🎵 Beastie Boys - So What'Cha Want - REACTION

[@paulb4604]

One thing I think the Beasties don't get nearly enough credit for is how complex their lyrics are. Their rhymes are so intertwined and they play off each other so well. True geniuses.

[@razzledazzle8631]

What gets me is how in the world do they remember all those lyrics and dont miss a beat .. just amazing ..

[@kylefidure7504]

I absolutely agree however IMO the use of the distortion on this entire album made them hard to understand and differentiate who was rapping. You have to remember that when this came out there was either no internet or the internet was in its infancy. So we had to rewind and playback alot to understand what they were saying. Or if you were lucky the lyrics were in the tape case or CD. I also put Rage into this category as well. Some of the greatest lyrics that were made inaudible because of the background or effects.

[@jeremyhitchcock9182]

Video's are a must with the Beasie Boys.

[@heatnationwpb]

Yes. THIS.

[@jamyhanson3572]

Bingo... Brad and Lex would get soooooooooo much more viewers.

[@tyleyden8695]

Yessir

[@World_One_Productions]

Just coming here to say that, especially with this song. Their lyrics alone represent only a small part of their overall personality, which comes across well in the way the song was sped up during lipsynch playback, so when the video was slowed down to normal speed, they were jumping around in slow motion.

[@vanhattfield8292]

Nah, the Beastie's are equally amazing when driving, no video needed. I agree that their videos are awesome and add to the experience, just not a must. :P Cheers!

[@joepaskowski9091]

Definitely understand how Lex prefers old school hip hop to today’s…and the Beastie Boys are a classic example--so NYC.

[@stackmoney830]

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[@stackmoney830]

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[@edisonsanchez3711]

porque estos son terribles, así de simple

[@ninja_tony]

Absolutely. The Beastie Boys are the best, and I have nothing against modern hip hop but to me, it just doesn't compare. And they're definitely quintessential NYC, every time I hear them, I feel like I just hopped the train and headed back to Brooklyn.

[@IamGenoBlack]

Yea Lex has great music taste so it’s obvious she’d prefer good stuff to total shit

[@stevewilley1367]

I love how you did this song. These guys can spit and their DJ's beats are fire. You can't not bob and weave to this cut!!!

[@korndogz69]

I was still in the Army when this album came out, and I blasted this song down the hall of the barracks and everyone was jamming. Everyone loved it. You can't front on that.

[@mikebrase5161]

Back when some NCO's had been in 'Nam. Being in the Army in the early 90's was looking back on it pretty awesome.

[@bufordteejustice1119]

I saw the Beastie Boys on this tour at a little place that used to be a skating rink in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Henry Rollins opened the up. Phenomenal show. RIP Adam. Thanks for sharing

[@NashaWriter85]

Heeeyyy, Glen Burnie representin'. Never thought I would see this lol.

[@bufordteejustice1119]

@@NashaWriter85 still here in the dirty Burnie

[@bufordteejustice1119]

@@NashaWriter85 I saw them at Skateland. I loved that place growing up

[@NashaWriter85]

@@bufordteejustice1119 Nice! Im representin' Brooklyn Park but, hey, nice to see a neighbor on YT lol.

[@bufordteejustice1119]

@@NashaWriter85 absolutely. I lived on Kramme a few years ago. Nice to meet a local. Have a good day.

[@richardedenfield5167]

Rage sounds like them. Beastie Boys are the God's. Legends. Music this good is timeless.

[@uzi978]

The video makes the song even better.

[@benshafer5198]

They started playing their instruments again on this LP (Check Your Head - '92), after the super sample-driven "Paul's Boutique," an absolutely amazing record in it's own right. Speaking of which, "Shake Your Rump" and "Hey Ladies" are two bangers from that one.

[@JAMESGANG-f5u]

And ‘Car Thief’

[@spookytruth9307]

Root Down is terrific, also dont forget Tribe Called Quest - 'Scenerio' is a MUST

[@buzzbomb67]

Also Excursions :)

[@rydendurte]

The entire “Low End Theory Album” start to finish is one the best albums made period.

[@jasonakathunderpeel9607]

This is one of those songs you need to see the video!

[@manna6618]

The REAL OG's right here...none of this bullshit about cap'n niggas or pimpin' bitches, just pure flow and bars. They do the best film clips too, you're missin out.

[@christoker6835]

The true hip hop

[@markjasonwalker4660]

Yup

[@timspellman47]

Beastie boys predates Rage against the machine.

[@mosoho]

So What’Cha Want is by far my favorite Beastie’s song. They just hit different. Keep ‘’em coming!

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

I've never been a big hip hop fan but this song is my all-time Beastie favorite. You just can't NOT move to it! ;-)

[@chrisigyarto3573]

This is what real hip hop is. Listen to the whole album. It’s a timeless classic

[@amandaruth9566]

This song was the soundtrack to my teenage years. Still my top hip hop song. The Beasties are still my favorite band 35 years on.

[@pauljansen1137]

Can't go wrong on the Beastie Boys....such a fun band....please do "Hey Ladies" next!

[@ashleydixon4613]

Yes please! Paul’s boutique is such a funky album overall, but that song-and especially the video with it-are just the best!

[@pauljansen1137]

@@ashleydixon4613 yep..totally agreed!

[@ROArecords2]

That and "Shake Your Rump"

[@ssdj04]

Ain’t it funky now

[@themadcow71]

All time Legends! They never missed. A three headed monster of never before seen creativity and musical talent.

[@OGPokey151]

Tom, the guitarist from Rage against the machine was still at an ivy league college learning how oppressed he was when this song came out

[@paulb808]

Hell yeah! You've done some of the radio hits, now you gotta hear the real magic like High Plains Drifter, Car Thief, She's Crafty, Hey Ladies, Shadrach, The New Style....

[@dicknarcowitz]

🤘

[@2Quietus]

Lex: "They sound like Rage (against the machine)" Me: Nah, babe, Rage sounds like the Beasties. Give ups to the OG's!

[@stevepower9801]

This track is 30 years old this year from the 1992 masterpiece album known as "Check Your Head". Such a classic album. I saw them at the Reading Festival here in the UK back in 1992 when they were touring for this album. I was 19 at the time. They had the crowd going nuts! Happy memories :)

[@alf6633]

Paul’s boutique is a masterpiece

[@GeorgeGeo]

Check Your Head is my favorite Beastie album.. love all the live instruments played by them and others.

[@roo2127]

My all-time Beastie's tracks. I remember when this came out in the early 90's loved it then still love it now. Was so hoping you two would do a vid on this. Sweet!

[@Sl0thL0veChunk]

I hope you guys do more Beastie, they are so fun! Some people say they are true MCs as opposed to just rappers, because for Beastie it really is all about the fun and the party and making the crowd laugh and dance and have a good time. They've got clever and funny bars, but on top of that, the voices and attitude and playfulness they use when delivering the lines puts a fun and unique spin on it. Plus nobody does the echoes/layers/turn-taking thing as well as the Beastie Boys. That's their whole trademark. They've got so many hits but I'd especially love to see you guys give a listen to "Three MCs and One DJ" and "Sure Shot" and "Shake Your Rump". They're so fun!

[@Prone2Thrill]

Beastie Boys are so LEGIT some people sleep on them thinking they only are goofs but they are SOLID LEGENDS. Funny you did Beck the same day. He is the closest thing to the BB as far as unpredictable sample placements etc. GREATNESS

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Beastie Boys=ICONIC!! Please do their song “Paul Revere” next- if you haven’t- sick reverse 808 bass SLAPS hard! Yeeeeeah....💖💙👍✌️

[@ashleydixon4613]

One of my fave songs from one of my fave groups of all time! Takes me back to high school in the early 90s, blasting this CD in my car, and rapping along, of course-not caring who saw me.) ♥️ Only got to see them once live, at Lollapalooza ‘94, but at least I got to see them-unlike other favorite groups who had a member die before I could see them live. (Like INXS with Michael Hutchence; I saw them in ‘06, with JD Fortune singing, and they were still amazing). Dude- The Beastie Boys live were awesome. The people who actually had seats were standing in them most of the time The Beasties were on the stage, especially for songs like this, and of course “Sabotage.’ They were on fire on that stage!🔥

[@stuffbenlikes]

One of my all time favorite tracks... Listened to this while taking so many different substances in college.

[@Scottm-n6h]

YEAH...Banging the Beastie style! This is more or less the roots of hip hop/rap! Open Letter to NYC should be next....

[@Wrangzilla]

This is 30 years old.....That's old school.... I remember getting my first car when this came out and smoking much weed riding around jammin to this, Cypress Hill, NWA, House of Pain, Del, Tool, Rage, ect. Man, those were good times

[@DavidDArcy1975]

i've been a hip-hop/rap fan since 1984 and i have to say that it still slays modern hip-hop. Respect & Peace

[@michellez1414]

Ya'll need more Beasties. They never fail, their lyrics are funky, and hilarious. And the love and fun these guys had together in their 30 year career is infectious.

[@TheSkeptic_1]

This is my absolute favorite Beastie Boys song. Never gets old.

[@the_clhoyt]

The Beasties are pure gold. They def put the hip in hip-hop back in the day.

[@smittybenzo4693]

In this episode of Brad & Lex, this grungy rap rock track produced by the Beastie Boys themselves hits Lex directly in her fuzzy pink hat exacting cause for her to release her "rattle stir bop" equipped with cool hand and "shoulder work" while Brad allows us to gaze upon his relaxed "side to side sway".

[@ext93]

Right on Smitty. Can I hire you to caption my life?

[@carlosgodsallios8172]

Beastie boys are outstanding.

[@frankrizzo4460]

Man this really brings back great High School memories. Try Paul Revere next.

[@MostlyCloudy]

Yassss it's definitely old school now 1992 was a long time ago.

[@michaelhendrix82]

Beastie is great. The New Style, posse in effect, license to ill, and rhymin and stealin are also some great songs. The whole License to ill album is great.

[@ronny-2112]

The Beastie Boys were my introduction to Hip Hop around that time 1992-93. I have a lot of respect for this guys. On interviews they always talk about their influences and how they played all instruments on their albums later recorded them and sampler that with other sources. They help me discover the old school of Hip Hop.

[@brianbrooks1285]

Real pioneer Hip Hoper's at its best! They're known as the greatest Hip Hop group of all-time! Countless amount of hits!

[@steviekc9057]

OMG the lyrics lol - "spoonie gee" should be "Spaulding G" referring to Spaulding Grey, a prominent satirist of the 90s SPOONIE GEE lolol

[@Musicvegan01]

If you like turntable scratching, check out "Rockit" by Herbie Hancock. It's mostly instrumental other than some vocoder scatting, so you don't need a lyric video, just watch the music video.

[@SirManfly]

Definitely!!

[@BadgerBJJ]

I was an adult before I realized that Herbie Hancock was a legit jazz artist. I thought he was the Rockit guy. Headhunters is a great album.

[@ssacra22]

Dopest Dudes ever! Totally set the table for so many hip-hop artists. Saw them live in Boston and Public Enemy opened for them. At the time, we had not heard of PE. What a show!!!

[@davidblauyoutube]

I love the dirty, grungy track with the heavy synth and scratches. Glad to see you do too!

[@dannwalker9865]

🤘🤘🔥🔥🎶🎵 It's too bad you're missing out on their awesome videos.

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

Yes !!! I can't stand that Brad likes the word videos !! : o

[@jefft7085]

This song goes to show that there is no right and wrong in music. Both the vocal and drums sounds would be terrible in any other setting, but they make this song awesome.

[@mzpinkeyez407]

Don't forget that they were a punk band before this!! And the original drummer was a girl!. And went on to "luscious Jackson".😊

[@BKLYN_TZU]

Honestly the way The Beastie Boys was rhyming in the mid ' 90s was old school to us that was teenagers back then they still had that Do-Do Rhyme flow from 1983

[@TLSARTWORK]

Beasties started in the 80's too

[@BKLYN_TZU]

@@TLSARTWORK TUSARTWORK I know I was a kid back in the '80s and I'm from Brooklyn NY just like them so I'm familiar with them I've been listening to them close to 40 years now

[@TLSARTWORK]

@@BKLYN_TZU Wasn't picking at you just wasn't sure if you knew. They were a big thing back then. We listened to them when I was in the Army.

[@BKLYN_TZU]

@@TLSARTWORK TLSARTWORK never thought that lol

[@mkmstillstackin]

I was listening to this in my 20's and I'll be still listening to this when I'm 80.

[@thebenis3219]

I think you guys would honestly love the Beastie Boys entire catalogue. I'm a metalhead myself, but those guys are something special.

[@ivanduc72]

Beastie Boys.. an hardcore band (at their beginnings) that switched to hip-hop/rap and were simply amazing, because they did what they wanted to do.

[@Universal_Cymbol]

So surprised you guys hadn't done this one already. Pass the Mic has to be soon!

[@antemorph66]

This is my personal favorite of theirs. Still sounds good

[@jenniferandrews1917]

This was when hip-hop was fun. Love the Beasties! ❤️

[@HauntyMoto]

Time flies. This song will be 30 years old in June.

[@toddstork8757]

Lex....👀 Fly AF in the ensemble! Videos with the Beastie Boys is key. One of my favs of all time. Pioneers of hip hop that were well respected, incredible entertainers and ahead of their time with some of their visions. RIP MCA. Your missed brother 💪

[@ashleydixon4613]

@Lex Can’t remember how much you’ve heard yet of The Beastie Boys, but they’re rhymes tend to be like that clever sometimes kind of silly, and I definitely love to have fun in their videos! Also, everything you might’ve heard from their first album, License To Ill-that entire album is pretty different from the rest of their material.

[@kellencriswell2500]

Gotta do the original video on this one. Appreciate the reaction, though. You guys are awesome.

[@jasonjason7823]

You two have absolutely grown on me 👍 keep these videos coming. Definitely great chemistry between yous.

[@Jim-wx5ki]

Yes it is 100% old school. They are actually in a group of bands that pioneered the hip hop genre. It came out my high school senior year in 1985-'86 and we all had the cassette tape listening in our vehicles. Beastie Boys were in the hip hop genre. Same era as Run DMC, MC Hammer, and other hip hop originals. Long before NWA and EazyE arrived

[@jdwelborn]

1992 this track is 30 years old!!!

[@inklanois]

You guys gotta do the video of 3 MCs and 1 DJ. Have to do the official video.

[@Prone2Thrill]

one of the BEST!

[@suprdvine]

You should do a whole live on just beastie boy hits!!!

[@quincee3376]

They actually do another version of this with Cypress Hill. It's pretty cool too.

[@loristone9242]

Love the Beastie Boys!!! Great reaction.

[@shea1429]

THIS is the roots of all rap and hip hop today.. they were a punk band first then this evolved from it

[@samuelgirard1407]

The official video for this was pretty cutting edge at the time. I think ya'll would like it.

[@heatnationwpb]

"Pass the Mic" is a must if you guys haven't gone there yet.

[@txrockerusa1st862]

The sound of the vocals Lex's reference to rage agnst machine is is from the use of an old school microphone &distortion. Sometimes bullhorns give similar results. CKOUT Angel Dust Album by FAITH NO MORE. For more.

[@auralfixxation6702]

Oh I agree, the what's considered old school now is so much more groovin' compared to the new stuff.

[@terryb5803]

Great song for your manager. What'cha what'cha what'cha want!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ashleydixon4613]

Highly recommend you check out the song- definitely with the video-for their very last single before MCA’s death: Make Some Noise. They don’t appear in the video- it’s all well-known actors not only playing them, but all the other random people. Great song and entertaining video!

[@wezacker6482]

The King Adrock in the Beasties is one of my favorites. They love the genre and respect it. Try 'Paul Revere'

[@domenicgalata1470]

Definitely check out their live performance from Glasgow. It’s amazing. You see them play instruments and switch it up with rhyming to the beats laid out by Hurricane.

[@henrikduende]

That whole album is a must have. 🤘🔥🤘

[@mcjake22]

It really sucks that yall can't do the actual videos. This one is a must

[@buzzbomb67]

The other big track from this album, and fairly similar in its groove, is Pass The Mic. This whole album is perfection … a true Hip Hop classic!

[@benkenobi6582]

I love how distorted the sound is on the song. Just so gritty

[@PixelPro-4000]

I get exited every time you guys release a Beastie Boys reaction, and then discover you aren’t doing the video. Every time. It’s disappointing because I know it would add so much to your reaction. Every single Beastie Boys video is worth it.

[@jodyariewitz7349]

Gotta love the Beastie Boys!!🥰❤👏👍💯

[@adrianmartinez3242]

The best couple so funny! 😂👏 great reaction!

[@mattwallin972]

Glad yall are basking in the good life...you are awesome 👌

[@AJ-sx3ic]

You know it’s old school when you here that turn table record scratch!

[@mattharvey968]

Miss out on the vibe of all beastie songs without videos!

[@patanderson6326]

i now brad likes to see the lyrics but lex needs a separate monitor to watch the actual music video! this song has a video that really goes with the song!

[@antonytheolddog8626]

You need to do check check it out live on letterman.. walking from the subway to the studio .it's absolutely perfect. I'm so lucky I got to see them on the original license to ill tour with LL cool j...😎 Best band ever...

[@Jjoker74]

If you're going down the rabbit hole, Brass Monkey and Paul Revere are absolutely critical. So many great songs, please do more!

[@xtrachrispp1403]

Got License to Ill for my birthday when I turned 12. On vinyl. Yep, I'm old.

[@adamdonovan4071]

Please Brass Monkey and Paul Revere next in the Beastie Boys queue.

[@stacyragland3123]

Yeeess I love both of those songs!

[@cobrakaiX]

Video needed with this one.

[@ddoucette]

Lex, your bucket hat reminds me of the Kangol hats everyone was rockin' in the 80's. FRESH!

[@melod7670]

3 MCs and 1 DJ should be next...but you HAVE TO DO THE OFFICIAL VIDEO.. Just to see Mix Master Mike do his thing..

[@reid1boys]

The Beastie Boys always made songs that sounded so unlike anything else youve heard. They started it all with License to Ill. I had never heard anything like them when that came out. They were the most unique group in rap history. Never took themselves serious, had a blast and yes, the video needs to be watched with their songs.

[@slainesaxon3809]

Ahhh the 90's

[@Jadamhodges]

I’m glad you guys like that so much!

[@sundevilscott]

This song is perfection.

[@thefalsenumber9739]

Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head, Ill Communication -- three albums that have stood the test of time. Respect to Hurricane, RIP MCA