The Beastie Boys were an American hip-hop and punk group formed in New York City in 1981. Their main line-up consisted of Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar), Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), and Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums).
The Beastie Boys were previously members of the hardcore punk band the Young Aborigines, with Diamond on drums, Jeremy Shatan on bass guitar, and John Berry on guitar. Kate Schellenbach later joined on drums. When Shatan left in mid-1981, Yauch replaced him on bass and the band was renamed the Beastie Boys. Berry left shortly thereafter and was replaced by Horovitz, the guitarist of The Young and the Useless. After achieving local success with the 1983 comedy hip-hop single "Cooky Puss", the Beastie Boys made a full transition to hip-hop and Schellenbach subsequently left, with the group's final lineup consisting of Diamond, Horovitz and Yauch. Yauch, a filmmaker, directed many of the Beastie Boys' music videos under the alias Nathanial Hörnblowér.
The Beastie Boys toured with Madonna in 1985, after she discovered them while frequenting Danceteria. In 1986, they released their debut album, Licensed to Ill, the first rap album to top the Billboard...
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Concerts
Vinyl
Aglio E Olio
Beastie Boys
Some Old Bullshit
Beastie Boys
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
Check Your Head
Beastie Boys
Members
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- 1979–2012Adam Yauch — original
- 1981–1983John Berry — original
- 1981–1984Kate Schellenbach — original
- 1981–Mike D — original
- 1982–Adam Horovitz
- —Doctor Dré — additional
- —Mario Caldato Jr.
- —Mix Master Mike — additional
Discography
164 releases from MusicBrainz · ★ 8 in my collection
Albums (9)
- 1986★Licensed to Ill
- 1989★Paul’s Boutique
- 1992★Check Your Head
- 1994Ill Communication
- 1998Hello Nasty
- 2003Hello Nasty: Instrumentals
- 2004To the 5 Boroughs
- 2007The Mix‐Up
- 2011Hot Sauce Committee, Part Two
EPs (20)
- 1982Polly Wog Stew EP
- 1983Cooky Puss
- 1985Rock Hard
- 1989An Exciting Evening at Home With Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
- 1989Love American Style EP
- 1992Frozen Metal Head
- 1992Jimmy James
- 1994Pretzel Nugget E.P.
- 1994Tour Shot!
- 1995★Aglio e olio
- 1995Root Down
- 1998Interview Thing Lisbon!
- 1999Negotiation Limerick File
- 1999Scientists of Sound: "The Blow Up Factor"
- 2003Remixes EP
- 2005Right Right Now Now
- 2008The Mix-Up Bonus Tracks
- 2009Lee Majors Come Again
- 2019Shadrach (Remixes)
- —Bastard Busters
Singles (35)
- 1985She’s on It
- 1986It's The New Style / Paul Revere
- 1986No Sleep Till Brooklyn / Rhymin' & Stealin
- 1987Fight for Your Right
- 1987Girls / She’s Crafty
- 1987No Sleep Till Brooklyn
- 1989Fight for Your Right / No Sleep Till Brooklyn / Brass Monkey
- 1992Gratitude
- 1992Pass the Mic
- 1992So What'cha Want
- 1994Get It Together
- 1994Sabotage / Get It Together
- 1994Sure Shot
- 1997Hey Ladies / So What’cha Want
- 1998Body Movin’
- 1998Intergalactic
- 1999★Alive
- 1999Remote Control / 3 MCs & 1 DJ
- 2003In a World Gone Mad
- 2004An Open Letter to NYC
- 2004Ch-Check It Out
- 2004Check It Out (Saville Row remix)
- 2004Intergalactic
- 2004Pass the Mic (Mike Nardone remix)
- 2004Right Right Now Now
- 2004Triple Trouble
- 2007Electric Worm / Suco de Tangerina
- 2009Too Many Rappers
- 2010Super Surprise
- 2011B-Boys in the Cut
- 2011Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win
- 2011Make Some Noise
- 2015Sabotaggio
- 2018Three MC’s And One DJ (Live Video Version)
- —Fight for Your Right
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Lives (52)
- 19941994-06-24: Seven Day Weekend Festival, Glastonbury, UK
- 1994Beastie Songs
- 1994Blood & Money
- 1994Goofin' Around
- 1994Rabid
- 1994Recording & Stealing
- 1994Tough Guys
- 1995Tokyo Drift (Live 1995)
- 1996Fight for Tibet
- 1997Pass the Mic Down
- 19981998-08-29: Reading Festival, Reading, UK
- 19981998-11-21: Saturday Night Live: New York, NY, USA
- 199874 Minutes
- 1998Beastie Beat's
- 1998Bone Crush
- 1998Live 'n Nasty
- 1998Lowlands Festival
- 1998Roskilde '98
- 1999Glasgow 99
- 1999Radio Free Tibet
- 1999Some New Live Shit
- 2004KROQ Weenie Roast
- 2004Live At The Wireless
- 2004Turning Japanese (live in Japan)
- 2006Awesome; I... Shot That!
- 2008Live At CBGB's (1982-11-20)
- 2011Legendary
- 2020Swiss Cheese
- 2023Kawasaki 1992
- —1987-05-21: De Edenhal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- —1992-05-22: City Gardens, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
- —1994-06-22: Check Your Threads: Astoria, London, UK
- —1994-08-18: Lollapalooza, New Orleans, LA, USA
- —1995-02-17: Stodola Club, Warsaw, Poland
- —1998-06-20: Live at the Lorelei Rockpalast: Lorelei, Germany
- —1998-06-20: Oh No! It's the...: Loreley Festival, Germany
- —1998-07-08: Live at Libro Hall, Vienna, Austria
- —1998-08-20: Corestates Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- —1999-05-03: Glasgow, Scotland
- —1999-05-07: Wembley Arena, London, England
- —1999-05-07: Wembley Arena, London, UK
- —1999-05-20: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
- —2004-05-16: Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- —2004-05-21: Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France
- —2004-09-09: Live at Red Rocks: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA
- —2004-12-17: St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland
- —2007-06-30: Heineken Open'Er Festival: Gydnia, Poland
- —★Bootleg
- —Brass Monks
- —Live at MTV 2 Dollar Bill Tour
- —Live USA '94
- —Rockpalast ’98: Live at the Loreley, 20 June, 1998
Compilations (30)
- 1989Def Before Dishonor
- 1992Beastiality 2
- 1994Demos
- 1994Demos and Outtakes
- 1994Hip Hop Album
- 1994Hip-Hop Sampler
- 1994★Sabotage
- 1994★Some Old Bullshit
- 1994The Sampler
- 1994Ultra Tuff Tracks
- 1995The In Sound From Way Out!
- 1996Beastiality
- 1996Demos and Outtakes 2
- 1998Rare Tracks & Beast
- 1999Anthology: The Sounds of Science
- 1999Beastieology
- 1999Gold '99
- 2000Beastie Boys DVD Video Anthology
- 2000Star Profile
- 2003Beastie Show Breaks
- 2003Up Close & Personal
- 2005Solid Gold Hits
- 2006B-Sides & Bullshit (Volume 2)
- 2006B‐Sides & Bullshit, Volume 1
- 2007Beastie Boys Revisited
- 2007Best of Grand Royal 12's
- 2020Music
- 2024Recomposing Beastie Boys Vol. 1
- —Remixes
- —The Rare Shit From Way Back
Remixs (12)
- 2002Beastie Remixes
- 2004Dr. Numbers Presents Still Ill, volume 1
- 2004New York State of Mind
- 2005A Cappellas, and Things of This Nature
- 2010Sabotage (Alex Metric re-edit)
- 2011Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win
- 2018Intergalactic (Fuzzy Logic Remix)
- 2019Hey Ladies (Remixes)
- 2019Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun (Remixes)
- 2019Rock The Cowbells
- 2019Shake Your Rump (Remixes)
- 2023Mo' Cowbells Mo' Problems
Demos (2)
- 1998Nasty Bits (A Little Nibble From the New Beastie Boys album Hello Nasty)
- 2022Paul's Boutique Demos
Others (4)
- 1994Get It Together / Sabotage
- 2004Electronic Press Kit
- —B-Boy History
- —Def & Dumb
Related artists
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Supporting musicians (1)
- Triphammer