MCA had nothing to prove Adam Yauch always seemed like the coolest guy in the room. He did not resemble a hip hop icon. He was the punk rocker in the Beastie Boys' early days, a billy goat bearded snowboarder in the late eighties/early nineties, a Buddhist and social activist for the remainder of his career, and then a middle-aged hip hop godfather who left before the curtain dropped. Yauch and his mates, Mike Diamond and Adam Horowitz, could have packed [...]
We resume our reposts of the Blogophilia series this week with volumes 8 and 8.5. Why 8 and 8.5? Well, I mixed these at the same time, and the tracks came from the same collection of songs I reviewed. Calling one 8 and the other 9 didn't feel right. We've also had a 12.5, and recently a 26.5 for the same reason. Like volume 7, these two mixes really capture the summer spirit. Volume 8.5 has a throw in from an "oldie but goodie." Enjoy... Blogophilia Volume 8 [...]
It seems like forever since the Beastie Boys announced they were in the studio to record Hot Sauce Committee Part One . Unfortunately, delays related to Adam Yauch's recent battle with salivary gland cancer, set the project back nearly two years. Fast forward to now and the album has a name change (now Hot Sauce Committee Part Two ), and is on tap for a May 3 release. MCA is reportedly cancer free, and the Beasties are moving forward full steam ahead. Early indications are that this recording will be fun and memorable. The [...]
Munich, Germany's funky disco house producer Sepalot is at the wheel again, steering his ship towards the latest track to come out of the Beastie Boys camp, a collaboration with Nas called "Too Many Rappers". The track, from the NYC...
New track from the Beastie Boys called "Too Many Rappers" featuring Nas. Could possibly be on their album called *Hot Sauce Committee*, which drops September 15th. Beastie Boys Ft. Nas - "Too Many Rapper" Pigeons and Planes
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