Beastie Boys - Root Down (Official Music Video)

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To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Beastie Boys’ multi-platinum Ill Communication album, the 3LP deluxe vinyl and cassette will be reissued July 26th. The deluxe edition LP is a rare version of the album originally released as a limited run in 2009 and has been long out-of-print, with an additional 12 bonus tracks. This will also be the first time in decades that ‘Ill Communication’ will be available in cassette format.
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Music video by The Beastie Boys performing Root Down. (C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
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[@bokehintheussr5033]

Beastie Boys are one of those bands I took for granted growing up. It's only now that I appreciate how truly fucking amazing they were.

[@alphasixfive1658]

ditto

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

They reminded me like the classic band from the day! All can sing and play multiple Instruments... that's a true band!

[@callyourgeek]

they were way ahead of their time.

[@countloco5362]

Beastie Boys came out in 86' I was only 10 years old and I played there cassette on my walkman over and over and over... I fell in love with their music, them when I was a little whippersnapper!!

[@profsirup]

@@countloco5362 so great to read comments like that. much love beastie fam

[@reddeve2531]

I'm 56 and I'm still kicking it rootdown! Hell yes! ❤

[@commenthismofo]

I'm in Svalbard and im pretty sure I'm the only one at 78 degrees north drinking wine and crushing bb right now! I feel special just like bb - 41 btw

[@Hans-du6rl]

50 here, and I will always Love the BB's!

[@Hans-du6rl]

50 year old Beastie Boy here homie!

[@tmtmtg]

saw your other comment from 8 years ago lol

[@mikec573]

@@reddeve2531 52 and still kicking rootdown too!

[@kumar107]

RIP MCA. What a legacy they left.

[@mrmerv3840]

I appreciate The Beastie boys more now than i did 30 years ago. This song still hits.

[@1962losgigantes]

Dig Jimmy Smith’s LP for the Full Experience

[@ForcesInMotion]

"This song still hits." Forever.

[@stevek5049]

It’s never too late.

[@anthonyg638]

Ditto.

[@chrismagsmags]

The bass on this song is killer

[@tonysmith5878]

THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE.

[@dickmoose]

This is the shit. Im 52 yrs. young, Been hitting the sound since 24. Timeless, and incredible.

[@mypicks826]

Mee too!!!! They're my favorite

[@Carlos-nq7up]

Same here!

[@stevethorsen7614]

43 and used to hit the skating rink at 9 not knowing what brass monkey was.. kids nowadays will never know this music...

[@lightninginasander5619]

@@stevethorsen7614 i know this music cause im a hiphop/rap fanatic

[@olenlotharjoo]

@@stevethorsen7614 BB is timeles, so yeah, they will hear it!

[@ingenear]

Jesus, the bass, the drums, the funky guitar, the sampling, the rapping - it all fits together so extremely well. That causes spiritual orgasms of the tenth dimension.

[@keianbrown8621]

Now THATS a record

[@BSDShoes]

Find "free zone mix" version, I love the intro music

[@moussetache1815]

Paul Humphrey - drums Wilton Felder - bass guitar Buck Clarke - congas, percussion Arthur Adams - guitar Album: Jimmy Smith - "Root Down""

[@djstarsign]

That’s all looped from the original song, also called Root Down.

[@beandipss]

That's why Jimmy Smith is the man

[@claraharvey3160]

My kids love that I am 58 years old and still listen to the Beastie Boys.

[@andihoar1608]

Haha quality 👍

[@stainofm1nd]

Damn thats how old my dad is. I wish he got into beastie boys lol

[@atravelerofbothtimespace4172]

Grandmas can slamdance too thats totally punk rock

[@bizyizziaz4831]

mca would be around that age how is that unusual

[@bizyizziaz4831]

@@atravelerofbothtimespace4172 she said her kids not her grandkids

[@kovy274hart]

This whole album is fire. The bass is everything. Beasties were so innovative and cutting edge.

[@wilsargisson3626]

It's all a sample from a live 1972 album by the jazz organist Jimmy Smith

[@2bin]

You buried the lead...the sampled Jimmy Smith track is literally called "Root Down (And Get It)."

[@dane279]

The bassist is Wilton Felder. Same guy who played for Jackson Five and Marvin Gaye in the 70s.

[@guyincognito.]

I'm not sure if any of the band members even played an instrument for this track. It all sounds like samples from Jimmy Smith's Root Down.

[@DaniceFry-c3i]

16 when Licensed to Ill was released, what followed was a currently 54 year old woman who never let the Beastie Boys drop off of my top 5.

[@Tyson-u3m]

I am from the furture. Without the Beastie Boys in the world, society has fallen apart. Seriously

[@PoguesMThon]

your message was too late....

[@nillehessy]

so what not the first time not the last time it isn´t

[@iannamico]

Early, mid and late 90s were unstoppable!! Being born in 1971 was perfect timing!

[@bizyizziaz4831]

they were born before that

[@iannamico]

@@bizyizziaz4831 not them dip shit

[@vspec17]

Word is bond man I like that in you. Absolutely true.

[@vspec17]

@@bizyizziaz4831 you're not hearing my man. He might have been properly aged FOR THEIR RECORD RELEASES. Just think a minute you can do it.

[@Hulk_1970]

👍

[@christophercrowder872]

Now matter where in life you are when you discover the Beastie Boys, they just get better & better the more you listen to them.

[@shortbusdriver83]

The Beastie Boys. One of the only rap groups that actually played their own instruments...

[@resngaming2640]

Playing in punk bands before this definitely helped them

[@shortbusdriver83]

@resngaming2640 Hell yes. You might be one of only people that knew they in punk way before hip-hop.

[@resngaming2640]

@@shortbusdriver83 yessir!! Egg Man was actually re used from one of their punk band songs

[@larmstrong80]

Not on this tune, however! All instruments are sampled from an old Jimmy Smith record.

[@shortbusdriver83]

@larmstrong80 Well of course. Like most rap or hip hop they heavily used sampling, especially the early albums. But they also started out as a punk group, so no sampling there!

[@reddeve2531]

Four years ago we lost MCA. Gone but not forgotten... Rest in peace Adam.

[@bibro76]

the artist lasts on in his art in the best case !? the would be some other way of b-boyin and another expectation at the quality of hiphop music in generell without the influences the beasty boys took

[@elleprez1]

Beastie boys best

[@elleprez1]

Beastie boys

[@denistonetiger5084]

Yauch will always be with us - much like Phife Dawg - Big L - Tupac Shakur - JMJ - Scott La Rock .... (too many to name)!!

[@denistonetiger5084]

.... Prodigy (Mobb Deep) ..... etc. All of them died far too young & will never be forgotten! Hip Hop legends!!

[@marshmangunnar9150]

One of the most underrated BEASTIE tracks

[@dhorne2525]

I started listening to the Beastie Boys at the age of 60 and now have every thing by them I've been able to get my hands on. The fact that they are sampling Jimmy Smith here is pure brilliance in my books.

[@kevmaster1233]

During pandemic was listening to Beastie's every single day just to set my mood.

[@frankzappa951]

MCA - greatest voice in True Hip Hop - along with GURU. Rest in peace lads x

[@KOMBandmusic]

One of the reasons why I Respect the Beastie Boys so much is because they give their acknowledgment to the people who've paved the way for Hip Hop, which shows how much they respect the culture, #RESPECT.

[@77decwardo]

Exactly. Spot on!

[@nullunit]

Really, they are paying respect to their peers, Beastie Boys came out at the same time Run DMC and dudes like that. BB are one of the groups that paved the way, a founding sound of hiphop that gets downplayed too often as a novelty act just because they were white. They had a unique sound that no could really bite, except trippy bands like Dassen 3 from Japan, that was heavily inspired by them.

[@MarkSmith-ud4sd]

There wouldn't be an LL Cool Jay if it wasn't for BB, they gave his sample tape to Rick Rubin a founding member of Def Jam Records. BB were at the front of the genre even bk when Malcolm Maclaren come out with Buffalo Girls in 84.

[@MarsNova]

Indeed. They were always, always respectful of the culture, which was very important to me.

[@tarsiciomcgillicuddy5379]

WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT POSER?! They are the CULTURE!!!!!

[@talesmaia3027]

I love the beastie boys been listening to them for 31 years now. Never gets old.

[@leejohnson6975]

What a TUNE!!!!!! Such an underrated track, absolute classic song, one of their very best.

[@fplusbeats]

the raw hip hop

[@johng.6129]

I play this bass line every single day when i start practice. MCA played it on an upright as you can see in the beginning of the video. Not a sample of the original. Legend, may he RIP.

[@bosounagi]

To all so call "hip hop artists" out there today, THIS.IS.HIP.HOP.

[@sratus]

sometimes i rap this whole song inside my head when i'm walking down the street. the people i walk past don't know how completely badass i am. the fools

[@Ireland831]

Good God...one of the best comments ever written. You sir are legit. Two movie scenes come to mind....About a Boy...kid walking with headphones one....shake ya ass. The other is Michael Bolton in traffic in Office Space...so fucking funny.

[@falstaffswims]

Trying to find a clever enough way to say that's one of the most awesome quotes ever. Can't come up with anything to do it justice, and I defy anyone to try. the fools.

[@Crystal.B.Dawned]

Exactly🫣🫡🫠 STIL.¡!

[@ArtsWellnessCollective]

Same.

[@mikessaints]

Seriously might be the #1 comment ever left on a video. Congratulations sir!

[@jeffsmith7408]

Their best song, the best example of real raw funk. It never gets old!

[@mollygreeno7069]

This is soo rad.. MCA gives props to his parents..so Cool thank you Yauch

[@beastieone.5848]

Best GROUP ever in my opinion, inspirational, revolutional and tribal who knows how to bring the energy with the sound of science.

[@maximilliangoffman3871]

Love them! Also the free down mix to this song is amazing. I need to watch the doc I’ve heard great things. They are one of my favorites behind Tribe.

[@beastieone.5848]

@@maximilliangoffman3871 yeah I have been searching for there rare stuff, there isn't much else out there I haven't heard I don't think . I know they were on public enemy number won (tune) recently (apart mca obviously).

[@vspec17]

Who else can you think of for an immediate consideration, as to the big "greatest group ever"? The Beatsie boys are the only group on my list that hasn't ever been questioned or disregarded. Thanks for telling the truth, righteous.

[@beastieone.5848]

@@vspec17 agreed. We're mesmerizing, tantalizing, captivating, devastating 😅(triple trouble).

[@MasterX767]

One of my MOST favorite music artists of all time. RIP MCA.

[@Z.E.D.I.N.D.A.6.I.X]

This was the stuff in the 90s, its the stuff now, and will be the stuff in 2186

[@StraightFaya]

Fuckkkk yeah !!!!!

[@brapmanbrap5188]

This is what you call pure class old school rapping at its best.. Years ahead of their time beasties legends and everyone knows it.. These guys will live forever in our hearts... Groundbreaking sounds beats and bars.... . Rip mca ❤️❤️

[@dogboy347]

Rest in Peace John Berry! Im rocking to the Beastie Boys tonight!

[@HectorHernandez-wy9gj]

Going back and listening to all the albums, The beastie boys are so under appreciated. Ahead of their time. Such a unique and great sound after the License to Ill album, they found their true sound.

[@jaime5668]

my dad loves the beastie boys. i was practically raised by their music. this song was one of my favorites growing up. the beastie boys are why i started playing bass at 12

[@estevancarlos]

Keep it up

[@eggnogfrog]

There's nothing like the Beastie Boys.

[@nathanch90]

You weren't to know! It is sick how Beastie's played their own instruments as well as using samples. Unique sound.

[@GdaySport]

Damn! Missed these guys....

[@erikfollis2611]

This jam can snap me outta any mental fog that no drug has ever been able to. Thank you Beastie Boys for the musical medicine I hope others can utilize....... Ahhhhh the peace you've brought me and the youth you return to this tattered old soul!

[@ericellis6737]

I skate so well to this record so thats music for you

[@Dance_of_a_tree_called_life]

respect to the woRd EriK !

[@dre3k78]

Cant imagine what it must of been like coming up as a kid in NYC in the 80s. This song is a wonderful dedication to that time.

[@mifune9634]

Speaking as an 80s/90s NYC kid (born in '73), it was a bit of mixed bag. We were definitely at the epicenter of multiple influential artistic and social movements, but it was a far more dangerous place back then. It's hilarious hearing present-day politicians talk about crime in NYC being out of control. Seriously, look at historic statistics concerning violent crime in NYC. I'd been robbed at gunpoint twice before I turned 18, and most of my friends were similarly robbed at least once. My brother was literally robbed by a group of machete wielding bodybuilders. I shit you not. Haha! So, growing up here had its ups and downs.

[@dre3k78]

@@mifune9634 Absolutely true. All the talk about NY or California in the media today is all politically driven and don't match with the actual numbers. Go back to NY in the 70s-80s and some parts of it looked like a bomb went off. LA in the 80-90s was covered in smog and was the murder capital of the country. Today these cities are miles better and safer they they used to be. Sure they are more expensive but inflation is a constant over time everywhere.

[@PooDotStinkPants]

Hello future person, yes we are still listening to this in *[insert year here]* Have a lovely day!

[@joshblsg7855]

I saw kick it root down on my minecraft title screen so I googled it and found this.

[@danharris7966]

Its 2020, times have been better.. song is still the shit!

[@nnachozz]

2020 ... Brasil

[@sauditate4562]

(2020, up rocks still steady Yo!

[@marianrosca5274]

2020, im coming back with a comment in 2021

[@Njguy-ct9mq]

People hear Beastie Boys and they think of fight for your right.... But being lucky enough to be a teenager in the 90's and see them in New York several times in those years they were next level then and they had their own culture.. True Hip hop!

[@samday6621]

Sometimes incredibly talented artists synchronise their best abilities to produce something so extraordinary it never dies. This is one of those times.

[@Slapjack88]

nope. just manhattan-type jewish kids havin' fun.

[@robbiestokes1]

Damn, I remember when this album hit stores. Crazy. R.I.P. B-boy.

[@Wally-H]

great tribute to MCA, and also the late, great Jimmy Smith who gave us the original Root Down

[@paparulit77]

Спасибо, я не знал этого. Действительно - Jimmy Smith - Root Down (and Get It) - 1972 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoGXfXp7dsuIe7s

[@richardpreskey7758]

If I wanted to introduce someone to the Beastie Boys, this would be where I'd start

[@GordiansKnotHere]

Some of these clips make me homesick... Makes me miss hanging with my boys and causing trouble in NYC back in the day.

[@SniffyPoo]

Jimmy Smith did the music. what a perfect blend of talent here

[@repeatme3]

the way the drums come in at the start and mix with the bass gets me everytime. classic!

[@revlo1557]

Such an incredible video and song displaying the respect for old school hip hop.

[@Ferroriz]

These guys are a PHENOMENON

[@KingKoopa1]

This was by far their greatest album. The peak of their musical creativity completely done with no respect to what the major labels wanted. PERFECT.

[@Christian-moviesCoUk]

Looking back 24 years on, what can you say? This was a moment in music history, one of the greatest albums ever recorded. And as I always say to annoy my rock-loving friends, Sabbotage is the greatest rock song ever written, by a bunch of raggedy B-Boys.

[@vokeeffe]

I don't log in often to give comments, but for this song it's worth it. About as good as it gets really as human contribution to the planet goes. Thank you beastie boys

[@markferrero9288]

Soo many hours spent mountain biking with my CD player strapped to my back rocking this disc.

[@bklynboombox]

Born,raised in Brooklyn on a steady diet of TBB and proud owner of the biggest baddest boomboxes ever made like the JVC RCM70 in this video and others like the JVC RCM90,Sharp GF777 made me Super proud of TBB and Brooklyn.Still relive those days every now and then when i pull out and play The JVC M90 and listen to TBB. Awesome times indeed!!.

[@mr.woowoo8826]

2020 and still kicking it ROOT DOWN

[@Grendizer81]

it''s still fresh. The like/dislike ratio is of the charts. What's going on???

[@lucrativelyrics2004]

when else have you kicked it root down?

[@MsDjADD]

🤘! 2020

[@MsDjADD]

@@lucrativelyrics2004 1989

[@MsDjADD]

@@lucrativelyrics2004 1990

[@maxj9588]

Beastie boys : hiphop = James Brown : soul funky

[@dr.madthumbz2689]

Definition of Hip Hop, right there.

[@teenagetruck]

Sooo... greatest hiphop song / video of all time then right?

[@vicperkins8133]

Got D word. I am 43 and have listened to these dudes since i was 12. never gets old

[@haxio17]

Not the Generation then Amazing

[@gabrielbecker437]

Precision + flatwound strings = perfection

[@thepseudomasterchef7238]

One of their most underrated tracks... Hadn't listened to this in years and it really brought me back...The Beastie boys were just a different level because it was about making music...Not just coming up with a hook to get radio play like the no talent garbage of today...RIP Yauch

[@C.SchitzPopinov]

Just as good today as it was in '94. Though probably even better because I've developed memories and experiences around this song, and the whole album. -Ah, nostalgia

[@tokr72]

I think this may be my favorite Beastie song. I'm 39, I remember when License to Ill came out. They were bad boys and blew up huge. Grunge hit in 91 and the BB's remained relevant, becoming part of the "alternative" music scene in college, which included hip hop. I was more of a metal guy but I always thought the BB's were cool. looking back, they were just so unique. their music is just pure fun and good times. that is why they are so loved. God bless u MCA. rest in peace Adam.

[@rodneyabrett]

I remember when NYC looked like that. Seems like centuries ago now. This track still holds up!

[@AlternativeElvis]

Dude, this was the PINNICAL of cool when I was a kid in Chelmsford in the 90's Under Blair

[@ModulatorUK]

What a great tune. What a great album. What a great band. RIP MCA

[@authorquinnavery]

Ugh, this video makes me want to go back in time and revisit these guys at Lollapalooza in '94. They were freaking amazing. One of the best concerts of all time.

[@boobooju77]

Hello from the future hope you're still alive and well

[@jimwilkson5680]

Smashing Pumpkins came on after BBoys, it was such a buzz kill. Billy Corgan finally asked if we wanted the BBoys to come back on. Everyone shouted yes 😂 great moment in my life

[@MyMg23]

one of the sickest songs by the boys!

[@josequintero5476]

Love this video, brings back memories, electric boogie, black books and all city bombings.

[@xhellabentx]

This is timeless phenominal song there are alot of people who consider this to be one of their best songs

[@JustinTurdoCastro420]

RIP MCA the wickedest white rapper to grip a Mic... And dat voice!?

[@ericellis6737]

Mca was great

[@tommi7554]

Rapper

[@therealjulez7886]

he's good brother but Eminem is a walking statue ...

[@jeremybengtson8285]

@@therealjulez7886 Eminem can't rap to save his life.

[@davidlillecrapp2960]

Bruce Lee is my favourite ASIAN martial arts movie star, Niel Degrassi Tyson is my favourite BLACK scientist. Why do people need to include race when talent should be enough?

[@sonnyjones4399]

Bahaha. 40 and showing my daughter real hip hop. Right here. Root fkn down

[@Deadlifter700]

Lol. Doing exactly that right now. And I'm 42. She's 15.

I discovered the Boys when my sons were teens, and I LOVED them, never stopped and so glad I can see & hear them to this day. If I'm feeling down or need to do some boring work, I turn up the BB & let them light me up! Their whole thing is so good, anyone of any age can get it.

[@omegahorizon82]

I'm 38 got my daughter that's 10 listening to beastie boys..

[@worldchampion6719]

Sonny Jones 😆 that’s so cool - I’m in my 40’s and I just introduced my 11 and 14 year old to this amazing music . Little Gen Z er’s

[@benosbourne6177]

same!!! classic! im 45, daughter is 2....clip ended and she is like "more"

[@CarlaVallenas]

I was a teen in the 90s. I remember the first time I listened to Beastie Boys in 1996. A fan since then

[@margg_names]

“Bob Marley was a prophet for the freedom fight” RIP MCA 😢❤

[@AttackTheMatrix-kc5ww]

LEGENDS

[@kurtownsj00]

Ill Communication was the first CD I bought with my own money. Amazing album through and through.

[@rustinpieces]

Even the censors editing the kindergarden-plus words were on a roll here! If you don't know the original, you couldn't tell what they did. One of the best tracks of one of BB's two best albums.

[@blossomBrasil-]

Attention Kids: Real Hip Hop Right Here

[@bordewolf7095]

This is the real stuf

[@J.P.Giudici]

You might think that I’m a fanatic! A phone call from Utah and I’m throwing a panic! HWY 210 in the house! R.I.P. MCA! I’m still shredding it up for you.

[@reqeffect]

🔥 52 years old ill Communication was heat Privileged to see them live, in the round. Untouchable ❤

[@BlueMoon561]

Legendary !!! A groove lesson , Historic , Hip Hop Masterpiece for eternity , Good Vibes THX

[@gregoroque]

I am 746 years old and I still listen to Beastie Boys.

[@bizyizziaz4831]

more like 12

[@gregoroque]

@@bizyizziaz4831 and I still listen to Beastie Boys.

[@RoLPeace]

All respect given to Jimmy Smith!!!

[@alexandrarigaud2143]

Hi GenX here yep 50 …we. Had. The. Best. Music. Timeless. My teenage sons skate to Miami and papi’s music. Our generation knew what was up🎉

[@cynthiaculbreath121]

I'm from Norristown, PA and the the sample is from our own hometown Norristown's musical jazz-funk genius Jimmy Smith 1:31. Jimmy and my Olympian cousin Joshua "Josh" Culbreath who ran in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics both grew up in the same neighborhood on Smith Street. Prior to Smith Street my cousin lived on Walnut Street along with LA Dodgers Manager Tommy LaSorda. How surreal is that?!

[@welder4life690]

only group in hip hop history to never sell out,and stayed themselves,sold millions of albums ,made millions of dollars....but stay true to themselves ,they always dressed liked 3 poors kids in high school who get bullied everyday lol

[@franknicebx3636]

none of them were poor

[@alexandruoctaviandiaconu7338]

FrankNice....exactly...actually they were doin' pretty well :)

[@mar15115]

@@franknicebx3636 dressed like one. Not saying they were

[@jondrake8896]

The same with icp!!!

[@damianandrews965]

Not sure they are the "only" group to not sell out, seems like you could say the same about Public Enemy, EPMD, Rakim and a whole bunch others I can't remember right now.

[@ErikSumarno]

Always Beastie Boys!

[@tbublz]

My favorite tune cant stop jamming it on my drum kit.

[@orionhellscream]

Didn't like Beastie Boys when they came out. but now appreciate them. Their rap holds up today!!

[@timmytwotoes4863]

We still miss you guys. B boys forever

[@terapiascarolinapuertonatales]

A classic of all the times!

[@samfrankelli1334]

At the most random times I'll just be in my car or walking somewhere and this song will pop in my head and I will just sing it from start to finish

[@youngc570]

Bob Marley was a prophet for the freedom fight Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel alright

[@mollygreeno7069]

Props to the conga guy..as I've said before this dude ROCKS..makes Beasties sound primo

[@tonecot8932]

Brooklyn before the hipsters took over, I remember those days.

[@strati5phere]

whats a hipster? counter culture? Just part of the evolution (subjectively good or bad)

[@Remembering00]

"Hipster" has the connotation of "counter culture lite." The stereotypical hipster is a young person from a wealthy background who embraces a Bohemian lifestyle for the sake of appearances. It's always been cool to be "alternative," so now we've finally reached the point where the alternative has been fully corporatized. In the past 25 years, young society has begun to place so much value on enjoying "obscure culture" (non-mainstream music, art, fashion, film, etc.) that the obscure is now peddled to us by the major entertainment companies who have finally caught on. Knowing that young people want to appear as though they have refined and unusual tastes, the corporate culture machine has adapted, . The result is that nowadays, having refined and unusual tastes is not only easy, but encouraged by mainstream society. Prior to this corporatization, a young person giving off a counter culture vibe would have had to put a lot of effort into it; being a fan of obscure culture was difficult, because that culture typically existed outside of the main lines of cultural distribution. Such a person would have had to find underground music shows (that aren't advertised on Facebook), to frequent second-hand record shops (that are rare and located only in hard-to-find ungentrified neighborhoods in cities), and to get all of their clothes at second-hand stores (back when that was a very weird thing to do if you weren't destitute). This weeded out the people who wanted to be alternative just for the sake of appearing alternative, so that the only people left were those who were truly willing to devote their entire lives to chasing the culture that they enjoyed. Now, all you have to do is head to Urban Outfitters and download music on iTunes to become a "hipser." Your app will tell you when your favorite underground band is playing a show several months in advance, and that second-hand record shop is now located next to a Starbucks in Williamsburg. The result is that anyone can be "alternative" now, and most of the people who embrace that image are actually not very interested in obscure culture, but are simply consuming whatever culture is fed to them by the mainstream (which now happens to be "counter culture lite"). I'm not saying that I embrace this view, I'm just explaining it.

[@StonehouseRealtyCO]

@@Remembering00 in 1957 jack kerouac defined a hipster as "someone who can score drugs on any street corner in the world".

[@Remembering00]

Yep! The term originated in the Jazz Age/1940's and it definitely had a "cool" connotation for a long time after that. It basically just meant "someone who is hip." I remember Elaine once called Kramer a "hipster doofus" on Seinfeld. Since that was the '90s, "hipster" itself simply referred to the fact that he wore vintage clothes and looked like a cool Bohemian-type, rather than being derisive (hence the need to add "doofus"!). It's interesting that you bring up Kerouac, because he coined the term "Beat Generation" (of which he was a member). The term "beatnik" came about later on and had a negative connotation much in the same way that "hipster" does nowadays, in that it referred to "posers," "try-hards," "Bohemians-lite," etc. Kerouac rejected the term and referred to himself and his contemporaries simply as "beats." Anyway, from what I'm reading online, the term "hipster" gained a mocking/condescending connotation around 2000-2003 when it was used to refer to the "Bohemians-lite" who were gentrifying Williamsburg at the time and emptying out thrift shops and used record stores using their parents' credit cards. Interesting stuff!

[@whistlerwade]

These guys were the original hipsters.

[@AntonioCasilla-y9j]

In the 80s and 90s in Chile we danced in the street, Mapocho, Persian Bio Bio! 2024🕶

[@hjmendoza71]

Hip Hop ya don't stop! Rest in Peace MCA