Beastie Boys

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Years Active: 1987-2007

Band Members: Adam Yauch, Ad-Rock, Kate Schellenbach, Adam Yauch, John Berry, Mike D, Adam Horowitz

Influenced by: Santana, Handsome Dick Manitoba, Sergio Mendez, Eddie Hazel, Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart, The Sugarhill Gang, The Meters, Led Zeppelin, Sly & the Family Stone, Afrika Bambaataa, Run-D.M.C., Funkadelic, Frank Zappa, James Brown, War, Minor Threat, Black Flag, John Holmes, Stevie Wonder, Jimmy Smith, Grandmaster Flash, Schoolly D, Bad Brains

Genre: Hip-Hop

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Bad Songs by Good Bands: No. 7
May 05 2008 13:00PM by Spinner Staff

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 Spinner.com: 'Brass Monkey'--Beastie Boys (1987) Depending on your bartender, a Brass Monkey is either a vodka-rum-orange juice cocktail, or an Olde English 40 topped off with OJ. Either way, it's an upchuck waiting to happen, which is basically how we feel...Read more

 
Bad Lyric of the Week: Beastie Boys
Apr 04 2008 11:00AM by Jason Persse

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 Spinner.com: "Everybody's rappin' like it's a commercial/Acting like life is a big commercial" -- Beastie Boys' 'Pass the Mic,' from 1992's 'Check Your Head' Mike D rhymed a word with itself/Rappers shouldn't rhyme a word with itself. Next Bad Lyric...Read more

 
Beastie Boys Rock NYC Benefit, Talk New Album
Mar 06 2008 12:30PM by Nadine Cheung

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The Boombox Music Blog: Grammy-winning hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys drew a crowd of 3,000 die-hard fans and locals to the sold-out Music Has Power show, which benefited the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, at New York City's Terminal 5 on Tuesday night. "It... Read more

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The Mix-Up
Released: 06/22/07
To the 5 Boroughs [Bonus CD]
Released: 01/25/05
To the 5 Boroughs [Bonus DVD]
Released: 08/09/04
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