Beastie Boys is an American hip-hop band from Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. For most of its existence, the group consists of Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz. Several other musicians and disc jockeys, such as Michael "Mix Master Mike" Schwartz, also play in the group, some of them for a significant length of time, such as DJ Hurricane or Eric Bobo.
The band Beastie Boys began his career in hardcore punk in 1979, participating in the compilation "New York Thrash" . At this time, his musical style is identified with bands such as Minor Threat or Bad Brains. He then tries to hip-hop with the release of his maxi single Cooky Puss , followed by a series of hit singles, then his first studio album titled Licensed to Ill , published in 1986, which provoked the enthusiasm of the international trade press, which met with great commercial success , and which ranks first-place hip-hop albums in the United States.
The group is one of the most famous pioneers of the hip-hop scene to invest in many international musical tours. On September 27, 2007, the band is named to join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . In 2009, the group publishes on the internet re-mastered editions of Paul's Boutique , Check Your Head , Ill Communication and Hello Nasty . His eighth album, entitled "Hot Sauce Committee Part Two" , is published on May 3, 2011>, and is very well received by the trade press>. In 2010, the band has more than 22 million albums sold in the United States, and 40 million in the world.
The band formed in 1979 as a hardcore punk band. The young Adam Yauch decides to form a group after attending the first show of Black Flag , at the New York "Peppermint Lounge" on March 14, 1981, and asked friends John Berry, Kate Schellenbach, and Michael Diamond (all in another group named The Young Aborigines ), to join his project. The name of Beastie Boys is suggested by the guitarist John Berry >, the letters BEASTIE meaning Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Internal Excellence >, although it is a retroacronyme. At the band's original formation, Adam Yauch takes on the role of bassist, Kate Schellenbach drummer, guitarist John Berry and lang = "en"> Michael Diamond < / span> singer>. His first show takes place at the loft of Berry at the 17 > Birthday of Adam Yauch, August 5, 1981 >>>. On this occasion, Dave Parsons, offers him to release an album on his brand new independent label, Rat Cage Records.
