Beastie Boys
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Also known as | The Young Aborigines (1978–1981) |
Origin | New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 1981 | –2012
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Website | beastieboys |
Beastie Boys were an American rap group. According to an interview with Charlie Rose, the word "Beastie" is the backronym of Boys Entering Anarchic States Towards Internal Excellence. They formed in 1981 as a punk rock band. Their most famous albums are probably Licensed To Ill (1986) and Paul's Boutique (1989). Licensed To Ill is their first album, and it is an album that is given credit for starting the type of music "rap rock", which is rapping done over rock guitar or beats. Paul's Boutique is an album famous for its use of samples, or snippets of music, and the fact that the samples were put together in creative, interesting ways.
Adam Yauch (1964-2012) was one of the founding members of the band until his death on May 4, 2012 after almost 3-years with cancer of the parotid salivary gland. Former original guitarist, John Berry (1963-2016), died on May 19, 2016 from dementia at 52.
Members
[change | change source]- John Berry – guitar (1981–1982; died 2016)
- Mike D – singing, drums (1981–2012)
- Kate Schellenbach – drums, percussion (1981–1984)
- MCA – singing, bass guitar (1981–2012; died 2012)
- Ad-Rock – singing, guitar (1982–2012)
Discography
[change | change source]- 1982 - Polly Wog Stew (EP)
- 1984 - Rock Hard (EP)
- 1986 - Licensed to Ill
- 1989 - Paul's Boutique
- 1992 - Check Your Head
- 1994 - Ill Communication
- 1995 - Root Down (EP)
- 1995 - Aglio e Olio (EP)
- 1998 - Hello Nasty
- 2003 - In A World Gone Mad (EP)
- 2004 - To the 5 Boroughs
- 2007 - The Mix-Up
- 2011 - Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official site Archived 2004-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Mic To Mic
- 1981 establishments in New York (state)
- 1980s American music groups
- 1990s American music groups
- 2000s American music groups
- 2010s American music groups
- 2012 disestablishments in the United States
- American rap music groups
- American rock bands
- Grammy Award winners
- Hip hop bands
- Musical groups disestablished in 2012
- Musical groups established in 1981
- Musical groups from New York City
- Webby Award winners