When it comes to rap groups that stood the test of time, the Beastie Boys are right at the top of the list. The trio of New York City performers began in the 1980s, and their run lasted several ...

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Which is the better Beastie Boys album - Licensed to Ill or Paul's Boutique? Both are groundbreaking records in their own right, and this week they go head-to-head as part of Chuck's Fight Club on the ...

What the Beastie Boys managed with Ill Communication in 1994 would probably be labeled today as a flex. Operating at the peak of their powers, the trio proved that they could do it all with the album, ...

Beastie Boys members Ad-Rock and Mike D. recently revealed a surprising discovery, learning that the music on their gold record for Paul's Boutique was not music from the album at all. The two living ...

On this date in 1989, Beastie Boys released their sophomore studio album Paul’s Boutique via Capitol Records and EMI, marking a bold departure from the party-rocking bravado of their debut Licensed to ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Long known for their relatively epic waits between studio releases, the Beastie Boys surprised fans this spring with the announcement that their new record would arrive a scant ...

Beastie Boys frontman Adam Yauch has eyed September as a likely date for the release of Hot Sauce Committee Part I. The veteran hip-hop act, whose last album The Mix-Up debuted in 2007 and won a ...

Mix Master Mike shot the intro scene to the Beastie Boys’s “Three MCs and One DJ” video 10 times over the course of eight hours in 1998. He would begin by walking from a coffee shop in New York City ...

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler The playlist to get you ...

Former Slayer guitarist, newly solo artist, and all-around grumpy dude Kerry King has made a number of guest appearances on other people’s albums over the years. Usually they were guest spots that ...