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Beastie Boys

Punk rock
Rock music
Funk
As the early hip hop beats emanated from the streets of New York, three middle-class punk kids traded their guitars for turntables to become the first white rap stars. Signing to newly-formed Def Jam Records, their brash energy, DIY spirit and genuine love of hip hop blazed a boisterous trail of teenage rebellion on tours with Madonna, Run DMC and LL Cool J, as debut album Licensed To Ill (1986) shot straight to Number 1 in the US. Its fusion of booming beats, thrashing metal guitars and brattish cheek spread rap to the suburbs, before hits like (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (...
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(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)Beastie Boys
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IntergalacticBeastie Boys
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No Sleep Till BrooklynBeastie Boys
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Paul RevereBeastie Boys
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SabotageBeastie Boys

Ill Communication

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(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)Beastie Boys

Licensed to Ill

3:27

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IntergalacticBeastie Boys

Hello Nasty

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No Sleep Till BrooklynBeastie Boys

Licensed to Ill

4:06

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Paul RevereBeastie Boys

Licensed to Ill

3:40

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Brass MonkeyBeastie Boys

Licensed to Ill

2:37

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