Intro 181 Mike D background- 181

out as the lead singer for a punk band That group evolved into the Beastie Boys, the first major white rap act attended one of New York's most unconventional private schools It was at the Walden School that he got his first taste of rap and funk music They landed gigs at such New York clubs as CBGB's. By 1983, the band had gone through some lineup changes with the departures of Schellenbach and Berry and the addition of Adam Horovitz, best known as Ad-Rock.

He attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie In 1979, Diamond co-founded the band The Young Aborigines In 1981, Adam Yauch, aka MCA, a friend and follower of the band became their bass player, and on the suggestion of their then-guitar player, John Berry, the band changed their name to the Beastie Boys
In 1993, Mike married film, television and music video director Tamra Davis; they have two children, Davis Diamond and Skyler Diamond. Diamond also had a third child with a woman he met at a bar in 1994, her name is Colleen Diamond, she lives in Vermont and Diamond pays child support to her.
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Mike D has taken a leading role in the band's other business ventures, including the 1994 launch of their own record label and magazine, both called Grand Royal fold in 2001 because of financial difficulties. He helped create X-Large Clothing Mike D created the persona of Country Mike and recorded a few country songs on his own.

Adam Y background- 181

Adam Nathaniel Yauch

Born in 1964, Adam Yauch started out in a hardcore punk band. known as MCA
Adam Yauch was the only child of a social worker and a painter and architect. His father had been raised a Catholic and his mother was Jewish Yauch attended Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn's In high school, he taught himself to play the bass guitar He attended Bard College for two years before dropping out. Yauch directed many of the Beastie Boys' music videos In 2002, Yauch constructed a recording studio in New York City called Oscilloscope Laboratories. He began an independent film distributing company called Oscilloscope Pictures. Yauch produced Build a Nation, the comeback album from hardcore/punk band Bad Brains Yauch was a practicing Buddhist. He became an important voice in the Tibetan independence movement. Yauch was also a strong supporter of feminism and LGBT rights, apologizing for early lyrics which he retroactively deemed offensive In 1995, while attending a speech by the Dalai Lama at Harvard University, he met his wife, Tibetan American Dechen Wangdu. They married in 1998 and also had a daughter, Tenzin Losel, in the same year. In 2009, Yauch was diagnosed and treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node. Yauch died at age 47 on May 4, 2012, after a three-year battle with salivary gland cancer.

Adam H background- 181

Adam Keefe Horovitz (born October 31, 1966) better known as Ad-Rock or King Ad-Rock Horovitz was born to Doris Horovitz (ne Keefe) and playwright Israel Horovitz and raised in South
Orange, New Jersey

His father, Israel Horovitz, is an actor, director and writer, while his mother, Doris O'Keefe, is a painter.
His sister is producer Rachael Horovitz. His father is Jewish, and his mother, who was of Irish descent, was Catholic.
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Horovitz began his music career with a stint in the punk rock band the Young and the Useless He was married to actress Ione Skye from 1992-1999. Since 1997 he has been involved with riot grrrl artist Kathleen Hanna; they married in 2006.

Horovitz has appeared in several films, including Lost Angels (1989) and Roadside Prophets (1992).

Band background- 181 (quote) created irreverent and imaginative music ( bio.com)
(quote) fused rap with funk and rock
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop band from New York City, formed in 1981 Adam yauch started out in a hardcore punk band which was called the beastie boys.

Adam yauch and mike D found the beastie boys Original members were adam yauch, mike d, Kate Schellenbach, and John Berry.
The band soon evolved, shedding members Schellenbach and Berry and bringing in Adam Horovitz, also known as Ad-Rock. Signed to def jam records in 1984 The following year, Yauch and his band mates went on tour with pop star Madonna. The The pairing proved to be a terrible mismatch with Madonna fans, booing the loud and rowdy rappers Splitting with Def Jam in the 1980s, the Beastie Boys continued their musical evolution with Paul's Boutique (1989). (Reference, bio) Friction between the band and their record label led to a bitter split with Def Jam

in the late 1980s.

Moving to California, the beastie boys paired up with the producing team known as the Dust Brothers to create a more mature-sounding second album.
The Beastie Boys were the first successful white rap group and one of the few acts from the early days of hip-hop that still enjoy major success. (quote, last.fm)

other albums- 181 Licensed to ill def jam records 1986 Paul's Boutique capitol records 1989
The group was criticized for co-opting a black musical form, but the criticism didn't last long, as The Beasties established themselves as authentic hip-hop artists respected by their fellow rappers. (rollings stones.com)

Check Your Head grand royal & capitol records 1992 Ill Communication - grand royal 1994 Hello Nasty - FEI FAN Music Entertainment 2001

To The 5 Boroughs capitol records 2004 The Mix-Up capitol records 2007 Hotsaucecommitteeparttwo - Capitol Records, Oscilloscope Laboratories, Brooklyn Dust Music - 2011

Analysis of this album- 181

Licensed to ill, was produced by a white group blending rock and rap, giving them the first number one album in hip-hop history.
a rock classic (Quote, allmusic) cajoling rhymes, filled with clear parodies and absurdities, it's hard to imagine the offense that some took at the time. There hasn't been a funnier, more infectious record in pop music than this (quote, allmusic) The song that

helped carry them to the top was "Fight for Your Right (To Party)," which became a frat-boy anthem of sorts.(biography.com)

went quadruple platinum selling more the 4 million albums as it transformed the face of hip-hop. Nobody could have predicted the impact the Beasties would make, turning white America and the rest of the world on to rap music and jacking up the sales of baseball caps and heavy-duty car speakers. (the guardian.com)

led to the band leaving def jam records because both the label and the band thought they were the larger part of the albums success. Has since been sued for sampling issues. Was the one of the first albums alongside run dmc to infuse rock with rap. Was the first hip hop album that used parodies, jokes and mocking stereotypes. Was a large part to the bands initial rise to fame. Was recorded while on tour with run-dmc.
The success of "Fight for Your Right" led to the trio headlining their own tour, which was plagued by lawsuits, arrests, blame for violence and vandalism, and accusations of sexism and obscenity.(rollingstones.com)

The Production - 300 Adam h, adam y and mike d, rick rubin producing, run dmc and russel simmons label.
Rubin samples Led zeppelin, James Brown and Mr. Ed with razor-sharp precision and a sense of humor.(allmusic.com)

Rick

The first cut"Rhymin And Stealin" borrows the slow-pounding drums from Led Zeppelin's "When The Levee Breaks"; "The New Style" stops on a dime, and then changes directions freely, due to its' alternating breakbeats,(geniusrap.com) Shes Crafty is a boulevard rocker that revisits the Led Zeppelin catalog; using guitar riffs from their 1973 number The Ocean "Posse In Effect", the Beasties adopt a B-Boy stance, Slow Ride, MCA, Mike D and Ad-Rock smoke, drink, and kick up dust every chance they get, over a bubbling track that interpolates the War classic Low Rider.

Uses additional drums within the album mixing it with 808 style drums.

Influences Classic rock and punk groups Led zeppelin, black Sabbath, james brown.
DC hardcore band Bad Brains' mix of whiplash punk and lilting reggae, (rollingstones.com)

This album has since influenced other white rappers for example emeinem Emeniem uses the same type of cartoon, funny, humour in his lyrics. Was also judged and labled devils music And was a white rapper.

Conclusion- 181

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