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Beastie Boys performing in 2007. Left to right: Ad-Rock, Mike D, and MCA. The American hip hop group Beastie Boys recorded 177 songs during their career. Active between 1982 and 2012, the group primarily consisted of Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz.
Prior to forming Beastie Boys, Michael Diamond was part of a number of bands such as the Walden Jazz Band, BAN, and the Young Aborigines. Beastie Boys formed in July 1981 when the Young Aborigines bassist Jeremy Shatan left New York City for the summer and the remaining members Diamond, John Berry and Kate Schellenbach formed a new hardcore punk band with Adam Yauch.
List of singles and songs, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Stick 'Em Up" [34] (Hurricane featuring Beastie Boys) 1993 CB4 (soundtrack) / Hurra "Spam” [35] Milk featuring Ad Rock (drum programming by Mike D.) 1994 Never Dated "The Knock (Drums of Death Part 2)" [36] Unkle featuring Mike D: 1995 Psyence Fiction ...
Solid Gold Hits is a greatest hits collection by Beastie Boys, released in November 2005. In contrast to 1999's The Sounds of Science double-CD anthology, Solid Gold Hits is one CD consisting of tracks that were released as singles, with the exception of "Shake Your Rump". A limited edition includes a DVD with the music videos for the same tracks.
The editorial staff of AllMusic gave the release 4.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine, calling this a superior compilation to Solid Gold Hits, calling this, "the best Beastie Boys greatest hits yet assembled: it has all the major items, presented in a lively fashion". [2]
[14] [15] Menello and Dubin also directed the video for the Beastie Boys' preceding single, "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)". [14] [15] Kerry King, who plays guitar on this track, also appears in the video. Ruth Collins, an actress best known for '80s B-movie horrors, is the lead dancer, [16] and actor Vic Noto is an outlaw biker.
Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys.It was released on November 15, 1986, by Def Jam and Columbia Records.The album became the first rap LP to top the Billboard 200 chart, and was the second rap album to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Paul's Boutique is the second studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989, by Capitol Records.Produced by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers, the album's composition makes extensive use of samples, drawn from a wide range of genres including funk, soul, rock, and jazz.