Really inspiring to see someone handle middle age so smoothly and confidently....this guy knows who he is..who he was..what he created and is completely comfortable in his skin...doesn't need to be insecure like most entertainers boasting of how influential the Beastie Boys were or the classic..."There would be no ____ without the Beastie Boys".....he just is cool...the people who really did shit don't have to brag about it....even letting the grey hair out..guy has such a youthful face he could still be playing the youth game but doesn't need to....inspiring to anyone getting older....this is how its done.
They weren’t trying to be hip hop. They are Hip Hop. Because it was all new and evolving, there were no rules. They became, and helped build hip hop into what it is.
Yes until eminem is mentioned and then eminem is just a guest in hip hop, and even most recently, he needs to quit because he's white according to Azizz. Eminem had every part on building hip hop.as the beastie boys did.
its amazing how at first they were considered a gimmick by hardcore hip hop. Now the beastie boys are considered true hard core old school hip hop artists by the headz.
Who ever considered them a gimick in hip-hop?.... They've been around before hip-hop was created (1979), they participated in creating hip-hop. You're just ignorantly typing b.s.
@@starmc26 hey soy boy I can almost guarantee you I know more about Hip-hop than you. And while the Beastie Boys have been around sine the late 70s they weren't always a hardcore hip-hop group. They developed that sound later on. They were a failed punk band who just wanted to try something new. And other MCs at the time didn't consider them as true rappers. There were thought of as pop music act. Which is part of the reason they went on tour with Madonna. They had to hone their skills to became a legit Hip-Hop group. So stop being such a RU-vid Karen and do some fucking research jackass.
@@Shinobi33 correct other than them being a failed punk band. They were opening for punk royalty like The Misfits, The Dead Kennedys, and the Bad Brains. They gave up a promising punk career to pursue a fusion of Hip-hop and Punk. Which honestly was 35-40 years ahead of its time seeing as how we now live in a time where genre-blending like this is common place
Thats why hip hop is like it is now. Because pioneers are so chill. And will not expose any negativity of today culture. They are too classy to jump into that mud. And that is wise, even though not the best.
Ad Rock seems like one of the most genuine, cool dudes to hang out with. It's cool that he remains so "normal", despite his success. Props to this guy and thanks for making Jr High so fun and entertaining. Licensed To Ill got me through the awkwardness of moving to a new town and being 100% out of place. Not "feeling" out of place. "Being" out of place.
@@HenritheHorse Yes, they sound like they have cocks in their mouth's when they mumble incoherent so called verses. But this is what makes money, so the investors could care less how bad they are!
Darrien, I love how the beastie boys never forgot their punk rock/hardcore roots, they were great rappers, but they could also pick up the instruments and belt out some hardcore tunes, there was no one like them.
too bad it didn't come out until late '86...did you have a time machine? Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys. It was released on November 15, 1986 by Def Jam and Columbia Records. It was the first rap LP to top the Billboard album chart. Wikipedia Artist: Beastie Boys Release date: November 11, 1986 Label: Def Jam Recordings Genres: Hip hop music, Punk rock, Heavy metal, Hard rock, Alternative hip hop, Rapcore, East Coast hip hop Nominations: World Music Award for World’s Best Album Songs
@@BrockSampsonNA Were they paying for it back then? I thought the payment structure came later. But yeah, just Sounds of Science alone would have required a big check to the Beatles (or Michael Jackson). Check Your Head was weaker without the samples (especially that Hendrix thing), but by Ill Communication they figured out how to make it work. PB and IC are my favorite BB albums.
The fact that young people don't embrace the old school and want to stay current is a blessing and a curse. You want to stay on the cutting edge but you don't want to forget where it all came from. But hip hop is extremely time sensitive. This is why old school rappers can't sell out a venue the way the Rolling Stones still can. I think that sums up Ad's point of view as well as Sway's question about hip hop being disposable.
This is an iconic interview, so much fun and Ad-Rock is as cool/funny as ever. Love the energy everyone brought. Bring this man back for another convo!
Ad Rock is telling it real about Hip Hop. Newer Hip Hop fans don't even really care about the music of Public Enemy, N.W.A., (despite the film, they won't actually sit down and sincerely listen to "Straight Outta Compton" or "Niggaz4Life") or De La Soul.
And why should they? Because you say so? Aint no law against preference. But there sure is a distaste for ignorance. Based, lmao, on a like of your own lol
GritsnBeans There was never an auto-tune, it was about lyrics and beats. Not what ever Trap BS beat was trendy and the undecipherable rhymes. Atleast we had rhymes to party, empower and degrade... Life music, now it's a bunch of lyrics I can't understand and when I can it's a bunch of bullshit that most of us can't relate to. My diamonds, my car and my champagne...
CannyBill CB Man, it has nothing to do with preference. When I listen to music I want to go somewhere else either musically or lyrically and when the music is the same old same and I can't understand the lyrics through the effects, that is not a preference. That means all you're hearing is the pulse of the beat. Name me one of the "hottest" MC's out there right now, with radio play, where you feel comfortable standing next to, as far as feel for what they're saying...
at 4:44 when he says "i find it strange that musicians don't make their own music" he pretty much fry's every ignorant rapper that usually comes to this (and other) radio shows. more people need to find this strange. let's bring (non software-based) instruments back into hip hop
Imarjai i know. as long as people keep consuming it as is, people won't see any reason to change and already-working formula. sucks but maybe it'll change. probs not though haha
Quentin Banks that's true. but even those people could do more. i'd like to hear less software-based sounds and more tangible instrumentation like The Breaks
Ad Rock, I understand your feelings about being in a group from years ago and you feel people don't care, but that's a perspective from someone that was in the band. Trust me, people really care about The Beastie Boys. If you put out new or unreleased music, it would sell. You guys had millions of people that like your music and still do. I've managed record stores like Colony Music, Jeffrey Electronics in Crown Heights, and I've sold your records, and there were many many sales. Beastie Boys still and always matter!
I bought Hello Nasty a few years ago and listened to it occasionally, but it wasn't my taste at the time and not the B Boys that i drove my mom crazy with in 6th grade. So it sat out of rotation , until recently. I settled down and bought a house and after fixing it up, i needed a stereo for my fireplace chill room. I found a barely used Kenwood surround sound system from the 90s off of a guy with too much money who had just upgraded. Big 12 inch sub, center and 4 corners speakers (of which two were upgraded substantially), internal amp, 6ch/600W , etc. I tested it with my typical Outkast, 8 ball/MJG, and Luda songs and it was crazy. I put the BB in one day, and i FINALLY fucking got it!!!! My truck has a nice system, but if its not riding music, i don't listen. But in a home stereo you can REALLY hear the beauty of what they put together, and its literally as they described; a perfect assemnly of cuts of hours and hours of chilling in the studio and talking shit, having stoner jams, and excellent turntablism combined. I started asking my passengers "do you know who that is?" When the Biz skits come on and nobody gets it. I needed to mature a little to appreciate older works but its an amazing work, i am getting Paul's Boutique this week. So blah blah, i said that to tell you people still buy CD.
im 16. my dad introduced me to Beastie Boys the day MCA died. they have had such a profound impact on my life. i aspire to be a music producer and performer, and alot of the music i make is directly inspired by classic hip hop like Beastie Boys, Cypress Hill, House of Pain, and others. People do care. I care. Beastie Boys gave me my purpose. they will live on forever.
Licenced to Ill was my first cassette tape, purchased for me by my older sibling per my request. I think she ordered it from Columbia House. I was in 5th grade! RockADRock.
I never understood why people when they talk about white Hip hop always say that Vanilla Ice was the first one, completely ignoring the Beastie boys. I mean come on, what the hell is wrong with those people?
***** So, I take it that you never listened to "Paul's boutique" or "Check yo head" or have heard the song "Rhymin' and stealing" ultimateclassicrock.com/beastie-boys-songs-with-classic-rock-samples/
Huh??? He's not talking about sampling. He's talking about writing your own rhymes. Pauls Boutique was non stop samples, it set the bar for sampling. He isn't talking about sampling, he's talking about ghostwriters and people rapping over beats that already been used. Damn man, study your history. if any album defines the art of sampling, it's Pauls Boutique.
@Luvon Griffin i get what you're sayin, but i think he meant set the bar as in they brought it to public eye. Not sayin that they created it or anything.
@Bastardz Alley u just come across as ignorant. White this black that. Get ur mind right, theyre giving credits where its due no matter who did what first to pioneer the way.
@@charlesderosas5577 You do realize those two wouldn't have really stuck out much pre-2000's rite? They're Hot now. Because people have finally started to get tired of the dumbed down shit. That's always pushed down everyone's throat. Hiphop was created by and for people to who used their brains. One of the main elements of hiphop is Knowledge. But nobody on the radio is reminding their fans of this.
Can't say anything Kendrik or Jcole has done would compete with the top stuff that came before. I was born 90. At 14 I was going back and listening to bbn stuff from when I was 4. The best songs from those artists sounds like stuff from back then lol
...I think Eminem and Riff Raff try way too hard to sound black. And don't reply saying "how can someone talk black?" Don't be silly. Listen to this interview and then listen to a Riff Raff interview lol. Dude sounds like a black woman I know from Houston ; )
+Here to Offend Eminem wasn't raised around Black people. He grew up with White people and that's why his first demo was racist as phuk. His history was hidden until Benzino and the Source exposed him.
MrBrenman21 What in the hell are you talking about? Eminem went to court to STOP the tapes from being released. Facts doesn't care about groupie fans unconditionally siding with their favorite rapper. Benzino in the Source exposed Eminem as a fraud and a racist but you mistook it for a popularity contest. I could give two shits about Benzino, Ja Rule or Eminem. I was only there for the truth not for a damn rap battle.
I was raised in a household that listened to classic rock, folk, goth, punk, but NOT hip hop. I was 10 years old the first time I saw the video for Sabotage. It was the crossover I needed. My sister loved it, and it paved the way to open a door for me into the world of hip hop. Well, between that and putting two 10s in my car when I turned 16. I don't care who you are, if you put subs in your car, it's only a matter of time before you find you need something to bump...
I grew up on classic rock, Mo-Town, Funk, and some of the early 2000's pop-rock. one of my sisters listened to a lot of the modern stuff of the time, stuff like Fall Out Boy and N'Sync/Justin Timberlake. But she always had Beastie Boys with her no matter what phase she was in.
i miss the old days with colbert and jon. the new guys kinda suck. jon oliver is the only good one now but hes only on once a week. and hes like a watered down version of them both he makes fun of people like colbert but dosent have that "fuck these guys im better" attitude. and he calls out the bullshit like stewert but not in the complete "beyond a reasonable doubt" way jon would when proving fox news in nothing but a puppet show . i know this really isnt the video to be posting this on and nobody reads youtube comments this long but im wired off a shit load of free coke and just hadda share my opinion. it took me like an hour to condense all my thoughts about this into a structured statement between picking the biggest pionts i wanted to make then remembering them then going off on a rant in my mind and trying to work that in aswell so if youve read this far i appreciate it. basically what im tryina say is 3 grams of coke goes for $300 so just sell if and buy a bottle for next weeks party istead of doing it all becose then you end up doing shit like this.
No rapper should ignore Public Enemy. They are vital to the history of the artform and everyone should learn from their style and more importantly, the depth of their message
Learning about Hip Hop/Rap/etc without learning about Public Enemy and other artists of the past is like trying to learn the English language without learning about the alphabet and grammar, the fundamentals. Without the fundamentals you end up sounding like a blabbering fool
Respect to AD-Rock no question Beastie Boys are Hip Hop Pioneers/Legends! It sucks that Hip Hop Legends just get tossed aside and basically mocked when they get OLD. While Madonna old ass can still tour and do Super Bowl Halftime Shows and all that stuff and people are happy to see her. I don't think that is the way it should be, I think that needs to CHANGE! If these young Rappers knew about the legends before it would make them try HARDER! Stuff like Ice T Documentary "The Art Of Rap" we need more stuff like that
🗣🎼🎵Here’s a little story I’m ‘bout to tell 🎶about three bad brothers you know so well. 🎵It started way back in history 🎶with AD Rock, MCA, and me Mike D! 🤣😂 Y’all, I still have the TAPE!!😂🤣 Blessings From Texas 🤠
Adam introduced me personally to "The Goats" at a concert in San Antonio Beasties played with House of Pain and L7 i asked him what he was listening to at that time in the early 90s. RIP MCA i had the honor of meeting him and Everlast
Love the Beastie boys! I grew up on them, RUN-DMC< Whoodini, GMF. The baby years of hip-hop when it wasn't regarded as a true form of music and not expected to last. Ad Rock is funny, love this dudes personality!
This guy is so humble it's heartwarming to watch. He could be arrogant if he wanted to and it would be fine but he's just happy to be recognized. Awesome 👌
I remember how feared these guys were by teacher and parent groups but as usual they are articulate modest guys with a healthy view on things, While the main stream corrupts and degrades music and the soul
I remember hearing that album at my friend's house his older sister was playing it . I had a crush on her I was 10 years old she was like 14 or some shit anyway I went to Camelot music in the mall and stole license to ill the next day. I probably went through about six of those tapes in my lifetime
TheyGoWhootnnn because I don't want to see a bunch of comments of people patting themselves on the back. "Im *this young* and I'm so cool and smart and want everyone to know I listen to this type of music"
Here's what I perceive. Ad Rock, Adam Horovitz, worked hard and never got lazy about what he was doing. He immediately capitalized on his brand and stuck with it. It worked extremely well for him. What differentiates him from less successful attendantes what his work ethic and recognition of what he had. I could be better about that myself.
props to the beastie boys for pioneering new styles in rhyme & production and pushing the boundaries of the hip-hop genre, also showing how white folks could make money in hip-hop by keeping it real and not making a mockery of the culture (macklemore, iggy azalea)
I love the saxophones at the start. Brass Monkey.Beastie Boys had classic samples and there own original samples that put with it. Man they can play instruments as well. Hip Hop God's along with P. E. Ice T. Eric B and Rakim. They were just all good at putting words together. Intricate. 😎😎😎😎
I perfectly understand the point about not listening to new music (although I actually do). I love, from time to time to dig in the past and rediscover bands that, for some reason, I overlooked. I've recently spent a lot of time, for example, on Nine Inch Nails and, yes, on the Beastie Boys.
Lenny Lenn I’m 49. I am a little bit the same way. Most of the newer artists nowadays I won’t listen to, because it’s soul-less, talentless garbage. It’s just somebody trying to make a quick buck. Not saying that all current artists suck ( some are actually good ). Imagine if Beastie Boys came along today and put out ‘ license to I’ll ‘. They would put everybody in music out of business. Seriously.
32 am stuck with 90's rap and rock and roll and stuff especially Bon Jovi I love Bon Jovi and Freddie mercury, but today's music is just trash luckily we got some good guys, loving Kendrick lamar and Mac Demarco
Music is very generational for the most part. We have what I like to call eras. Mine is mid to late 90's/ early 2000s Rock and Rap. My moms was 50s/60s Rock (Elvis), my dad was like you (70s/80s)(Bread, CCR, Eagles)
I just feel like this guy is so genuinely cool, down to earth, loveable, and safe in his own skin, that if you just happened to bump into him on the street, excitedly pointed at him and said “DUUUDE!” whilst smiling your face off, you could totally bring him in for a hug. 🤗
ADROCK=Mid Life Crisis? Call Mike Patton and Mike D and cut an album together! Mike Patton has great flow it would be sick! Faith NO MORE/Mike and the Beasties!
Very cool to be honest like that....but that's his perspective. I am late 30's and I love finding new music along with playing past music. Like, last year I found Flatbush Zombies and I'm so greatful that I did. I buy one album a month of new artist just to stay current and keep up with what's fresh. But hip hop is very current and trendy, that's why a lot of it doesn't hold up through the years, but some of it does. I totally agree that if you're 20, you shouldn't care what the past generations have done. You're a suppose to want to be rebellious and destroy the last.
Jason Downs I'm 39 and I listen old and new shit. You right, there are so many new young cats making really good contemporary hiphop music. I just think older generations are over rating their glorious pasts a little.
He's so self conscious about his age, I don't understand that way of thinking. I would pay to see AD Rock feature on stuff coming out today. Could you imagine how dope he would sound on a Run the Jewels track. Like obviously it'd sound weird on DJ Mustard production, "Mustard on the beat ho .... HEY YO ITS YO MAN AD ROCK". But he'd sound good on stuff coming out now, like Danny Brown or something.
Giles Peterson well, maybe. But it's two different styles. On a Kendrick beat, he may sound out of place. But on a beastie boys beat, Kendrick would sound out of place
Beastie Boys are top ten when it comes to sample based production. Paul's Boutique is a masterpiece! They don't get props when it comes to slaps and they can actually play instruments.
+BlackPowaJesus God, of course you would listen to that stupid shit. Kendrick Lamar and Eminem are about the only good rappers out today. Listen to RUN D.M.C, N.W.A, Public Enemy, Wu-Tang, and actually listen to Beastie Boys!!
BlackPowaJesus I doubt that I'd think about you and your shitty ass comments about shitty ass 2 Chains for over 8 days. The only one that is gay here is you, because you like that wack rapper shit. The reason why I like the Beastie Boys is because they can actually write stories in their songs example being "Paul Revere" and play their instruments on stage, unlike 2 Chains. It's obvious that you don't like the Beastie Boys, because they are white, that's a pretty racist, are all black people this racist? My mom raised me well, you need to worry about yourself though, because you ain't going to make a point with an attitude like that. Also, listen to Run-DMC and Wu-Tang while your at it, because you need some fucking education, kid.
BlackPowaJesus Truth? What you have been saying is lies from the bullshit of the music industry. You still haven't proven anything other than that you are the product of an failed abortion. I could say the same things about black people, talentless and useless. 2 Chains has proven that more than anyone really. Anyone can make music, because it's hard to find any REAL talent nowadays, that's why people like 2 Chains get signed and famous, because record labels are too lazy to find any actual talent. Plus, 2 Chains can't play instruments and he constantly makes shitty music made famous by the industry of shitty music. Beastie Boys play their instruments and actually lyrics that make fucking sense. It's the truth and if you can't except it than you are already the sheep of the music industry. Do yourself a favor and get enlightened!
The Beastie Boys were such a talented group of musicians & artists. I have nothing but mad respect for them & their love of music. And, might I add, it IS blasphemous for current rappers to NOT know about Public Enemy...just my opinion. New school rockers know rock history, why don't new school rappers know rap history???? wtf?!?
AD Rock was always my favorite of the group. His delivery was very distinct. He always made me laugh. As himself, on this radio show, he comes off VERY easy goin and chill.
Glad I grew up blasting these guys as a kid. Always love going back to the people that inspire me. My generation today should take a chace to open their ears to some Beastie Boys and get a taste of style totally different in hiphop. Eye opening guarantee.
My favorite group all time and my favorite M. C. From the group. Dude made a huge impact upon my teenage years and helped me show my friends it didn't have to be punk only. Such a rad crew such a sad ending. R. I. P. MCA.
I remember when the Beastie Boys was only played on college underground stations that played punk rock. This was a couple of years before they were played on the radio. I had always followed them from there beginnings to now. I'm 49, literally from their beginnings I have listened to them, to their last music.
+yossarian1633 Agree, started to get into Beastie Boys only a couple of months ago but have been listening to nothing else since then. License to Ill and Pauls boutique are really great, but Ill comunication, Hello nasty, Check your head are my favorites, in that order. ^^
I’m 20 and I love new rap and old school. There are always nostalgia waves with people and with social media and with streaming there are so many music niches now. So many artists today in music and fashion are going back to earlier eras for inspiration. New music may dominate the billboard charts and headline the most tours but people are more selective now with what they listen to, so there still is a market for old school rap.
