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Beastie Boys Book

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Formed as a New York City hardcore band in 1981, Beastie Boys struck an unlikely path to global hip hop superstardom. Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the band. Adam “ADROCK” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond offer revealing and very funny accounts of their transition from teenage punks to budding rappers; their early collaboration with Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin; the debut album that became the first hip hop record ever to hit #1, Licensed to Ill—and the album’s messy fallout as the band broke with Def Jam; their move to Los Angeles and rebirth with the genre-defying masterpiece Paul’s Boutique; their evolution as musicians and social activists over the course of the classic albums Check Your Head, Ill Communication, and Hello Nasty and the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits conceived by the late Adam “MCA” Yauch; and more. For more than thirty years, this band has had an inescapable and indelible influence on popular culture.

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Book formatHardcover
Pages571
PublisherSpiegel & Grau
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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Elizabeth N. ★★★★★

I started reading it planning to just flip through, but the way Ad-Rock and Mike D tell their story in their own words pulled me straight in, it's like sitting in on a conversation with them about their wild journey from hardcore to hip hop. Even the chapters from other people involved in their scen

Kevin ★★★★★

The photos alone are worth the price—page after page of rare shots that make you feel like you're flipping through their personal archive. It's hefty enough to be a coffee table book, but I've been reading it cover to cover instead.

Andrew H. ★★★★★

I’m only a few chapters in and already blown away by how much raw history and personality is packed into these pages — the first-person storytelling from Ad-Rock and Mike D makes it feel like they’re just talking to you. Even the photos and sidebars break up the pace perfectly, so it never drags lik