Sellouts? really? They said it, and everyone in the hardcore scene back then knew the beastie boys was a joke band. So they started doing rap as another joke band and played open mic and hey they started to get fans and people were starting to like them so why not run with it? They didnt start thinking oh hey lets make a shit ton of money! It just happened. and about 90% of their concerts today are charity concerts. so dont call them sellouts.
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If their influences and musical abbilities changed. How do you go from openging for the misfits and Rosemarys babies to Rapping? They must have hit their heads or something. Just cause rap got really popular during the mid 80s WHICH JUST HAPPENED TO BE WHEN THEY CHANGED THEIR LOOK AND SOUND........Dosent make them sellouts. Oh wait, it does.
@Antirooster i used to be into punk rock only. and then i started hearing rap, and techno and i started to like that shit. and then you start to hear rappers collaborating with techno DJs and punks that rap. Having a wide variety of talent is good. and it helps to get your point across to other parts of an audience.
They didn't sell out. They were really young when they did the more hardcore punk. Their musical tastes and influences shifted and there is absolutely nothing wrong with evolving as a musician. They were born to do what they do now. It doesn't mean they still don't like their punk roots as it's obvious they still incorporate that into their songs to this day.
beastie boys were a ace punk band. and only the narrow minded thing they are shit now. Every Beastie Boys album is brilliant. just cos a band changed dosnt make them bad!
Frizzy - search for the song "Egg Raid on Mojo" - it's another BB song on the same EP record. I used to have it - it's one of the best early NYC hardcore punk records ever. The sloppy "we just learned the lyrics 2 seconds ago" choruses of "Egg Raid" are pure genius, intended or not.
pay to get played and you will get played no matter how bad you suck
w0mbhanger 1 month ago
the beastie boys have played punk,hip hop,funk,jazz(in check your head) and rock and people say that justin bieber and rebecca black are talented
muryat100 6 months ago
@muryat100 I'm pretty sure nobody says Rebecca Black is talented. But, whatever man.
FreddyMercurysAIDS 5 months ago
Sellouts? really? They said it, and everyone in the hardcore scene back then knew the beastie boys was a joke band. So they started doing rap as another joke band and played open mic and hey they started to get fans and people were starting to like them so why not run with it? They didnt start thinking oh hey lets make a shit ton of money! It just happened. and about 90% of their concerts today are charity concerts. so dont call them sellouts.
rhcp212 7 months ago
i could a bounch of skins, punx and thrashers slaming in a circle pit to this song at a shitty bar
mega1metalhead 7 months ago
HC punk!
localaktion 9 months ago
haha yea you mean they sold out.
kerker90 9 months ago
doing the same thing over and over again to please a bunch of po-faced 'fans' whilst secretly hating themselves for it - THAT would be selling out.
'selling out' what a fucking stupid concept.
GrunGrauWeiss 9 months ago 2
arent they all like 15-16 here? they look like 11 or 12
dombaglivo 1 year ago
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If their influences and musical abbilities changed. How do you go from openging for the misfits and Rosemarys babies to Rapping? They must have hit their heads or something. Just cause rap got really popular during the mid 80s WHICH JUST HAPPENED TO BE WHEN THEY CHANGED THEIR LOOK AND SOUND........Dosent make them sellouts. Oh wait, it does.
Antirooster 1 year ago
@Antirooster i used to be into punk rock only. and then i started hearing rap, and techno and i started to like that shit. and then you start to hear rappers collaborating with techno DJs and punks that rap. Having a wide variety of talent is good. and it helps to get your point across to other parts of an audience.
gabemillan 11 months ago 3
the bassline isss sickk!!
alexfatt 1 year ago
I like batman.
I like crass.
Houdinikills 1 year ago
do any of u fools know dead fucking last?thats beastie boy punk part deux and minor threat part 3..
majesticrecords 1 year ago
They didn't sell out. They were really young when they did the more hardcore punk. Their musical tastes and influences shifted and there is absolutely nothing wrong with evolving as a musician. They were born to do what they do now. It doesn't mean they still don't like their punk roots as it's obvious they still incorporate that into their songs to this day.
RupertsNanny 1 year ago 13
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they still love punk, lee majors come again shows it.
ma1kas 1 year ago
this is real punk not the today shit
jesus199512 2 years ago 22
beastie boys were a ace punk band. and only the narrow minded thing they are shit now. Every Beastie Boys album is brilliant. just cos a band changed dosnt make them bad!
kikass666 2 years ago
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this shit is pure shite.
kraftdurchfreunde 2 years ago
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Beastie Boys was great Hardcore Punk from 1979 till 1983.They sold out,but still playiing some old shit :)
kombikrajsta 2 years ago
they sold out? man do you even know what youre talking about???
moejenning 2 years ago 5
Ahhh yes.... Some old pollywog stew. 5*'s
nero8151972 2 years ago 3
FUCK YES
markmason36 3 years ago 6
ya if all u stupid faggs dident know beastie boys were a hardcore punk band before they sold out and shit
bayareapunk510 3 years ago
Nice one...now will someone please put up the old Peppermint Lounge footage!
deadelvis1988 4 years ago
Frizzy - search for the song "Egg Raid on Mojo" - it's another BB song on the same EP record. I used to have it - it's one of the best early NYC hardcore punk records ever. The sloppy "we just learned the lyrics 2 seconds ago" choruses of "Egg Raid" are pure genius, intended or not.
digitalshark 4 years ago
Wow, I'm a BIG Beastie Boys fan and I haven't heard this song...
FrizzySkernip 4 years ago
I have a cd called "old bullshit" and the song is on it :D
but that are the roots.
Rotanimret4ever 4 years ago
LOL then you're not a BIG Beastie Boys fan then are you??
necrocannibal 3 years ago
LOL just because I haven't heard of ONE GODDAMN song, doesn't mean I can't be a big fan.
FrizzySkernip 3 years ago
sounds something like blackflag meets adolescents
allzinc 4 years ago 2