Beastie Boys - Three MC's and One DJ (Official Music Video) [Reaction] 

Didn't see anyone mention...this was actually recorded live on MTV. Amazing fact that has kinda been lost to history.

The Beastie boys are so amazing and so influential. People nowadays have no clue how influential they were

They say that this was a live, one take, and no sampling. It was three on the mic and a dj creating the music. This song and this video was supposed to be a marker for what it used to be back in the day. Even by today's standards.....this is cutting edge.

Using the mixtable and ONE record as a drum machine for a whole song is lost art and btw they where filming this Video in ONE take! LEGENDS! RIP MCA

Can't beat them in their time? Their time was from their 1st hip hop album,LICENSE TO ILL 1986 and they continued making music until Yauchs death in 2012. Their careers as M.C.s lasted through 3 decades. Not many can claim that. If not for the death of M.C.A they'd still be dropping science today. RIP M.C.A Peace and Love ya'll.

Mix Master Mike dropped in for a quick rehearsal. Then it was right back to ghost busting.

I'm 50 and by most accounts I grew up as a metalhead but I also grew up exposed to all the music as it was starting in the 80s. I listen to every Beastie boys song when it came out. Their music was so unique their videos were so unique. I had no idea how classic a lot of the old school music would become until many years into the future.

"Real hip hop at its finest." You are correct, sir. They didn't break any norms. They did it pure. They were there when hip hop first blew up in New York, they were part of that scene, and they stuck with that core principle going forward. Sometimes they were a punk band, but when they did rap, they were Old School.

The best part about the Beastie Boys....they were the ones that opened up the doors for everyone. The worst part about the Beastie Boys....no one ever understood it was because of them.

Mix Master Mike doesn't even need a beat to scratch to. The scratch routine is the beat.

I was a teen when the Beastie Boys came out. They got LL Cool J his break by giving Rick Rubin a demo of his tape.

THIS is TRUE feel-good Hip Hop, back in the day, and without the negative messaging! So much more fun, clean, and catchy! We need this today!

The playfulness too. People forget. Old school hip hop was serious and funny at the same time. It was both serious and humorous.

"The DJ" is the one the greatest Turntablists ever. Mix Master Mike. He and Q-Bert formed ISP along ShortKut and dominated the DJ Battle scene in the early days.

Glad you liked the song. This video is pure hip hop. Mix master mike is a legend and i wanted to put you onto him. he created that beat on the spot live with only 1 record for this. Super hard to do that without making a error messing up the beat. there are videos of him showing how he does it on youtube if your interested in scratching from a master.

A lot of people don't know how much the Beastie boys had to do with early rap/hip hop and specifically Def Jam records. LL Cool J will tell you that it was Ad Rock who got him signed, and DMC talks about all the new ground that RUN DMC broke with the Beastie Boys by their side. They basically lived with RUN-DMC in the early days of rap. They traveled the world together, they drank together, they partied together, they wrote songs and rapped together. They weren't three white Jewish kids who rapped. They were three young New Yorkers who loved, and will always love hip hop. And they still hold the flag high for Hip Hop music and culture.

There ain't no party until the DJ arrives. Old skool hip hop forever. Much love from Ireland. Word.

"This is just hip hop at its finest"... TRUTH!

Check out shake your rump and high plains drifter.

I’m a 50 year old fella from the UK and grew up with PE, NWA and the Boys. I’ve just subbed because of this review. Thank you mate.

Filmed live on MTV one take.... Insane.

Best MCs and DJ of all time

Hip Hop distilled to its purest form right here.

The Beasties are so original. Every song sounds different.

This was a famous scratching Dj and that's it! When you so good at doing 1 thing, don't need anything else, true!

The long intro is the perfect amount of time to heat your quartz and let it cool to the right temp…. You’ll be dabbin’ right when the first scratch drops.

The best part is that its not a lip synced music video.

‘God. Damn. That. DJ. Made. My. Day.’

I would say many of theirs are timeless - I agree. Loved them in the 80’s

This is my favourite reaction to this vid and I’ve seen a lot. You get it. Was one take and they killed it.

In 4 thousand years time this will be a reference video in music history.

Never be another crew like the Beasties.Rest in beats MCA.

Why have we lost hardcore scratching? That sound was the sickest slickest thinest thickest tones ever coaxed out of a gosh dang machine. And bless their souls for blessing us with such a gift.

Rap music at a time when rap was losing its way or where it came from. Three MCs who channeled Run DMC and Sugar Hill Gang. Timeless

As real as it gets - these kids were pioneers. It's the root of hip hop. Pure magic.

I was a prog, classic rock, metal fan and musician in the '80s, not really into hip-hop, and all I saw of them was "Fight for Your Right" on MTV. I thought they were silly, and that was it. Like a band that was invented for a bad '80s teen party movie. Fast forward to the early '90s, now I'm into sludge, noise, and stoner metal, and these two girls me and a friend had just met went to put on Paul's Boutique at their place. They mentioned Beastie Boys, and I was like "Aw maaaaan . . ." A short conversation ensued where they basically said "This is different-you need to hear this, and we wanna dance." They were very cool (and hot) so "Yeah, yeah, alright." 2 tracks in, and I was severely impressed. First side ends, girl picks the record up, flips it, looks over to me like "well?" I'm like "Oh no-yeah, yeah-side 2 for sure!" By the time it ended, I was just stunned, like "These guys are the freakin' Beatles of hip-hop." I'll put it this way: That record and those girls had me dancing the whole time- *and I DON"T DANCE!* lol. What a great night that was. Like a baptism, really.

React to “Ch-Check it out” on David Letterman!! Glad to see the Beastie Boys are getting noticed these days. RIP MCA❤️

Do a reaction to their entrance on the David Letterman Show for "Ch-Check It Out". The video is on RU-vid. You would be the ONLY reaction channel to do so. Be a trend setter!!

"Hip Hop at its finest".

Yes, let's listen to some Temptations! also, thank you for speaking TRUTHS! Beastie Boys are straight hip hop. love it

These guys literally opened my mind, and many of my friends minds, to a new amazing genre of music!!! (Forever grateful)

I enjoyed your reaction! They were unique & influential for sure . Adam (RIP) was an activist for Tibetan freedom and Beastie boys held benifit concerts over 5yrs that went to the Milarepa fund that was founded by him🥰.. B boy bouillabaisse, Hey Ladies,Shake your rump & Beastie boys with Nas -Too many rappers

The OMG of Hip-Hop. Been with these guys since an accidental hearing of Cookie Puss. They made rap and hip hop. When Chuck D. Says you're the reason they stayed in rap.....You Are A GOD!

EagleAL3 is on point. Such a diverse and Iconic Band.To add to that, the Beastie Boys are highly accepted in the Metal community. My circle, like most metal circles, where listening to bands like Megadeth, Death, Slayer, Metallica, and yes the Beastie Boys.

You fell into the Beastie Boys rabbit hole! You have to listen to “ Shake Your Rump” after this! It goes hand in hand!!!

Grew up on these hip hop pioneers, they should be in everyone's top 5.

they're still as fresh as a box of the krispy kreme

FACTS! I"m so glad I grew up listening to this power group, I love them. Dude, great content! Keep going....

80's music.. totally was awesome!

Beastie Boys influenced the music world from "Rock/Punk" Linkin Park to "Rap" Eminem, the guys are responsible for 70% of the music genre that is now successful in the mainstream media...

You do know they were in the game from the beginning. They're one of the pioneers of hip hop.

"This is real hip hop" Most common remark by reaction video creators I grew up on this stuff, straight raw doggin it 😂

I was in High School when License to Ill came out and I've loved them ever since. I went to an all white High School and lived in a white area. I'm curious how the BBoys were perceived in the Black community musically? Were they respected or maybe underappreciated or discounted because they were white rappers?

REAL hip hop ! Timeless !

Nobody is ever gonna top these beasts

Rumor is that was a live session and that was one cut track and all

This was my first time on your channel. The love and respect you show these gentlemen, and the understanding you have of the history and influence they had, you got a subscriber out of me, my man. And to that end, that glimpse into the knowledge and appreciation you have for the roots of hip hop makes me really want to check out your music. Peace from Ontario!

You said it, bro. Wholesome bars

Indeed…hip hop at its finest…

Beatie Boys "Check it Out " live on Letterman

You have to listen to the studio version too.

Keeping it real before it ever was a "thing" !......timeless!

They are pioneers of hip hop and if todays artists cannot respect them, their not true hip hop artists.

Technically there was a substantial delay before they got down #FACTS

Saw live 2wice! Best show ever!

it is a cool video. Hated music videos when they first came out. But nowadays, I do appreciate the ones that were serious. Art, comedy, whatever - you can tell they put some effort in and it makes you like the song more. Beasties had a few.

It's only after about a thousand times watching this, I noticed Mike D and MCA switch sides on "The Pose" I'm desperately trying to concoct a Beatles style conspiracy theory about the hidden message.. Like Paul's bare feet on Abbey Road

It's dope how you can see them all moving a little when they were standing still.

Paul's Boutique is a master album to get baked to FYI!!!!

This is pure hip-hop.

I miss old hip hop. Great reaction video.

7:13 you know it when you feel it! subbed off this one

And Mix Master Mike was a god. Beastie Boys were the third hip-hop band ever. If you want to know what they actually meant to late 80's early 90's hip-hop watch Chuck D and L.L. Cool J induct them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. It is on RU-vid.

It was all shot in one take😎

So refreshing! Loved it!

>If anyone today put out anything close to this good today I'd be right on it.

That basement runs deep

It’s TIMELESS

They kept it fun

You should react to Beastie Boys - Car Thief!

they were the first hiphop group that really went off the trail with paul's boutique and with this song they showed they were still the rawest hiphop group there was.

Hopefully your music career gets hot man! God bless.

Sabotage, Intergalactic, Flute Loop. 😎🇺🇸

Classic. Love it

TY

This music video was done live in one take. The beastie boys were the real deal especially DJ Mike. He fucked shit up with his skills. The man was a absolute legend on the wheels. Jam master J terminator x etc all revered DJ Mike.

License to Ill or Paul's Boutique would be hit albums if they were released TODAY! The Beastie Boys' style is so unique there's literally NEVER been anything like it before or since. That's why their sound is still so "fresh", even all these years later. And Mix Master Mike?? FUGETABOUTIT!! That dude won so many competitions they asked him to become a judge just so somebody else could have a chance lol

Coming with that doo doo style

I know DJs that have tried to scratch, and they all say they don't have the time to put in the hours it would take to even be relevant. Mix master owned every millimeter of every piece of vinyl he scratched. Lost art

awesome song to watch the beastie boys perform live.

Keep up the amazing reviews. You channel is so underrated you deserve more recognition.

Good review!

Niceee !! Beastie for Life ! Hip Hop Legends ! Lookin forward to : Car Thief Shake Your Rump Pass The Mic Finger Lickin Good Skills To Pay The Bills Alive Professor Booty Lookin Down the Barrel Shadrach Egg Man Body Movin' Ch-Ch-Check It Out Too Many Rappers-- featuring-+ *Nas*

Yup!

Love ur reaction!

legends

This shit is hip hop gold standard.

One turn table. Period!

There’s a vid out there when mix master Mike auditioned for Beastie boys. True story

They were a HUGE influence and inspiration for Eminem. R.I.P. Ad-Rock