The Never-Before-Told Story Of The Beastie Boys | Amplified

After 5 years of calm, these foul-mouthed rappers returned with the release of their 6th album To The 5 Boroughs, the most eagerly anticipated new record of the year so far. It includes exclusive and previously unseen film footage and in-depth interviews with the band and those that have worked closely with the Beastie Boys during their career, including close friends, colleagues, journalists
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[@tremainehughes5974]

I am a black man 47 years old from Baltimore Maryland and the Beastie Boys was my favorite rap group as a child. I still bump their music till this day and it's 2022. Much love to the Beastie Boys💪❤️💯

[@dimitrioskultukis2358]

I lived in Baltimore for a couple years as a child. Unforgettable place! Lot of people down it but it's got a lot of history there and theres just no place like it. I'm in my 40s too.

[@TornadoOfCards]

I'm a 49 year old white man in Baltimore city that grew up on classic rock and evolved in metal music and that's all I mostly listen to BUT liked some Run DMC, Doug E Fresh and a couple of other groups back in that day in between the metal music. I actually hid that fact from my friends except for the friend who introduced me to rap of course. And then Licensed to Ill came out and at first I was just picking out samplings that I knew. Like there were samples from Led Zeppelin in a couple of their songs. Rhymin and Stealin with that drum beat from Led Zeppelin (my all time favorite) and some other song. Then I found out the solo that's played on No Sleep was played by Kerry King of Slayer and blew my mind. But anyway, I no longer hid what I listened to. It's funny how all the rap and rock music eventually came together and I basically got to see the foundation of it. Though it didn't really become a genre until like the late 90's. Limp Bizkit for example. I wish I could go back to the late 80's now lol.

[@TheChadls]

My 1st 2 tapes were licensed to Ill and raising hell 1986

[@harryheathen4733]

Why is you being black even relevant.

[@harryheathen4733]

Mybad, as a white guy from Houston, im wondering why you being black is relevant.

[@wretchedrue7859]

51 years old and i still force my entire work crew to listen to the Beastie Boys nightly❤

[@breastmeatonly]

That's a little much.

[@DouglasRyan-ux9cj]

50 years old and my all time memories include the Beastie Boys-license to ill music being played during our high school basketball team warm ups in 1987…we won state that year in Texas. La Porte Bulldogs Class 5A Champs! I was in 8th grade at the time.

[@wretchedrue7859]

@@breastmeatonly they love that shit. Also introduced them to Wu Tang and Pantera. Sit down

[@reincarnated95]

🤣🤣🤣Wutchoo got sucka?? (Quintessential honky jive turkey) Black guy reference. How embarrassing 🫣😳😬

[@nickcentrone1679]

LOL love that

[@kennethliss6331]

I saw them 5 times in San Francisco. I'm 76 and they are my favorite band of all time. My favorite album of their is Paul's Boutique and it's my favorite album of all time. In 1990 I brought the cassette of that album to Greek islands and a snack bar, just up the hill from the beach played both sides of the album over and over, all day and very loud. European women were dancing with their tops off in the water and on the beach. American women don't take their tops off. It was such an amazing day. I live in Cambodia and just a month ago I bought a Beastie Boy poster by Frank Kozik with Bruce Lee on it from a show they did with Luscious Jackson in Prague. Outrageous poster. I miss them.

[@anthonyv6962]

This is such a cool comment. I'm 49 and Licensed to Ill on vinyl when it came out around Middle School. I didn't know about Pauls Boutique when it came out. Within a year and a half of its release at the exact perfect time in my life. Walking back to my car after a surf some non local thew a cassette tape at me, he missed. The tape was purple so I picked it up and it said Beastie Boys this perfectly collided with my early experiences or experimentations with various substances. I was hooked on that tape. I bought Check Your Head the day it came out and saw them twice that year in Miami. I've bought every release since then and saw them quite a few more times. On a hiatus from college driving around Central America surfing for a few months I was always on the look out trying to trade my well read magazines or books with someone in the same position. I ended up meeting a girl who gave me the first three Grand Royal magazines which at the time I wasn't even sure existed or not. Made my week. I'm to tired to proof read sorry so long and I know the poster you got its cool.

[@crybabychrononaut]

Word. I saw them in 93, Check Your Head tour... I'm 49. Agree. Paul's Boutique "IS" the Beastie Boys. It's an absolute classic. Their genius really came together perfectly on that one. Solid Gold.

[@brianmoore6490]

Only time I got to see them live in '92. Da Lynch Mob opened, followed by The Rollins Band to then the B Boys. They were incredible that night! The energy in that room by the time they came out on stage was intense. Both openers were great and high energy groups. Beastie Boys were all kinds of hyped up for that show. One of the top 5 concerts I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of shows.

[@crybabychrononaut]

@@brianmoore6490 I saw that same tour 👍

[@brianmoore6490]

@@crybabychrononaut 🤘🤓🤘

[@xxNadz138]

What I don’t get about a lot of these older beastie boys docs is no one ever mentions Kate Schellenbach, the OG drummer.. if you watch anything they do about their history, they always bring her up.. they even produced a record for her when she played with Luscious Jackson later on

[@sisterwendybeckett1983]

The Beastie Boys were and will continue for years to be my thrill machine!! Talk about musical growth over their entire career: branching out and embracing so many bold and diverse directions and variety of musical styles then one might have ever imagined possible, for a couple of guys that couldn't even strum a melody on a guitar at first!! Truly inspirational!!! Remembering MCA aka Adam Yauch (you were the tweakin' biZZ-omb, bro!!! RIP )

[@deanmatheny5089]

The guy from SPIN sounds a lil "jealous" 🤔🤔

[@cypriano8763]

pauls boutique is one of the best golden age hip hop records, no question

[@tabbykat9]

That's my favorite album by them!!

[@jared699]

@@tabbykat9 me too

[@wesfort2822]

Paul's Boutique is one of the best albums ever of any genre, period.

[@TheCiaMKultra]

Fore sure

[@pinkmonkeybird2644]

No one liked Paul’s Boutique when it was released, aside from a few music critics who understood its genius and the impact it would have on the music industry. Everyone else needed a decade or two to figure it out. I’m old enough to remember its release well, and it flopped. Everyone wanted License To Ill 2 and thought PB was crap.

[@MayheM_72]

When I was in middle school, my brother came home from college with a cassette tape called "New York Thrash". It was a low-fi punk/hardcore compilation album, and it had 2 songs by the Beastie Boys. My brother gave it to me because it was "crap", and he found it somewhere. I was exposed to the Clash and Ramones growing up, but this was just raw, angry music. In high school, I became a thrash metal headbanger, but I always had a soft spot for punk. I also dug the Beastie Boys rap stuff, because it was different from most rap on the radio or MTV.

[@lahaza6515]

Everyone in bands on the lower east side was SO PROUD when that record came out.

[@somethingsomething9008]

Did you like Public Enemy?

[@bbsfinds8825]

Excellent compilation - I have it on CD.

[@vspec17]

Word is bond. That's a record!

[@DaMurphyBeat]

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[@kleptoonthemic]

Blonde dude w glasses is a total Stan. He must be mad they wouldn’t take him on tour with them. I’m surprised they included as much of his commentary considering he spent the entire hour shitting on one of the most influential bands of all time.

[@anthonyvaccari4607]

Are you talking about the Spin Magazine guy.. All the way through this documentary he seemed like a right Prick.

[@mattpurvis9873]

I know, right? Every time dude opened his mouth he was shitting on the boys music, insulting them, or giving them backhanded compliments. Seems butt hurt about something.

[@sandracassinelli5874]

See my comment above. Why would you feature someone who clearly hates the band.

[@gbormann71]

Hehe, I was about to comment the documentary could have done without the "senior editor" commentary but you were 1 year ahead of me.

[@joanndecker3080]

Nothing but love and support, I'm a cancer survivor and am on awe of Intergalactic planetary... it got me through my own head through chemo

[@deathmagnetic12085]

Congratulations! What type of cancer? I'm fighting a trade 4 brain tumor.

[@jeffshirey8768]

Praying 🙏

[@jeffshirey8768]

@@deathmagnetic12085 praying 🙏 for you

[@deathmagnetic12085]

@@jeffshirey8768 thank you. Now I'll going outside to be smoking that green crack(weed).

[@deathmagnetic12085]

@@jeffshirey8768 thank you. Now I'll going outside to be smoking that green crack(weed).

[@jsc315]

Seeing a more British interpretation of the Beastie Boys from a older documentary was genuinely a treat. Thank you for uploading this

[@LordByron2752]

These guys were my biggest music influence. Everyone knew how much I liked the band I always played them in my cars.

[@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse]

I didn’t know…😔

[@Kojivy]

EVERYONE HUH ? In all your cars too ?

[@LordByron2752]

Rip MCA love forever bboy for life!

[@TheBFN]

F*** resting in peace... I hope mca keeps rocking that shit 4 forever 🤘😈🙏

[@DjKennyisglobal]

Indeed!!🥲

[@nakdad]

Is my Cousin 3rd i saw him at passover 1978.. 1st and last.. RIP

[@chiefbeefofficer]

LTI was in heavy rotation in my Jeep in 1986, my senior year in High School. It rocked from track 1 thru 12. No skippiers. True classic.

[@Johnny_B_Goodfornothing]

Yeah I remember when Pauls Boutique dropped, it didn't resonate with me right away cuz i was expecting another License To Ill. Now its my favorite Beastie album

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Paul’s Boutique is an absolute Masterpiece

[@KakaoHickson]

Love those 3 MC's and one DJ! Thanks.

[@usgamechamp2323]

My dad bought a stereo from the swap meet. When he hooked it up there was already a tape in it. It was the craziest sounds I had ever heard. I threw it to the side. 2 weeks later, License to Ill was everywhere. I went back got that tape and listened to it again, and the rest is history!

[@jeffshirey8768]

Wow!

[@MarcBoudousquie]

How do you produce a 'Beastie Boys' documentary without using one 'Beastie Boys' song? I guess THIS is how. ;)

[@jeffshirey8768]

Yea. Copyright issues is my guess.

[@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse]

@KingLouisV wtf u on about, Hurricane was in it, so were orig members of their early bands..

[@thelonelypamphleteer5722]

Fight for your right was in it

[@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse]

@@Sly_Rax fuck that! 😂🤣

[@bonkyrogers5828]

these Amplified docs are all a little off somehow. usually better in some ways than content creators, but never nearing broadcast quality ( if you shoot vertical video, or don't own a pop filter but still solicit likes and subscribes, get an old person to explain that term ). half way worth it for fans, sometimes.

[@thislightful]

I LOVE the B boys! They are so ahead of their time! I actually made a music style within my iTunes called BBoys. They have lasted and showed us all that there is another type of music that changes and evolves over time. I remember their first album…as I kept going with them I realized it was that punk sound at first. Paul’s Boutique used that and moved towards sound we still don’t hear today. Eggman is amazing. Then came check your head! It was like we were growing up together! This FL girl moved to Colorado at 19. I worked for the aspen ski co. After work I would put on my FAVORITE snowboarding song. JIMMY JAMES!!! They are NOT hip hop, they are NOT punk…they are only the Beastie Boys! They are a category!

[@nakdad]

well said

[@Monkey-biz]

I had that red cassette tape in my deck on loop until my car died. Pauls boutique is a masterpiece.

[@thatguyfromthatthingthattime]

I had heard some Beastie tracks as a little kid but never really paid attention. Then in the early to mid 90s around the ages of 10/11/12, I started discovering music on my own, and really dug into the Beastie Boys and fell in love. Such an amazing mix of styles and so much energy. These guys are still in my regular rotation and probably always will be.

[@repromark]

this was FANTASTIC!

[@DaMurphyBeat]

I'm in my fifties,born and raised in NYC, and grew up in the NY Punk scene. You never really think about how important that scene was until I see something like this, and then it hits me. Holy shit! All that actually meant something. It had a purpose. Didn't really seem like it at the time. We were just having fun. Pretty heavy thought.

[@joelbuff3254]

As a huge fan, it was nice to hear a lot of these bits of trivia I never knew before. Unfortunately the music choices and mix made it less enjoyable as a whole.

[@MrRoboto1963]

I remember I didn't like Paul's Boutique when it first came out that much either. I was probably expecting something more like License to Ill. But later on I ended up liking it alot, to the point it's one of my favorite they did, and I'd rather listen to it than license to ill now. It's one of those things that grows on you, and once I grew past my expectations and appreciated that kind of music more I really got it.

[@brianredman6153]

Just one of those albums that was ahead of it’s time. Crazy how true art sometimes is hard to grasp when it first comes to light.

[@JubeProductions]

Same with me. I've been listening to it since 1989 and I hear something new every time.

[@k.pacificnw02134]

I really liked Check Your Head

[@nuwavedave]

Hollywood's "Bomp! Records" & Bomp! Magazine": We were among the first champions of '70s Punk/New Wave. Don't remember how I first heard The Beasties - probably Rodney Bingenheimer's KROQ-FM show. In 1981, just as the media was writing Punk off - along come these NYC white boys who combined what we Punks were doing in 1976-78, wiith street-smart NYC Rap/Hip Hop - creating a hybrid nobody had anticipated. The Beastie Boys exploded as The Ramones rightfully SHOULD have. At 67, I still love it!

[@TheCiaMKultra]

Cool Beans yo! Great down to earth interviews

[@NickPCage]

That blonde dude with glasses really hated beauty boys eh? Dude had an axe to grind

[@NickPCage]

Beasty

[@RobertIrish-sx2hh]

This is what I was looking for.🤣

[@notfarfromgone1]

It was great to have a band you grew up with... like, literally. Anyone in high school in the late 80's/early 90's went on to watch these dude mature and expand. They were like a mental check-in back then. It was all so meaningful at so many stages. Grateful for these dudes.

[@dredhed1989]

I was definitely disappointed in Paul's Boutique when it 1st came out. But I did buy it then, because of Shake Your Rump and Hey Ladies. It took me about 5 years to realize how dope that album really was

[@slumcrowthecraven5307]

Pauls Boutique is a masterpiece. When I got it in the early 90s i totally felt like it was released too early. It would have been huge if they had released it in the early to mid 90s.

[@lisafedele7932]

I truly thought 90s.

[@lisafedele7932]

I'm 62. I grew up w rock and roll first Lighten the flip up. They are amazing to me. Look around at the dealings in the industry today. Omg, seriously?more like bash beastie boys documentary

[@basedlord88]

High Plains Drifter off that album is my favorite Beastie Boys song, my dad showed me it and I was like… this is weird… but amazing 😂

[@KiiKiiMC]

Thanks so much for your sound in my young life Y’all help turn some parties out in a jamming way 🎙️🎶🎼💠

[@lonaldmcdonald8907]

Rap geniuses that came a long way, old school.

[@balohna]

Interesting to hear from people like John Berry but the Spin reporter guy says a lot for how little he seems to actually know.

[@Warghoul]

Yeah he’s a blowhard and his magazine sucks

[@mywhychromosome]

Chuck Klosterman is a great writer and generally really knows his shit music wise, but for some reason he's always had it in for the Beasties....He'd even occasionally bring them up briefly in articles that weren't about them in a somewhat negative way

[@bigbaldy502]

I'ma 44 year old black man & I luv the Beastie Boys their 1st album "Licensed 2 Ill" will always hold a special place in my ❤& will 4ever be on my playlist... #RIPMCA❤🕊🕊

[@garylagstrom3864]

I saw the Beastie Boys on LOLLAPOLOOZA 94 and it was lit 🔥 literally! We were smoking blunts and the music was awesome! Takes me back to my skateboard 🛹 days! RIP YAUCH (MCA)

[@stolencoats63]

I was there! And skating too. That's wsup! Great show.

[@user-gp1ne6wi3b]

I was lucky enough to see them on the 1st UK tour in Birmingham with Run DMC, was great times.

[@THEcucufate]

The Spin Editor that keeps peppering and passively ragging on The BB while describing their career, like hes almost a hater. Thinks it's unnoticeable, but trust us, it ain't. Sounds like somebody wanted a 'Free Tibet' bumper sticker and didn't get one! lolXPlol

[@extraniceness]

The Beasties would be making fun of that kook if he ever has the great privilege of being in the same room as them back then and he wouldn’t even be able to take a hint. Straight sucker ish!

[@ponzo1967]

He sounds like a loser who can't do what they can do yet thinks he knows better. Yes, it's more obvious he's jealous on some level.

[@delcoplaza]

yes and much of what he says is so wrong. he refers to cookie puss as hardcore and then says their later music was white suburban hip hop. huh? very douchey

[@skepticalrebekah]

I wanna know how all three of them look like they’re still in their early 20s in the video for Intergalactic.

[@Lu-lk5bz]

Beastie Boys are my instant smile! I never get tired of these awesome soles!

[@jeffshirey8768]

I looooved Paul's Boutique! Johnny Ryall is my favorite beastie tune ever!

[@exitvalid2462]

Love this story and AlWaYs RESPECT for the Boyz

[@K-Effect]

Paul’s boutique is my favorite album out of any music genre ever

[@liamfisher4191]

Was at the Liverpool 87 concert at the age of 18 .DJ hurricaine was cool ...the riot was scary . In sounds from way out is beautiful....get it together ❤️

[@katymcpherson7925]

You Gotta Fight For Your Right to Party was my senior class’s song, Agoura High School Class of ‘89.

[@PanagiotisAvramisk8]

Great documentary guys! Tuesday/12/March 2024. From Hellas 🇬🇷 you have our love and our wishes for health and whatever else you wish . ✌🏻

[@TheRoxymonoxide]

I came up in the punk scene and the beastie boys was the only mosh pit I was ever in where I truly thought I might die.

[@OneSleeveSteve]

🎤..."got arrested at tha Mardi Gras, 4 juuumpin on a float...My man MC A, got a beard like a billygoat"🐐

[@simbaeast6846]

One group that I definitely Regret not seeing and concert period I've seen a lot of live performances and,,,, Wow, what a good performance I Can all imagine what it's like to be there

[@crybabychrononaut]

Yo. Hate to rub it in, but just gotta say, after reading your comment, I saw them in 1993, Check Your Head tour. awesome. They did a bunch of songs playing traditional instruments.. guitars, drums, etc. AND their opening act was Ice Cube & Da Lynch Mob.

[@jfdblues]

Why are they playing shitty ska music in the background? Not representative of the beastie boys at all

[@larryzeno7133]

So great to have been in the same room with a rip legend.

[@thomaswatts7028]

Saw them a couple times in the early ‘90s. One time they played with L7 in Chicago, and it was the horniest show I have ever been to! One of the most diverse, too; black, white, Latino, Asian, gay, straight… we were one big room in love with itself! Everyone was grinding on everyone else, making out with strangers… anyone else remember that? I think it was ‘check your head’, they had all of their instruments. They were incredible, they made that happen.

[@cyberprompt]

I got Paul's Boutique. Shadrach, Shake Your Rump, Hey Ladies? come on man. The double wide showed me something was happening. Was a fan since their tour with PE and never left.

[@charlesgraham9954]

I've seen the Beastie boys live twice in L.A. back in the late 80s. i have all their albums.

[@Zdawg1471]

1st Album i ever bought with my own money was License to Ill. Really enjoyed this viddy Cheers 🙃

[@joeyboogenz]

I remember Ratcage . I was more into a joint called " Cool Runnin' records " on 2nd . It was a wicked Reggae old school joint .

[@YahyaAlfitna]

Oh damn I was one of those kids who stole the VW emblems. I totally forgot about that.

[@CarolinaMartinez-hc1if]

In the 80s my brother listened to them nonstop. They are a great memory of my childhood

[@maxibaer]

That's really a great documentary! but I have a suggestion for next time... if you are going to use background music, how about using music without lyrics? because having the lyrics makes the people who are speaking really difficult to understand.

[@charleskimbrough9805]

I've seen them live 3 times in Texas. Never met them. I did meet Mix Master Mike though, in 2008(?). B-E-A-S-T-I-E!

[@garylagstrom3864]

I saw the Beastie Boys with Public Enemy in 89 on the same bill and it was lit 🔥

[@garylagstrom3864]

Paul’s Boutique and Check Your Head is the Beastie’s at their very best😎😎😎👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎼🎼🎼🎸🥁🎹🎤🎧🔥🔥🔥

[@peter.a.b.deschaux7728]

No eighties without the Beasty boys

[@k3digichaos]

Man, I bet any of us who were in bands had those jam tapes with sometimes really killer riffs and jams which live on in our hearts. All of us knew the Beastie Boys, but back then we only had limited knowledge or access to the music. I’d go back in an instant. The 90s were the best for music

[@DJFlare1984]

Dope!!

[@familydogg1234]

I had a compilation which had BBs "Egg Raid on Mojo". Also had " Cookie Pus" EP. They were HOT in 1987!!!

[@35nomoon]

Totally underrated rap group!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BrutusMcCrunch]

All time greats

[@topheecheesecake]

Real hip hop fans know that this is the original Dr. Dre. The uberfamous G-funk guy from Compton came after - probably nicking the name of the guy in this video, not the other way round.

[@mrbuttons6044]

I saw beastie boys live at llollapalooza in 1995 it was awesome. the concert speakers went out and mike and adam used the PA speakers to entertain the crowd.

[@aliciameloniejones4677]

Best band i ever saw. Vans warped tour - Melbourne Australia

[@matthewotremba9230]

Born on 62 , Queens NY Grew up on Rock on Vinyl Their album was one of the first Compact Discs I bought Tower Records A Great time to come of age

[@IamY00t]

Ad-Rock has the best fucking voice

[@aggcavan943]

Paul’s Boutique is a masterpiece.

[@mikesaull6094]

One of their favorite bands at the time was the Bad Brains,hence the double B.

[@kimberlyvespa]

Yup!!!

[@chuckmartinez769]

When slayer came into the picture......I was 100% on board . Love the underground underdogs!!!

[@ricric9521]

I had a cd of Cookiepuss when it became available decades ago. Funny they said weren't really into punk because they played a few in their live shows in the 90s in which I see them live

[@rachelboyko4787]

Thanks!

[@rachelboyko4787]

Xoxi

[@AmplifiedMusicDocs]

Welcome! 🤘

[@michaelmyers7425]

39:15 😂 The King left Mike D Hangin' ...Mike went to plan B with the shoulder tap😂

[@mho...]

Legends! enough said!

[@stiffrichard2816]

Check Your Head was very popular when it came out and re-broke them. A lot of 70's funk and rock influence, the Gratitude video was nicked from Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii and almost as cool. Ill Communication was their follow-up with their biggest hit but not necessarily better.

[@JasonDawson-iy3eu]

Why didn't you mention that Adam Yauch died in 2012 (RIP Adam Yauch) Gone but never forgotten

[@MIGELGLORIA]

LEGENDS!!

[@jameyburdette4414]

The Beastie Boys are timeless. Just as with the Beatles, Elvis, Zeppelin, the Who and others...even the Ramones, they'll never be another Beastie Boys. Ummmmmm {mic} Drrrrrroppppp!

[@gwladysmorrissey4679]

I bought Paul's Boutique when it came out. Summer of 89 - that and De La's 3FH&R were the sound of the summer

[@Allison_Chaynes]

Love them!!!!

[@thelegendarydowntowntonybr2598]

The "that is not Dr. Dre" crew in these comments... good lord, lol... there's a whole internet and yet you choose to be so misinformed.

[@skwissgaar_skwigelf_kdz3251]

and i bet none of them can do the ed lover dance

[@toddp5122]

I guess so many here never saw YO! MTV raps

[@Gl6619]

It’s a ignorant as when someone dies that may only be known to a certain demographic and people are like “who?”

[@dbrice71]

That is Doctor Dre from Yo MTV Raps. Know before you speak.

[@SuperQdaddy]

Smart guys and good musicians...very hip on the scene

[@Mneubert]

Paul's Boutique is one of the best hip-hop album ever made.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

I watched this yesterday so the story has definitely been heard before.

[@STAPLES8143]

Beasties 4 life ,sound track of my youth!!!!

[@troydhansen4990]

Paul's Butique is the best album they ever made. Period

[@printisdead1983]

They were a damn good punk/hardcore band

[@MorpheusOne]

@5:37: Is that the same Adam Trese from Laws of Gravity and Misfire?

[@djcuts3628]

i was there night night in liverpool :) we was on the upper balcony it went big style people ripping seats out throwing them into crowd down below ... was first concert i had ever been to , the police came in with CS gas

[@VikingVic76]

I was in 5th grade when License to Ill came out. Instantly a Beastie Boys fan for life! And I did buy Paul's Boutique but it was on cassette I used to bump it in my station wagon with my Rockford Fosgate subwoofers! A wall was one of the best songs for that

[@lucasroche8639]

I remember Poliwog stew from when it came out on a RIOR records cassette compilation that came from the U.S in about 1981, for a hardcore punk tune it was good, had they stayed in the traditional band format they would of made some really interesting music, you could hear it in just that one song that they had lots going on, they wouldn't of made the same amount of money but they would of left a good musical legacy, but, they didn't and good luck to them, they were a good group whether they were a punk or Hip hop act.

[@jamesstewart3771]

Paul’s Boutique was great , but to me check your head was their masterpiece . When that album came out it was like nothing else .

[@josephblumenthal1228]

The Beastie Boys always felt genuine to me and there's a certain respect in that