.

[@audreyquentin9273]

I came here to find out more about Rick Rubin. I'm not jewish, but I got invited to attend my friend's passover dinner so I thought I'd try it out. It turned out that I was dining with Rubin's parents all night long. My friend's mother is first cousins with him. I didn't really know much about him except the fact that he was a music producer and has worked with highly acclaimed artists. I was reading something on wikipedia about my favorite band and his name popped up and it was really cool because I met his parents and they are real lovely people. xoxo

[@lionofjudea4146]

+jaackie dee Life is f***ing peculiar, no? :---) You must be "from da island?" ...

[@audreyquentin9273]

+David WAR no, south florida XD

[@johnnyscifi]

Wow, holy shit dude!!!

[@lulubananas7801]

audrey quenti

[@Sneakycat1971]

You lie

[@SupaDr00g]

First live show i went to was the license to ill tour, it was fucking amazing i was 12 years old lol.

[@flytod5272]

SupaDr00g same, man. My “cool” uncle was my chaperone

[@acollectivunfair4101]

Beasties! Beasties!

[@bluecafe509]

I like all the emphasis on the idea that they are white, and the de-emphasis on the fact that they're jews.

[@quentin3330]

Al Pacino They are white. They're just Jewish by religion . If they were catholics nobody would ever say "The Beastie Boys, those 3 Roman catholics from New York "

[@ghostshipone]

Quentin 33 what is this obsession with Jews? I can’t get my head around it!! They are white!! Please explain to me why they would need to be called Jews? I just do not get it.. please help

[@Gbundles]

Punk and HipHop grew up 2gether!

[@AngelRDiaz-ie6ww]

Absolutely (: then it goes back too The Early Blues Artist as obscure as they were at the time with there sound being rarely heard or played back then during the 50s and early 60s But there sound was revelutionary and strong in its perserverence it was able too break through and reach that 60s England Early Pop And Rock Culture too Ultimately Manifest into early rock bands and then later filter into the band who would lay down the blues blue print in creating what would ultimately fuse into the whole consciousness of The Punk and Hip Hop Culture (: The Group was Led Zeppelin And There Heavy Early Punk Rock Sound (: Not Too Be Confused With Heavy Metal Even Thow They Were Labeled That During The 70s Because Of There Heavy Sound But Too Me O Personally I Think Zep Had More In Common With The Clash Than Black Sabbath And Led Zeppelins Beats Interwinded With The Blues grooves And Melodic Folk Country Melodies (: And That Whole Heavyness Groovish Sound would go too inspire not Just Heavy Metal but also what would be The Whole Punk Rock Scene with groups Like The Sex Pistols, The Clash andmany more and then spread into Hip Hop culture with the emergence of The Beastie Boys who Then opened that revoluntionary musical door even further (: Which is why you heard Zep drum beats and guitar riffs in The License To Ill Album aswell as great hip hop beats and grooves and hooks (: Just like with Led Zep playing the early blues artists melodies and grooves aswell as the country folks inspirations mixed in and fused with there ability too make the that music form not just heavly louder and fast paced but immensely more groovy or funky and much more pleasing too the ear (: So like I said earlier the Beastie Boys Just Elevated Those Ideas In Punk And Hip Hop And Completely Broaden The Horizon Even Further And Changed The Music Landscape Evolution Forever (: I Love Led Zeppelin And Love The Beastie Boys aswell (: aswell as the music from artists in the 50s 60s 70s and 80s and 90s all those artist added there special contributions too the music genre (: Aswell as before the 50s too the begining of music period (: But too me Zep And The Beastie s were too me The biggest contributors too that musical art form that would go on through The Beasties Boys and many Hip Hop and other deverse Punk Rock or Heavy Rock, Alternative Rock or Pop Groups that would Revolutionise The Music form Forever (:

[@SuperChapple]

RIP MCA

[@cazprescott9]

When I first saw the Beasties, it was on a NJ tv channel called U-68. The video was for She's On It. I thought that they were Puerto Rican. The next year when I heard Hold It Now and Paul Revere, I was surprised to learn that they were the same guys. The Beasties paved the way for white rap artists and some of us black kids who listened to rock got more into it thanks to the samples. They are definitely hip hop legends because they brought their own style.

[@jenniferbarbers-weber1988]

Russell Simmons continues to lie why the guys left Def Jam. It was RS who wanted them to be a “ Fight 4 your right “ 2.0 over abs over again. That’s why Pauls Boutique was and still is one of the best album and PRODUCED records of all time !!!!!!! I wish he would stop saying “ that they couldn’t abs didn’t get along “ BS !!!!! oh!!! And how about a THANK U to Ad Rock for LL Cool J !!!!!! All RS wanted was $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!

[@SuperScottCrawford]

i thought mca's voice would be more raspy.

[@Chancestodolak]

1:58 Rocking that fedora like a boss. RIP

[@jude999]

I was just thinking that he makes senior citizen from the Poconos look cool.

[@murfdog19]

It's "When The Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin, which the Beastie Boys sampled in their song "Rhythm and Stealin"

[@JessSteinProductions]

Rick Rubin is a Legend! Great memories, Tipper Gore... Ha! Good historical factual feature...

[@RideMyBMW]

min 6:11 Looking back, 20/20 hindsight? Ms Baker was right... :/ Only problem is : lyrics are THE LEAST OF OUR FU%$IN PROBLEMS AS A SOCIETY!!!!

[@Triangulove]

"They would think we were Puerto Rican or something".

[@Triangulove]

That lady at 6:15 reminds me of Mrs. Farmer from Donnie Darko.

[@leskrapps7021]

thanks ladies, as kids that label showed us which tapes to buy

[@shlomo42]

LOL.....@1:24...3 jews+ game of 21= longest game ever....end score 0-0-0...bahahahahaha much love

[@toology55]

you gotta understand, it's like if gansger rappers did a country album today, fuck i would pay good money to see that

[@marcgambone4240]

We have this in 2024, who knows, maybe a young guy read this comment making you it's Creator

[@ClayMationNation]

Wait they ain't Puerto Rican?

[@RedNosePitbullMT45]

Adam horowiz looks just like eminem here

[@chester109supersexy]

Thats what i was thinking

[@RedNosePitbullMT45]

chester_109 ka der meka dermka durh?

[@SuperScottCrawford]

that's racist!

[@RedNosePitbullMT45]

chester_109 lol sorry i have no idea why i isaid that lol my bad

[@dadasha]

You mean M&M looks like AD Rock!

[@SuperScottCrawford]

rick rubin was to beastie boys like dr. dre was to eminem - quality sounds can make a great rapper shine.

[@sonrize7679]

ScotSpeed fuck feminiem

[@tylerstone1980]

ScotSpeed except their sound got WAY better after leaving def jam. Paul's Boutique is a masterpiece

[@HannibalHector714]

WRONG! They were talented on thier own. Rick & Russell both ripped them off, that's why they left DEF JAM after license to Ill.

[@cactaceous]

Champagne Hec True. Horovitz and Yauch were making beats and music before and during their partnership w Rubin.

[@craigbroadfoot1851]

Not really - their sound improved after leaving Rick Rubin and Def Jam records.

[@njphishphan]

FLASHLIGHT. Gotta love P funk!

[@Brambleiah]

PMRC! aHahahaha! I would only buy the Advisory albums when I was young cause I knew they would be badass!

[@Yastroanut]

Whats the name of this documentary?

[@CDTcrew]

And Ya Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop VH1 Doc

[@Yastroanut]

thank you so much!

[@slartybartfast4213]

Dancing in the Street - History of Rock & Roll. It was a doco series made by PBS & BBC in the 90's

[@BeatBoxingBryan]

i remember getting my moms to buy rap tapes & CD's all because of that darn warning sticker gee wiz i must have bought a ton of music N.w.a , Geto boyz , beastie boys ,my moms lost her cool when i wanted a Tupac CD with that guy on the cross . i would be out of the shop in the mall by the food court . some times i wrote down what i wanted , 1987 i was in england yes i had that cassette of beastie boys . peace .'

[@deddlesknoxville]

is it ok that Tipper Gore is presenting the case to Al Gore?

[@kinamai1965]

Why can't these critics let these artist express themselves. Everybody feels the way they feel they just put it on music. Ain't nothing wrong with having fun and speaking the truth. Where were these critics when racism was going on? That's violence too.

[@cesarbaca]

RIP MCA

[@MarioSalimon]

Can anyone tell me the name of this documentary, please?

[@StreetHierarchy]

It's part of a series called Rock n Roll. Produced and Directed by Don Letts. It was a collaboration between the bbc and wgbh boston. From the mid-90s.

[@commercialrealestatecoach]

Beasties' most subdued interview. Minimal jokes or antics

[@MrROTD]

My folks hated them so much but I just thought they were irreverent young dudes like me LOL

[@hgb0005]

Berzerk samples "the stroke" by billy squier

[@dE3Lov]

Conressional hearing of Karen's.

[@gatormcclusky9846]

PERFECT BEAT: PAUL REVERE!!!!

[@NORDBANKENSUGER]

i think i´ve got this hole show on vvcr cassette

[@psychlyst]

"3 jerks make a masterpiece"....yes,yes y'all...

[@VeryScaryLarry2024]

kinda you know like...

[@alienswithhalos520]

Check out the New EP I just released. Beastie Boys / Beach Boys Mashup. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnnYeaGEpqaWjqM

[@geecee3784]

i had this whole thing on tape and lost it....I WANT IT BACK!!! do you know the actual name of the doc or the series? i know it goes thru all genres

[@JeffMasonProject]

The History of Rock and Roll

[@OlafProt]

It was based on a BBC documentary called Dancing In The Street from 1996. Its never had a DVD or digital release - I think due to multiple licensing issues. There's bits of it on KZbin and whole episodes on Dailymotion but I'm not sure all of it.

[@klausrain111]

Beg to differ that they were anywhere near as cataclysmic as the Sex Pistols. They weren't.

[@ericalisonbee6061]

Al Gore @ 6:30 lol

[@tha3immortals]

lol he's like "fuck this"

[@inachu]

6:47 you can now buy NWA without their stuff being edited by apple..... FYI

[@zachariahgreen7197]

Rhyming and stealing.

[@marcgambone4240]

Finally someone else understands

[@StreetHierarchy]

This was a great doc series collab between wgbh boston and the bbc. The narrator you hear is Liev Schreiber.

[@AlonMPS]

As well as "The New Style" and "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)".

[@joyandpeacefullaughter5307]

It's funny they had a press conference for rap and hip. 😂

[@facundohernandez4887]

def jam ripped them off

[@StreetHierarchy]

Def Jam put them on.

[@facundohernandez4887]

@@StreetHierarchy not according to their words ..

[@indiablackwell]

6:30 Tipper and Al engaging in foreplay

[@borntolose_livetowin]

nice one. You can read about these kind of stories in their book.

[@AnalogShit]

what's track starts at 1:20 ?

[@braindeadserenity2962]

Rhymin’ & Stealin’. First track on Licensed To Ill

[@marcgambone4240]

Best beastie song ever.... better than sabotage

[@stilldo4052]

Discern- turn your lights on

[@stevenholmes4628]

puma and Nike two tone tops...love it

[@JimmyDee12]

Where is this taken from?

[@FriedWaffles95]

Is the pitch changed? Or is Mike D a squirrel?

[@lumby]

fight for your right to party of course..

[@BlackMareFilms]

same lady that went after jello Biafra

[@jodys.7272]

What would the PMRC think about Donald tRump??

[@marcgambone4240]

Who fucking cares

[@JesusLaramcyeezuz21]

7:49 Beastie Boys Live On Mtv

[@andysuchanko8006]

i love the band beastie boys

[@lochricolife2777]

So mike D is eminems dad ?

[@C.Ellis_BMI]

Punk-Rap Hip-Hop!

[@alexandercage2500]

Great ugoslav beat

[@njphishphan]

FLASHLIGHT. Gotta love P funk!

[@simonquintana1662]

Do awesome. !!!

[@ColtonS61]

Mikes just got a crazy voice

[@Khultan]

Respect to Don Letts' but, goddamn, where the narrator says 'popularizing the hip hop sounds for white adolescent America' that is nonsense.

[@MegaCunnie]

B Boys forever.

[@Justinmeatybonds]

3 top comments???

[@MarioSalimon]

Thank you.

[@AnalogShit]

Thank you sir!

[@shlomo42]

humble

[@ColeRoss23]

no???

[@Djvids-k6b]

Solstice cafe

[@shinagloe2642]

@ 0:20 what's that song right there, it sounds super dope.

[@Big_Chef_Dawg]

Looking for the perfect beat

[@StreetHierarchy]

by Afrika Bambaataa

[@kenyonbluray]

When The Levee's Heart Breaks After The Drum Beat Was Stolen.

[@agiannakop713]

It was sampled. Not stolen. Using small pieces to make a new piece is one of the greatest things about beats to rap/hip hop. Or else you could say Zeppelin stole riffs and licks from blues artists. Using something to create something new is not stealing.

[@mistacoz]

As much as I love Led Zep, they stole most of their songs anyway.

[@cactaceous]

@@mistacoz Led Zeppelin are some of the biggest plagiarists in popular music. That’s a fact.

[@Iproductions0]

2:03 is when the samples for berzerk start.

[@aokchemdry60102]

Beastie boys kinda sucked. Lol

[@PlateauEast]

They weren't white kids, they were Jewish kids... why the evasion?

[@StreetHierarchy]

That's like saying Latin Americans are not white.

[@maxiepattie85]

My buddies and I loved this shit could not wait for Joan Rivers to have them on her show..... (throwing ice cubes)and it seems so long ago now, Dame I got old... Mad Love Buster Keaton and Carrie Fisher and MCA too

[@rayminthecat]

They must be new I've never heard of them

[@haggardkicks]

by 1:50 i notice two wonderfully raciest remarks, that's when you know you found something golden. i am home :)