Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
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Free Music Review: Licensed Classic
Hit: 5 Stars
At it's time of release in 1986 the blend of rock/rap/hip-hop was the greatest combination for the production found on Licensed To Ill. Not only was this the Beastie Boys debut, it was a breakthrough for rap being this was some white boys doing it. "...the three bad brothers we know so well..." had everything covered from hardcore, party, comedy into this 13 track release. Production was done by co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, Rick Rubin. Getting help from all angles, Run-DMC wrote "Slow And Low" and also co-wrote with the Boys the classic, ever so sampled "Paul Revere". Beastie Boys often flowed in and out well to give us each a part of their personality that still hasn't been duplicated by a rap group to date. All tracks were basically singles, with no fillers, interludes or featured guests. Free Music Review: "Whats The Time??? It's Time To Get Ill!!!!!!"
Hit: 5 Stars
When it comes to early hip hop...the possibilities were'nt necessarilly endless. The rules basically were if you have some flow and a good dj you were in...oh yeah by the way, ya gotta be black. But Rick Rubin thought otherwise by signing these Jewish Manhattan MC's to his Def Jam label and made hip hop a household name in white suburban America. Not only did white kids love the Beastie Boys, but most hip hop lovers in general loved them. And judging by this album...i can see why:
1.Rhymin & Stealin-A+
2.The New Style-A-
3.She's Crafty-A-
4.Posse In Effect-B
5.Slow Ride-B+
6.Girls-B+
7.Fight For Your Right-A+(3rd Best On CD)
8.No Sleep Till Brooklyn-A+(Best On CD)
9.Paul Revere-A+(2nd Best On CD)
10.Hold It Now, Hit It-A
11.Brass Monkey-A+
12.Slow and Low-A
13.Time To Get Ill-A
Free Music Review: This is a must have...
Hit: 5 Stars
If you really sit down and take in all the music on this CD you'll understand it was really ground breaking when it was released, lot's of people can't get past the dorky, obnoxious presence they had then, but the music is excellent. The rapping blends perfectly with the beats in every song, it's produced by Rick Rubin and there's a guest shot from Kerry King of Slayer! Excellence, period. Everyone should own this CD. Free Music Review: even white boys can rap
Hit: 5 Stars
Way before Eminem was catching trouble with Ja Rule, this 3-man white boys from the depth of New York's Lower East Side were making it possible for ol' folks of a lighter shade to grab the mic. Though Licenced to Ill was listed in hip-hop's boom bap peculiar smug sensibility that proved popular with Middle America.
The Beastie Boys showed the world that they could play with hip-hop in new ways. Their deliciously twisted Paul Revere was cleverly narrated by the Beastie Boys and the tunes for Hold It Now, Hit It and Brass Monkey seemed irregular and anarchaic. The album was a masterpiece, birthing classic cuts such as the burly (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party), which remains as one of the ultimate rap party anthems 'til this very day. White men may not be able to jump but this 3-man group destroyed the premise that Caucasians couldn't be slamming on the microphone.
Best moments= (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party), No Sleep Till Brooklyn, Paul Revere, Hold it Now, Hit It, Brass Monkey and Slow and Low
Free Music Review: GREAT ALBUM
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a GREAT album. Not a single bad song. I EXTREMLEY reccomend it, whether you're a Beasties fan, a rock fan, or a hip-hop fan. It's good music and the lyrics and so true nad can be funny.