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Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

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Released: Nov 1986
Label: Def Jam Recordings
For a few months in 1987, the Beastie Boys symbolized Middle America's worst fears that hip-hop would turn white children into drunken hoodlums. But they were really just three Brooklyn punks who joined forces with producer Rick Rubin for a rock-rap cataclysm that turned Led Zeppelin ("She's Crafty") and Aerosmith ("The New Style") samples into boombox hits and frat-party perennials. King Ad-Rock's nasal croak, MCA's hoarse rasp and Mike D's whiny shouting, combined with sharp mic-trading routines learned from mentors Run-DMC, made for a combination mimicked by lesser artists ever since.
- Mosi Reeves
Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill 1995-12-15
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    Rhymin & Stealin
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    The New Style
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    She's Crafty
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    Posse In Effect
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    Slow Ride
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    Girls
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    Fight For Your Right
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    No Sleep Till Brooklyn
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    Paul Revere
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    Hold It Now, Hit It
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    Brass Monkey
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    Slow And Low
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    Time To Get Ill
℗ 1986 Def Jam Recordings