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April 22, 2005

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 77) Beastie Boys

By Darryl "DMC" McDaniels
January 21, 1999

Cover Story: Beasties Rule!

The artists of the year all talk at once
April 23, 1987

Rude Boys

The chart-topping Beastie ones tangle with young girls and concerned parents in the land of Elvis

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The Mix Up

Ten years ago, when the Beastie Boys ruled the world, they let U2 appear on their Tibetan Freedom Concert album. It was poignant to hear U2 sound lost and confused, at their commercial and creative nadir, floundering through the vaguely anthemic "One." Poor old U2 had no clue how to connect with a...

2007 RS: 3of 5 Stars

To The 5 Boroughs

2004

Anthology: The Sounds Of Science

1999

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1994

1994

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The Beastie Boys were the first white group to offer a successful send-up of rap. After emerging from New York's hardcore punk underground of the early '80s, the group crossed over into the mainstream in 1986 with its first full-length album, Licensed to Ill, the first rap album to hit #1. Featuring "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)" (#7) and "Brass Monkey" (#48 pop, #83 R&B, 1987), the...

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