12 - Beastie Boys

Beat-sie boys know how to let the beat......

At number 12 is the Beastie Boys. I saw them in the summer of 2007 in Philadelphia, PA with 3 of my best bros, and it was the best concert I've ever experienced, just edging out the second to last show at the Spectrum (Pearl Jam).


Wiki - Beastie Boys are an American hip-hop group from Brooklyn, New York. The group comprises Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz and John Jacobs who left the band shortly after their big break to join the Navy. Since around the time of the Hello Nasty album, the DJ for the group has been Michael "Mix Master Mike" Schwartz, who was first featured in the song "Three MCs and One DJ".

Beastie Boys began as a hardcore punk group in 1979, appeared on the compilation cassette New York Thrash with Riot Fight and Beastie, and released their debut EP in 1982. After achieving moderate local success with the 1983 release of experimental hip-hop 12" Cooky Puss, they switched to hip-hop in 1984 and a string of successful 12" singles followed culminating with their debut album Licensed to Ill (1986) which received international critical acclaim and commercial success.

They are one of the longest lived hip-hop acts worldwide and continue to enjoy commercial and critical success in 2009, more than 25 years after the release of their debut album. On September 27, 2007, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009, the group released digitally remastered deluxe editions of their albums Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head', Ill Communication and Hello Nasty.


Discography -

Licensed to Ill (1986)
Paul's Boutique (1989)*
Check Your Head (1992)
Ill Communication (1994)
Hello Nasty (1998)
To the 5 Boroughs (2004)
The Mix-Up (2007)
Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1 (Expected release 2010)
Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2 (TBA)
*-best album

Top 20 Beatsie Boys songs

20 Jimmy James
19 She's Crafty
18 Shadrach
17 Three MC's and One DJ
16 Super Disco Breakin'
15 So What'cha Want
14 Shake Your Rump
13 Ch-Check It Out
12 Intergalactic
11 No Sleep Til Brooklyn
10 Fight For Your Right (To Party)
9 Body Movin'
8 Hey Ladies
7 Sure Shot
6 Sabotage
5 Skills to Pay the Bills
4 Girls
3 Paul Revere
2 Triple Trouble
1 Brass Monkey

On July 20, 2009, Yauch announced that he is being treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node and was planning to undergo surgery and radiation therapy. He said that the cancer was treatable and was not expected to affect his voice, although the group's upcoming album release and tour would be delayed. Yauch sent a message to fans on August 5, 2009, his 45th birthday, updating fans following the surgery. Yauch has since become a vegan under his doctor's recommendation.






hmmmmmmmm..... DROP?

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