First Time Ever Hearing Beastie Boys "So What Cha Want" Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@PixelPro-4000]

I highly recommend watching their official videos whenever they have them. No one else does it like they do.

[@coolhands431]

I see what you did there. 😜

[@mikefetterman6782]

This is them playing the guitar, bass, and drums, with a helper on keys, and their DJ adding some scratch. They were punk musicians as teens that caught the early days of hip hop in Brooklyn heights and Manhattan in the early 80s and became a mostly rap group, and they became probably the best rap group ever.

[@flatwavemike1269]

This could be an amazing adventure you’re about to journey on. The Bboys were always a step ahead of everyone. Plus, they did what they wanted and sacrificed zilch of integrity. They brought rock, punk, funk, jazz, world music, and whatever else they felt belonged into hip hop way before others did. Not to mention that their album check your head is mostly them playing their own instruments and sampling that for their beats. True pioneers in all genres. Just ask the great Chuck D, “the Beastie Boys were true pioneers of hip hop. They have hard core punk to jazzy funk to psychedelic feels to stripped down MC cuts that nobody can touch. In my, and many others opinion, the Beastie Boys are one of the greatest bands forever. Much love to you both. ✌🏻

[@starrdemerest2156]

You just said what I couldn't. Much love. 🤘🏻❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥

[@jaquettajones]

You CANNOT get the FULL EFFECT of what Beasties are about without the ORIGINAL VIDEO, Ya'll do yourselves a disservice pulling lyric videos because you miss out on such GREAT performance/visuals - it's a SIN!

[@bufordt.justice6741]

YES!

[@halimusmaximus8648]

Playing the real video gives them a 10000% higher chance to get DMCA'd or DeMonitized thats why a lot of reactors have gone to mostly lyrics or live videos

[@JasonDavis103]

I'm guessing it's a copyright thing. Otherwise, why wouldn't they do a react to the crazy-ass original video?

[@SmellyBones]

I would argue that you can't get the full effect if you're sitting on your ass. Source: My life in the 90s.

[@jamespalma3311]

Excellent vids, every time! Three of the most creative dudes ever in music.

[@benshafer5198]

Oh man, what a great rabbit hole you tapped into with these guys. Believe it or not these guys have serious old school Hip Hop cred within that community. If you like this one, check into Shake Your Rump, Intergalactic, Hey Ladies & the list goes on and on. Dust Brothers, sampledelia lol. Cheers!

[@jamesmyrick9083]

Beasties will always be legends to me.

[@Meyzen76]

Get It Together - Beastie Boys w/ Q-Tip 🔥 Edit: Just saw you mention Q-Tip at the end! 😂 It must be meant to be! Give it a listen.

[@paulb808]

Awesome reaction! Ya, Beastie Boys are playing the instruments in this track, alongside Money Mark on organ, and Biz Markie is saying "Yeah, you can't front on that" confirming how bad ass each verse is. You gotta react to "Shake Your Rump", an absolute banger! Or Get It Together ft Q-Tip would be perfect since you guys talked about him at the end.

[@Mike-kv5pl]

The Beasties Boys were hip-hop legends. Here are a few good ones: SHAKE YOUR RUMP. HEY LADIES. INTERGALACTIC. PROFESSOR BOOTY. If possible, try to watch their official music videos as they are always entertaining.

[@thecountess]

Hey Ladies is fucking dope. So funky!

[@justinprimus3633]

Some on ur list not bad BUT way better tracks in their catalog

[@Mike-kv5pl]

@@justinprimus3633 They have a never ending supply of good songs. These are just a few of them If you any you want a see a reaction to that you think are better then list them.

[@knittingnickel]

Professor Booty has not left my Hip-Hop go-to playlist, after.

[@kenoohki]

“Slow and Low” “Body Movin” “Bass Monkey” “Remote Control”

[@RastaSaiyaman]

To answer your question on where they got this beat from. They played it themselves because very different from other HipHop crews, the Beastie Boys were a band too, with MCA on bass, Mike D on Drums and Adrock on guitar. So what they did here was to record a jam session, then loop it and in doing so creating their own beat to rap over.

[@pwr27986]

Flow, lyrics, beats, originality, resume unmatched in hip hop!!! Legends. . .

[@Jaysun1]

Do the official video of "3 MCs and 1 DJ". That's hip hop!

[@jeffcobb2734]

The Beasties are legends. "Shake Your Rump" and "Hey Ladies" are my favorites.

[@radiof00le]

Get Funky!

[@jennhodson9090]

You should do official video.. official video, not lyric video.. for '3 MCs and 1 DJ' And yeah do official videos, they don't seem to get blocked. But also check out full album 'Paul's Boutique' -- will probably just be music only on youtube though. Best example of brilliance of sampling ever.

[@maryrobbins4087]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Thank you for more BEASTIE BOYS!!!! MORE BEASTIE BOYS please!!!! Sure shot 3mcs and 1 dj Intergalactic (the video) Pass the mic Root down Thank youuuuuuu ❤

[@mneugent7658]

The library is thick. One of the greatest American groups ever, period! And Beastie Boys were not a rock band. They were Beastie Boys, their own genre. Without AdRock we might never have known of LL Cool J.

[@travisspaulding2222]

Well, they started off as a punk band. Very reminiscent of Minor Threat. When they crossed over to hip hop is when they really came into their own.

[@davidbird461]

Beasties are a Male testosterone driven band in early party hard days, some lyrics degrade women and probable not a girl band ,what definitely not 3 ugly dudes with fame partying and woman Then they grew up,and actually apologized for ways, didn't have to but Budda said it would lead you on in, and stopp worries about past debauchery

[@mneugent7658]

@@davidbird461 Early Beasties were male-oriented but I know plenty of women who love the Boys from Check Your Head on. They were kids when they formed and even through License To Ill. They definitely matured fast after that. I think they wanted to show their artistry instead of being some frat boy favorite. Hell, Fight For Your Right was a parody of those people but sadly those people didn't get the mockery and made it an ironic anthem.

[@brenready2277]

"They" made the beat!!! 😎

[@danamuller554]

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[@LtFrankDrebin100]

They’re playing that beat with instruments. Quest Love’s stories and insights about the Beasties are worth looking up.

[@jacqueline4514]

HUGE part of my life; from License to Ill all the way through to Open Letter to NYC ❤️❤️❤️ Asia, you’re not trying but you still look very cool! 😂 Favorite has to be “Paul Revere” 🔥

[@sleeplessnight8796]

ive watch them live here in the philippines way back 96.. together with foo fighters and sonic youth.. fave track SO WHAT CHA WANT.. 🔥🔥🔥🇵🇭

[@ericlevi5729]

Happy New Year to both of you!!! It’s gonna be a great year and music is the language to take us where we need to go

[@JC-es5un]

On behalf of your audience, please dive into more Beastie Boys, they are worth it. 👍 the video for “3 MC’s and 1 DJ” is insane. “Too Many Rapers” is a song they did with Nas, definitely 🔥

[@joelmeeks8683]

I clicked on comments simply to say you really got to watch the 3 mcs and 1 DJ video that starts with the Ghostbusters backpack carrying DJ. It is so great

[@MrLovegrove]

Rappers. Too many rappers. That second p is VERY important.

[@Sl0thL0veChunk]

Beastie started as a rock group that also had a side interest in hip hop, which was blowing up at the time. They moved away from rock and into their passion for hiphop, but then later they started bringing the rock back into their act. Some of their songs have an almost entirely rock sound (e.g. Fight For Your Right To Party and Sabotage for example), while a lot of their other songs are much more hip hop. If you wanna see them do some great old school hip-hop, you gotta check out "Three MCs and One DJ". That one is just pure fundamental hip-hop. Plus if you check out the video, you'll get to see Mix Master Mike on the turntables, who was the DJ for beastie boys all through their career. Also would recommend "Intergalactic" and "Shake Your Rump" and "Sure Shot" if you ever get around to doing more. They also did a collab track once called "Get It Together" with Q-Tip from a Tribe Called Quest, which is a pretty interesting little track for hip hop trivia. Beastie Boys also helped get LL Cool J signed.

[@LibertySpam]

They never moved away from punk. Every album had punk Rock and they toured as Quasar, a punk band

[@robbielux8353]

One of the most legendary and important acts in hip hop history

[@ghostlee6434]

Let's clear up a few things, the beastie boys started out punk but they always is,was,were and forevermore will be the quintessential rap group! Everyone these last couple of decades wants to claim them in the rock alternative category but those rock radio stations would never play them on their stations until white groups like korn,limp bizkit and others started mixing rap and rock. They toured with LL cool J,public enemy, Run DMC and other rap artists for years. Rap back in the early 80's had a lot of rock sounds in it. Even the clothes were rock influenced. Grandmaster flash,Afrikaa bambata,public enemy etc etc sounds gelled with guitar riffs that flowed easily into rock.

[@paulamoya7956]

Word

[@nateputerbaugh5709]

Hell they didn't just tour with LL, they convinced Def Jam to sign him

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

um no.. the rock stations played them.. you couldnt go an a hour without hearing fight for your right or sabotage or intergalactic.. but we always considered them Rap anyway.. they are still legends in the game of rap.

[@cano21]

Beastie Boys are GOAT status!

[@gmoney4980]

Beasties "So, whatcha want" may be the perfect Beastie/and top 10 ten ALL TIME hip-hop song EVER.

[@mosoho]

This song is underrated to me and by far my favorite from them. I love me some Beasties. Oh, and that bass hits HARD!

[@Prone2Thrill]

I would love to watch you react (blow your mind) to the concert they did for MTV in 1999 in Glasgow - the intro from Mix Master Mike - the different flavors they incorporate as a montage, the PUNK, the FUNK it was them peaking and they sound like they did 25 takes to get it perfect only it was LIVE!

[@Lucilletoo]

I really enjoyed this! You guys are adorable and I love the beastie boys lol. Keep listening to their stuff. I think you'll enjoy!!

[@harrymorton5979]

You got A LOT of Bestie Boys to get into. IllCommunication Get it Together(featuring Q-Tip)

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Asia & BJ, you gotta react to their official music videos, they're fantastic. And for some more '80s rap, react to, "It Takes Two", by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. But again, you've GOT TO use the official music video, as the dance moves and vintage clothes add so much to the enjoyment of the song, yo.

[@pennycopperhatch9315]

Beastie boy songs: - Root Down - Sure Shot - Too Many Rappers

[@suckafree6687]

I recommended the exact same songs!

[@LuLu_World]

i saw the beastie boys b4 they were famous at new haven coliseum opening for Madonna on her 1st tour. beasties sampled covers from rock songs and threw tons of beer into the crowd

[@joegarcia9951]

Yessssssssssssssssssssssss. More beastie boys

[@anthonyv6962]

The "sample" is Southside Movement "I've Been Watching You". But they are replaying it not a direct sample.

[@jeffharry9675]

For sure their videos are amusing and add to the vibe.

[@jasonsienkowski2683]

2nd group signed to Def Jam behind Run DMC then EPMD 3rd... Rick Rubin the most influential producer in history. All outta a college dorm room, amazing!!

[@Meyzen76]

Asia & BJ!!! “You can’t front on that!”

[@cullain3967]

Do yourselves a favour and catch the Beastie Boys being inducted into the Hall of Fame by L.L. Cool J., will give you a good idea of where they stand in the world of hip-hop...

[@mdog2560]

Three Mc’s and One DJ. Dope song and video

[@heyskipj]

Nor can we forget Q-Tip on Beastie’s “Ill Communication”

[@thomastaylor9579]

beastie boys are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.....

[@Professorkenneth]

Heard to believe this is the first time hearing this masterpiece..

[@patches6309]

Beastie Boys were heavily influenced by Kool Moe Dee, Fab Five Freddy & Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, along with many other Rap groups from the early 80's. By the late 80's they came on the scene with such a unique blend of Rap & Rock that they started an entire new Genre themselves! Run DMC gave them mad respect when they combined and toured as well together in the late 80's.

[@knittingnickel]

Your reactions got me staying up way too late, reliving my high school and university years! ❤🙏I truly needed this type of music therapy, thank you for this important public service you do!! Peace and love!! ✌❤🇨🇦

[@AndICanTalk2]

Intergalactic, Body Movin, Hold it Now Hit it, and about 30 other songs by them are all amazing. Great group. Great reaction.

[@Blu9_Nin9]

Qtip raps with the Beastie Boys on their song Get It together. That's a great one for you to react to. That and Root Down is another great one

[@windwarattack2300]

Only 30 years ago thats all.....yet it feels like yesterday

[@MBeano]

Beastie Boys have such a huge catalog to explore. 1 of THE biggest influencers on not just Hip Hop, but Modern Rock/Alternative as well. But the BEAT on this song is SICK. The tone and intensity hits so hard. It would just go over well today, it KILLS what is out there now. Everything sounds flat, generic and over processed. Also, like BJ mentioned, the cadence on their raps are so good, and they flow so well from one to next. So many popular rappers today sound tired, dull and lifeless in their delivery. Beastie Boys always come out with fire and sound like they are having the time of their life - and they were. Their lines were also full of cultural and local references in often playful metaphor and simile

[@jared699]

Some radio station was doing a top 100 countdown of best alternative/rock songs and Sabotage came in at #4. I was surprised that their style of music ended up on that list. But, like you said, they're not just hip-hop.

[@brianlafrazia8237]

You must do Beastie Boys SHAKE YOUR RUMP

[@paulb808]

This!! Shake Your Rump is a banger!

[@radioethiopiate]

The Beastie Boys were a punk/hardcore band before they moved over to hip-hop. This track came after they got in trouble for their previous sample-heavy album. So they started recording their own instrumentals and sampling themselves to avoid any further legal issues. It made them super unique. Ill Communication has a mix of hip-hop and quasi-crust punk tracks on it, and a feature from Q-Tip.

[@thedrummerking13]

One of my favourite Beastie Boys track as the groove is sooo dope!!! 👌

[@harrymorton5979]

Beastie Boys ft. Nas “To Many Rappers”

[@larannar123]

Oh come on guys!! Gotta do more Beasties!!!!!😁😁😁 Shake your rump,Intergalactic!!!💯✔✔✔

[@joshuadeshaies7106]

It’s they’re own homemade beats Guy’s!!! They did ALL of the different sounds you hear in they’re songs. Hear we have the Pioneers of rap!! Thx guys for this reaction!!¡ and btw, “YEAH, YOU CAN’T FRONT ON THAT”, is the voice of the great Chuck D of Public Enemy, which was another kick ass rap group.

[@jared699]

I think that lyric was done by Biz Markie actually.

[@jazzminb]

If you read the Beastie Boys book from their career you'd see what innovators they were for hip hop and how they influenced a lot of other rappers and DJs. What really stuck out for me in the book is their complete passion for music

[@johncampbell9107]

Beastie boys were not only one of the pioneers of rap music in general but they were actually the true pioneers with mixing rap and rock

[@icepick1514]

Beastie Boys starred out as a ny hard-core band back in the day. There's been hints of that in their hip hop since the beginning.

[@ogmandog]

Love what your puttin down....check out the cut Root Down....will show you how well rounded of a group that they were. Legends .....

[@rejeanbonin7476]

For me Beastie were popular because they remain true . They did their thing in many music genre. Punk rock, hip hop, just being themself, fun smart. Gotta watch other song to understand. "Paul Revere", or "3 mc and 1 dj", are both common suggestion. I like "Alive"

[@ontrack16]

Rick Rubin produced their first album Licensed To Ill. Each album had a different producer and hence somewhat different sound. Definitely the first three albums are their cache of greatness to me. I had Licensed To Ill on one side and Run DMC Raising Hell and the flip side on my cassette i taped dubbed from my friend in 7th grade. Great memories!

[@starrdemerest2156]

Here I am trying to watch other reactions and you slide with my favorite band, the Beastie Boys. 🤷🏼‍♂️😭❤️🤘🏻🤣

[@thejam69]

Great song, cool reaction. Pure Hip Hop band is the beasties! ❤️🇦🇺

[@magich8ball]

Now go check out the remix of this track with Cypress Hill. That ish is 🔥🔥🔥

[@deejayturtle]

#AsiaandBJ Happy new year with a BANGER!! In 1983 Anthrax released "I'm the man" as far as I know thats the earliest rock rap hybrid. The guitarist was a big fan of public Enemy and eventually became a friend to them. In 1990 (somewhere around there) Anthrax and Public Enemy did a track together called "Bring the noise". Also around 1990 there was a soundtrack for the movie JUDGEMENT NIGHT. For the sound track they paired rock bands and rap groups together and each pair did a song. It's a VERY slept on album. There are colabs between Run DMC and Anthrax / Onyx and Biohazard / Slayer and Ice Tea . Pearl Jam and Cyprus Hill and others. Yall should check it out.

[@Starlet7]

Anthrax "I'm the Man" came out in 1987... Run DMC released Rock Box in 1984. They were the first rap group to include rock music. The Beastie Boys were inspired by Run DMC and took the rock sound further. Both groups are the reason rap music started to become huge in the 80's.

[@deejayturtle]

@@Starlet7 I stand corrected. I think Rick Rubin is who should really get the credit for combining rock and rap.

[@carollittle1059]

Their videos were hilarious and they were huge.

[@atldawn2]

For amazing rock/rap fusion check out Public Enemy and Anthrax “Bring the Noise”

[@bigdaddypiggy]

I’ve become a fan of reaction videos to certain artists/songs & you guys are fast becoming my favorite…there’s 2 or 3 others I watch too & you guys are easily just as much fun to watch as them….🖤🥶keep ‘em coming & stay safe 🖤

[@houseofideas]

"zyrtec in effect / benadryl for real." spitting them histamine bars. 😂

[@heyskipj]

Oh, shizzzeet… I am here all day for that Asia’s dive into 80s rap. Hit me with: Roxanne, Roxane Rock the Bells, by L.L. Scenario- ATCQ

[@williamlafferty2523]

Hell yeah beastie boys big fan rest in peace Adam which is MCA Miss you and the Beastie Boys peace God bless

[@maryrobbins4087]

Please react to BEASTIE BOYS videos! Watching them is a must!!!

[@firstlast4516]

The whole Check Your Head Album is fire, go there to get a solid feel for the band IMO

[@H0kieJoe]

Yep

[@tonycordova1674]

Asia look like she should be in a Diddy Mase music video!!

[@buzzbomb67]

Its hard to find a Beastie track that isnt great, especially from the first four albums … the other big hit from this album was Pass The Mic, which also had a killer groove, a lot like this one :) Before the Beastie Boys, Hip Hop was a VERY different genre. Not that Hip Hop wouldnt have been big without them, but it definitely would’ve been different. If youre gonna do more Tribe Called Quest, Excursions is an absolute must!

[@dallismurphy3802]

I'm sure someone will know if I'm wrong, but I think that beat is all Beastie Boys. They played a lot more of their own bass, guitar and drums (along with a friend who moonlighted as a keyboard player) on the Check Your Head album.

[@Shaman-py4sw]

Gotta catch the beastie boys video clips, they add that extra layer to what is a multiple layer of talent and skill, on screen visual entertainment

[@tequila_mockingbird547]

I love this CD. Reminds me of high school. You can’t go wrong with their first few albums. I like the older better than the newer.

[@LegoGBlok]

They were (are) really popular, they were once huge, i mean, they have sold more than 20 million records. And won multiple awards.

[@tonyv.8781]

I believe they played the instruments in this, because they started as a punk band. They all play different instruments.

[@echopryme]

One of the best beats ever made!

[@c-mancleveland4632]

Just listen to anything off the first album, Licensed to Ill, there best album. Now, don't get me wrong they kept experimenting (like this one) and kept doing funky stuff, but that first album is classic.... Except the most popular song from it "You gotta fight".. don't worry about that one.

[@michaelhayes8019]

beasties started as a punk rock band but hung out with NYC rap acts like ll cool j, run dmc, and people like rick rubin and russell simmons.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Faith no more was another band that pioneered the rock and hip hop mix with 'Epic'.

[@CalixYukon]

Hey Ladies - Beastie Boys

[@ChantHeroux]

beastie boys and qtip did a good song together!! hope you get more people telling you that!

[@shaunfoskey9958]

I absolutely love the way yall heads are bobbing in unison.

[@ericdodge2933]

Do three MC's and one DJ..

[@chrisw3421]

This whole album is rockin...shows their musicality, they were getting away from the goofy stuff they did before.

[@TheRedStateBlue]

Root Down was an EP, not a full album.

[@chrisw3421]

@@TheRedStateBlue This song is from Check Your Head... one of the best albums ever

[@TheRedStateBlue]

@@chrisw3421 o ya. duh me. my bad.

[@chrisw3421]

@@TheRedStateBlue it's cool :)

[@jared699]

Paul's Boutique wasn't goofy.

[@nethrelm]

Pretty sure that's their own beat. They played their own instruments because they were an actual band that incorporated hip-hop. They were definitely ahead of their time.

[@Uninvited72]

Y'all sleepin on the Beasties.

[@johncampbell756]

Public Enemy could hit as hard as anyone. They rerecorded one of their best tracks. Bring the Noize with thrash metal band Anthrax who had recorded a rap song in 1987 and were massive PE fans. Chuck D and LL Cool J inducted Yhe Beastie Boys into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[@rajd7118]

Sureshot and Too Many Rappers feat. Nas.

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

Do SURE SHOT!

[@dawnsmith2436]

Intergalactic is the best you’ll love it

[@brookstaylor101]

Rap/Hip-Hop ICONS!!!

[@davidnoel2977]

They played instruments and sang and rapped. They were a punk rock band first. The started rapping and mixing the two genres. They gott LL Cool j his deal. And much much more history.

[@gilbertorodriguez5344]

ANTHRAX & PUBLIC ENEMY 🔥the MUSIC VIDEO 👀 BRING THE NOIZE 🔥😈🔥🔥🔥🎛🎚🎶💿📀💿🎧🎵🎩🎸🎼

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

Love the song! ✌❤

[@jasonboswell3532]

They have the cred of being old heads but their sound developed making them unique and relevant. Crossing limes