Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn (Official Music Video) (REACTION)

[@Unk13Dave]

The Beasties blended rock and rap in a way that no one before had. They were the shit

[@kevincourville9345]

The 80's were truly a magical time. The last generation before the internet and we all loved each other.

[@bogoljubdjordjevic7528]

1980 here

[@KelvinMullins-v2w]

Damn right....WHAT THE F HAPPEND TO OUR COUNTRY....TOO MUCH HATE NOW

[@youmadbro9024]

I was born in the last year and 5 days of the 80s I always said I should have been born in the 70s and rocked out in the 80s. That must have been a great time to be alive. 😊

[@yhwhsozo3680]

Especially after a hearty and petty fight lolz blood and beers hahaha that’s how we knew best who to trust or drop hehehehe

[@robholmes2129]

@@KelvinMullins-v2w Obama happened

[@sandranogueira8525]

At this time it was the Beastie Boys, Run DMC and a young LL Cool Jay wreaking havoc on the music scene... sooooo good

[@mattblatchley2061]

💯Rick Rubin...Def Jam!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@phillyphan1225]

Saw them in 1986 together with Run DMC..not sure it could be any better , what a night ! The BB were so much fun to be a witness to!

[@leebutz4727]

On Def Jam

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

And prude moms clutching pearls across the country.😂

[@Mark_McC]

The Beasties are world champion shit talkers. It’s part of the reason we all love them. This was back in the day though before groups started to take all that stuff seriously. With the Beasties it was tongue in cheek. It was comedy.

[@proofprof63]

The best three Jewish rappers ever. I'm 62 years old and I'm still rocking them while I work out.

[@Olkv3D]

Who don't?! - ✌️💙 NY

[@gvehar]

No Sleep Til Brooklyn was a reference to No Sleep Til Hammersmith by Motorhead. Everyone loved Motorhead. Eight Days A Week was a Beatles song, everyone knew the reference at the time. The guitar player doing the solo was Kerry King from Slayer. Slayer was a thrash metal band who were the only non-rap band on Def Jam at the time. King played on this, and Public Enemy sampled them for their song She Watch Channel Zero?!

[@tommc3622]

Ice-T's metal band Body Count covers Slayer as well. Both deserve reactions.

[@TimJacksonOriginal]

And then there was a whole raft of metal/rap crossover collabs that were genre bending and brought together two underground scenes in a glorious cultural melting pot. Rappers were getting into thrash and skate metal, metalheads were getting into hiphop. Good times. As PE(and Anthrax) said... "Yeeeeaaahhhh bring tha noize!"

[@TheDanandHolly]

If we're talking metal and rap crossovers then the Judgement Night soundtrack needs to be in the conversation.

[@TimJacksonOriginal]

@@TheDanandHolly Definitely. Nice slice of a moment in musical history. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmfNk3udbNB9mac

[@edwardblair4096]

For instance, there was "Walk This Way" where Run-DMC made a cover of the Arrowsmith song and did a video together.

[@Keeba7790]

The 80s were a great time in history to be alive. There was no hate/racism like you see today. We all mixed it up together. Hip hop and rap were just emerging into their own genre, the music was positive, and the Artists were talented. Not the crap you hear today all about drugs, drinking, disrespecting women, killing people, etc...

[@harlee2191]

The fact that we're alive today is amazing 😂😂😂😂

[@ClaytonMacleod]

The Volkswagen emblem he was wearing around his neck was essentially to make fun of the people that had been wearing Mercedes emblems around their necks around that time. He thought that was silly, so he wore something even sillier. Their entire catalog is indeed worth checking out. One of the most important groups in history. A lot of their videos are funny and creative. This was from their first album from 1986, same as The New Style. Fight For Your Right is another one from that album that you shouldn’t for a couple of reasons. One, it was their first big hit. And two, for their last album before MCA passed away they made another video called Fight For Your Right Revisited that is supposed to take place right after the Fight For Your Right video. It is a half hour long and contains an insane number of celebrities making cameos. It is actually for the first single off that last album, which is a song called Make Some Noise, but there are two versions of videos for it. The longer version with all the celebrities is found by searching for Fight For Your Right Revisited. It is about half an hour long but is definitely worth watching. If you search for Make Some Noise you’ll find the version that’s edited down to be a more normal length for a music video, but the longer one is the one to watch.

[@johnappel5528]

Yeah, there’s also another story though… in the 80s & 90s them that did it, would rock the car hood of the car the literally just boosted, or at least that was a thing in and around New York… back in the day anyway

[@ClaytonMacleod]

@ Yeah, and he thought it was silly.

[@bigkahuna1206]

You’re making me laugh so hard and it’s 3am full throttle volume in my house. Wake up !

[@SandiGranberry]

I am awake at 3am too. Gonna turn the MOFO UP and wake up my sister

[@kennycarroll5791]

She's Crafty!!!!

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

And she's just my type.

[@ionflow1073]

"The girl is crafty like ice is cold" CLASSIC!

[@DabbaDoya]

"I found myself naked in the middle of the floor She had taken the bed and the chest of drawers!" One of my all time favorite bars!! 😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣

[@MaryGilbert-o2h]

She gets around

[@StephenLWilson]

My little brother won 2 tickets from the radio in 1986 to the RUN DMC / Beastie Boys concert at the Houston Astrodome, and he was cool enough to take me, knowing what a fan I was of both groups. Freakin' awesome.

[@Hidyman]

You have a great brother, mine is so lame, just took me to Primus. 😉

[@coryholden666]

I gotta be honest, I kinda hate you a little bit right now. Lol Bet that was an amazing concert.

[@StephenLWilson]

@@coryholden666 Most people do, but for different reasons. lol The concert was the best, and could never happen again for at least 3 reasons - 1) The Astrodome was destroyed a long time ago, 2) Jam Master Jay is dead, 3) MCA is dead

[@coryholden666]

@StephenLWilson sounds like it was. I did a little tour of the Astrodome when I was a kid. Whats kinda funny (to me anyway) is that I live in the San Antonio area, and Ive been to Houston more in the last 2 years for concerts than I had been the entire 45 years before that. As a matter of fact, I was in Houston on Oct 5th to see Skillet and Seether.

[@thehobster]

I saw that same show in Dallas. Amazing!

[@GorillaCrewWarGaming]

Yes! You are looking at a time in history when nobody called everything racist. We poke fun at each other's race and it was a JOKE. We laughed. It was funny and nobody started crying.

[@FirstLast-ef6lu]

Yes bro! 👊

[@sheryl7798]

Damn bro touch some grass

[@GorillaCrewWarGaming]

@@sheryl7798 Touch some grass?

[@zebkandrosbass2972]

I'm a 45 year old who grew up listening to the Beastie Boys. I watched a few of your reaction videos and thoroughly enjoyed them so I subscribed. There's nothing wrong with you just discovering the Beastie Boys at 25, or not getting some of the references. It's awesome you are enjoying them and I appreciate you sharing that discovery with others. As a musician, it's especially fun for me to watch. Thanks and keep it up!

[@prisonmike3856]

The guitar on this song is epic

[@Olkv3D]

BRROOOOKLYNNNN!!

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

You've got a deep Beasties rabbit hole to go down.(A lot of VW badges went missing in the 80s!)

[@matthewcarlton5693]

I had a few

[@pumapaw2020]

That's why the auto companies started to put elastic type metal on the hood ornaments where you could pull'em but wouldn't break 😅

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

@@pumapaw2020 We are talking a long time ago. Doesn't make it right,but I was at school and that was about the worst thing I did at school. Many did worse.

[@4Who4What]

" High Plains Drifter " certified banger 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dirtyintel5668]

One of my favorites.

[@diztriq3394]

bruh man you seriously need to have an understanding that these dudes were besties with run dmc at the time and they were the reason ll cool j even got a shot, THEY MADE DEF JAM!!! THIS IS OLD SCHOOL MID EIGHTIRS!!!

[@67goat]

Run remembers it more like they were these annoying white dudes that hung around the studio and took up their time with questions, so they gave the Boys a song to shut them up. Probably a little tongue in cheek, but probably also a little bit true.

[@angiepayne9790]

And yes the Beastie Boys rabbit hole is deep.....all good stuff! Even their later stuff......

[@ionflow1073]

Oh yeah, they killed it with Sabotage !

[@angiepayne9790]

@@ionflow1073 yessssss!!!!

[@robertmikinka]

This song is SO FIRE. Top hit on this album. Fun fact. They were a punk rock group before they became a hip hop group. They never got big on the punk scene. These guys are so different in their flow it just straight vibed. Their first tour with Run Dmc and LL was one of the BEST hip hop tours to date. These dudes were on a different level.

[@77Samuel75]

I recommend Sure Shot for your next Beastie's reaction.

[@markhuling840]

New York based thrash metal band Anthrax joined forces with Public Enemy for a great version of bring the noise. It's def worth you checking it out.

[@tommc3622]

SLAAAAYYYYERRRR!!!!! 😊

[@diztriq3394]

YES MIKE D MADE THE VOLKSWAGON MEDALION A THING LOL

[@-skinnystrong1027]

Great reactions! Sabotage, Brass Monkey, and Intergalactic are my suggestions.

[@DabbaDoya]

Brass Monkey is still my ish' 😂😂 one of my favorites out of their catalog 😂❤

[@danmuseo2802]

We used to steal fancy hood ornaments and attach them to chains 😅😂

[@johnc329]

I wore a mercedes from some doctors car when we were skating parking garages in like 1990.

[@HippieSoulVibes]

Core memory unlocked! I forgot alll about this!!! Thanks for the smile!

[@narfeldagarthog8307]

Listen to Pass The Mic, Pass The Mic, Pass The Mic, Pass The Mic, Pass The Mic

[@anthonyv6962]

Talking about manager Russell Simmons love for angel dust

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

PCP

[@CatMinionUS]

You mentioned the crowd being diverse. Thats how it was back then. I was in Detroit at the time, and you ran into all kinds of people at shows.

[@treetoptia-2903]

I’m fortunate to have seen The Beastie Boys live three times. Rest peacefully MCA (Adam Y). 🎶 B-Boys! B-Girls! 🎶

[@elguapo9628]

I remember back then people used to steal VW emblems to make a chain out of them because of the Beastie Boys 🤣

[@HippieSoulVibes]

I DROVE a VW I was tempted to take my OWN off and wear it 😂 I was soooo afraid someone else would steal it anyways! Luckily they never did 😂

[@mikefetterman6782]

Yep, PCP, dust. I can remember many times, the weed would be "dusted" with PCP, making a quick spliff a major event.

[@mikefetterman6782]

The Beasties boys around this time were getting banned from cities, and thrown out of countries for their "vulgar" stage antics and lyrics. Ad Rock was arrested in England and deported after throwing beer at fans. DEF JAM insisted they portray the "frat boy" party, delinquent , minor criminal type. Being 20ish, they were happy to have fun at first, but they were not happy with the image and abandoned it at the end of the LICENSE TO ILL tour in 1987.

[@mikefetterman6782]

The Beastie boys were still touring up until MCA passed in 2012. That was the end of the group. MCA was a full 1/3 of the band.

[@thekarmafarmer608]

Licence to ill was sooo big. Kids just don`t know. Pure vintage gold that hasn`t lost it`s shine. Nice reaction bro.

[@bobsylvester88]

Welcome to the party Brah! You’re right. Better late than never! I’m glad I can witness your awakening.

[@ToiletBowlFoodReview]

The Beastie Boys have a sound that holds up to this day. Old School Hip Hop with that Slacker Rock sound. Well done my guy. Yeah that's right I do food reviews while on the toilet. My brother does his Foody Fashion show on my channel also. He matches the food he reviews with his outfits. He wears songs now

[@JamiHeart]

I love your reactions. I have never seen anyone notice that they added an 8th day to the week before. That was hilarious. 😂

[@planeandsimple431]

One thing most don't know; they played instruments as well. MCA bass, Ad Rock guitar, and Mike D drums. Not like they were SRV and Double Trouble but they could play a whole set- that's how they started.

[@cindycaldwell9940]

I was 13 when "Licensed to Ill" came out. It was a joy to see the progression of the Beastie Boys.

[@Stiglitz71]

52. Can still rap this from the top of my head. Anthem to my life. Beastie Boys were brutal. Few had an impact like those boys.

[@RakkaSan7219]

He'll yea!!! Kerry King from SLAYER at the end on Guitar.... And he HAD HAIR!!!!!! And Brand Spiked Arm Band!!!!! Those were the days!!!!!

[@GorillaCrewWarGaming]

I saw them open for Judas Priest back then!

[@robertmudgett1922]

I'm 54 years old and was the shit when I was in High School back in 85 to 89...

[@boopunn]

The diversity in music is epic with BBoys. You can have 4+ different beats in 1 song and the transitions are great, Just like the mic drop. They were very creative with how they produced and integrated the music types. This is what made them different from other bands.

[@agrobots]

Love it. Can’t wait for you to react to Intergalactic

[@ericshinault3628]

Keep it up with the Beastie Boys. There's a lot of other good music out there as well

[@Tipps72]

Man, this is nostalgic! Bringing back a hell of a lot of memories.

[@DJDarthVader]

yes..that is a wolkswagen chain

[@slumberlisa]

My 24 year old daughter just celebrated a milestone having Beastie Boys on vinyl, CD, and cassette ❤

[@JBAKER97]

Dude I laughed hard when you said that about your uncle.

[@cjmkdolphin8443]

Im a 47 women and this is what im listening to opening and prepping my kitchen before service.....never stops being awesome.

[@DabbaDoya]

Im a 48 yr old female and Beastie Boys still stay on heavy repeat!! 🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤

[@mikebennett6713aceadventures]

They were and are still gods, how could it have taken so long. But proud you are on it.

[@chrisleneil]

Early rap had a lot of diversity in the crowds in a lot of cities - my favourite local club had 2 nights a week of punk & 1 of rap, & we hit all 3 nights: Goth rap fans of every description enjoying good music!

[@danimalplanet7931]

Checking their "whole catalog" is wise decision- they put out classic album after classic album and each one is unique

[@schelin1447]

Somebody perhaps already told you they used to be hardcore punk band in the early days. B-Boys are the most bad ass rappers!

[@jimn4356]

I can't tell you how much I appreciate your videos. Going through a rough time. You are making me smile. Thank you good sir

[@jamessomers8808]

I like your reaction. It’s OK that you haven’t heard of them. For 25 years lol. Welcome.😂 I can’t even describe to you how much I love this song. I don’t have the words.

[@CicelPerry]

Saw them with DMC back in the 80s in col ga and a full blown riot broke out , you had to be there

[@ideadpoolmf4199]

Loving your videos and from a guy who was there when Beastie Boys dropped License to Ill I loved those videos man. Great to see someone enjoy some of my favorites.

[@matthewpeterson6335]

They didn't care i bought this cassette tape w my paper route money....they paved the way.

[@matthewpeterson6335]

1985

[@matthewpeterson6335]

I remember them throwing LSD like confetti son

[@matthewpeterson6335]

BTW. Heavy metal guitar was from slayer. Mr king

[@jontarr7444]

Yes, I'm yet another 51 y/o white guy who absolutely loves this content! So glad you found them. This was truly the soundtrack of the era

[@bigernmacrackin6176]

B Boy Bouillabaisse is going to blow your mind bro... nevermind this comment, you're not ready for this one

[@InverseofAbstersive]

There's a whole generation of VW's without the original emblem, because kids were stealing them for chains.

[@bikemess]

Yes, his manager is crazy and he always smokes dust.

[@frewjitsu_funk83]

Love your reaction, dude. Very entertaining 👏 As a life long Beasties fan, I recommend: Root Down

[@juliosantana9400]

Bro I'm Mexican born in Mexico live there 18 years and I knew the Beasty boys

[@gumboridge3384]

love it! thanks for reacting! i used to listen to this as a kid with my older sisters...

[@crash10201972]

I could rattle my car windows with this one!!! Loven it

[@christiangemar1552]

License to ILL shaped my music tastes for the rest of my life, at 12 years old in 1986. I started listening to hard rock, hair metal, Hip Hop, rrap after I listened to this album

[@rustyforceps1012]

Hopped on the subscriber train to watch your Beastie experience. I like your reactions. Keep it up. Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Rush, and the Beasties will drive your reaction channel.

[@frankcastle9991]

Yup angel dust.

[@99Boozer]

They mixed punk and rap. They have crazy ass beats in all of their music plus they played instruments. They brought rap to main stream radio. We listened to nwa, 2 live etc, but they really got the genre on daily radio. They helped others as well, like LL get on radio. Crazy music and beats in their music.

[@GazzInTheCity]

Yes, a VW emblem most likely off a van. Not that I would have had one myself.

[@nicholas5396]

Rick Rubin prints all over this track. Such a classic.

[@ewellfossum]

In 1989, i went to a Judas Priest concert where my fav band Slayer opened for them and i was in the mosh, i caught a Kerry King pick and fractured a rib at this show. Kerry was playing lead in this song.

[@dkmcbigsley]

The genesis of rap/rock. ❤🤘

[@amygoldsmith7597]

She's crafty & brass monkey are very fun. Saw them live with the Fat Boys, Dane Dane with Fame, great concert.

[@Godric_71]

Brass Monkey is another great one from this album.

[@AstroXeno]

If everybody pointing out that 'No Sleep til Brooklyn' is a nod to Motorhead gets you curious about checking out No Sleep til Hammersmith, it's got the versions of Motorhead and Iron Horse that they use on all the greatest hits albums

[@lioneltraincollector]

Posse in effect or slow & low Are great Beastie Boys songs! Love your videos👊🏻

[@mcspeedy01]

This album cane out in 1987. Their first EP was called Pollywog Stew and was a punk album.

[@KC-gy5xw]

The chorus just stays with you...

[@mostlypeacefulmisterputin]

*You ain’t ready for their 1992 return “So What’cha want”!*

[@ryansmith-gk5uw]

Pretty sure that was his first one.

[@briand.1694]

When Brooklyn was still cool!

[@JohnnyYounitas]

Brooklyn still cool bruhh.. Chai tea lattés gang

[@loveshine7819]

😇dust - yes 🙌🏽

[@andybside]

With Kerry King from Slayer on guitar. Thanks Rick Rubin :)

[@randyrocket4546]

i love this one i used to listen to it on the school bus back in high school in the 80's when it came out

[@danb9312]

Always, one of my favorite Beastie songs! Love the gorilla at the end with the chick....lmbo.. Keep up the good work young man...

[@stevelucero9047]

Beasties were EVERYWHERE.....

[@borisdodgingbullets]

Yeah, Boogie. The 70s and 80s were wild!!! Cocaine, LSD, weed, speed, and angel dust were everywhere!

[@angiepayne9790]

Crazy Boogie is 25yo!!!! Time flies!❤🙏

[@JamesJohnson-ok1hn]

dude we were mtv gen the music was great. run dmc coolie rockwell man im tellin ya.. glad youve found em.

[@AntonioMartinez-re3hd]

That’s fuzzy dice my guy

[@AntonioMartinez-re3hd]

You would hang fuzzy dice on your rear view mirror

[@brianyaniro4797]

Love the Beastie Boys rabbit hole you been going down. Maybe check out Primus Tommy the Cat or Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love. I'd like to see your reaction.

[@jeremythornton3240]

Yes, angle dust. Aka getting dusted.

[@LN-Lifer]

angel

[@garyalexander6276]

You gotta do beastie boys rhym and stealing video version it's epic

[@遠哲-e7p]

I second that one. Rhyming and Stealin video is good. For a sense of beastie Boys live.

[@matthewshea1443]

Used to head in from long island to brooklyn and Harlem to shoot dice as 17 till 20 year old, in 91

[@Ciro679]

Homie said, we finna jump right into this reaction. Then follows it with before we jump into this reaction

[@Ralph-dt5gs]

Sabotage was used decadrs later, for second Star Trek movie.

[@seananderson7794]

Grew up to this lol! I turn 50 next week and still listening to B Boys lol 😆 😂