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Beastie Boys were an American hip-hop trio fromNew York City. The group consisted of Mike D(Michael Diamond) who plays the
drums,MCA(Adam Yauch) who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz) who plays the guitar.
The Beastie Boys began as hardcore punk band in1979, first appearing on the compilation cassetteNew York Thrash before
releasingtheir first EP,Polly Wog Stew, in 1982. After achievingmoderate local success with the 1983 release oftheir
experimental hip-hop 12"Cooky Puss, theymade the transition to hip-hop in 1984 and a stringof successful 12" singles
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Beastie Boys were an American hip-hop trio fromNew York City. The group consisted of Mike D(Michael Diamond) who plays the
drums,MCA(Adam Yauch) who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz) who plays the guitar.
The Beastie Boys began as hardcore punk band in1979, first appearing on the compilation cassetteNew York Thrash before
releasingtheir first EP,Polly Wog Stew, in 1982. After achievingmoderate local success with the 1983 release oftheir
experimental hip-hop 12"Cooky Puss, theymade the transition to hip-hop in 1984 and a stringof successful 12" singles
followed by their debutalbum Licensedto Ill in 1986 which receivedinternational critical acclaim and commercialsuccess. As
of 2010, they have sold 22 millionalbums in theUnited States and 40 million albumsworldwide.
They are one of the longest lived hip-hop actsworldwide and continue to enjoy commercial andcritical success in 2011, nearly 25
years aftertherelease of their debut album. On September 27,2007, they were nominated for induction into theRock and Roll Hall
of Fame. In 2009,the groupreleased digitally remastered deluxe editions oftheir albums Paul's Boutique, Check YourHead,
Ill Communicationand Hello Nasty. Their eighth studio album, Hot SauceCommittee Part Two, was released
on May 3,2011, and received positivereviews.
In 2012, MCA passed away of cancer and as ofJune 2014, the group is defunct. « hide |
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