When was licensed to ill released

Looking to bring the family together, Rubin got Slayer guitarist Kerry King to work on a couple of the Beastie Boy tracks. I think he just thought it was bizarre. It was kind of mutual. Well they were the first white kids writing raps right? Wrong again, remember the early Red Hot Chili Peppers? Again with the Run DMC facts.

The latter is a fictional story about how the group met, thus starting a trend in many Beastie Boys tracks that are linear narratives. The famous beat used on the track was thought up when the group decided to play a pre-recorded beat backwards.

Now lets throw it back to this fantastic tribute by Seth Rogen and co. Compulsory viewing if your eyes are yet to be blessed with it. Toggle navigation. Here are eight things you never knew about their debut album, License To Ill.

The Rick Rubin Injection The now well established, hairy and sought after producer was far from that in The pop star explains below…. About Jacob Burkett Writing achievements include winning a bunch of 25 word or less comps, which makes me a specialist at Haikus. View all posts by Jacob Burkett. Trending videos. The 17 Best Gibson Guitarists. Top 14 Musicians with the Initials J. The 10 Best Moustaches in Rock. Photo Gallery. In , Q magazine placed the album at number 16 in its list of "40 Best Albums of the '80s".

The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 2, and eventually certified Diamond on March 4, All tracks are written by Beastie Boys and Rick Rubin , except where noted.

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