Chuck D & LL Cool J Induct Beastie Boys into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | 2012 Induction 

RIP Adam “MCA” Yauch (August 5, 1964 - May 4, 2012), aged 47 You will always be remembered as a legend.

If Chuck D has your back, you know you're legit!

Chuck D, what a guy. Imagine getting props like this from him.

Saw Public Enemy open for the Beasties on the Licensed to Ill tour in 87. My jaw dropped. Straight amazing and life changing.

Very accurate about RUNDMC bringing rap to the edge of suburbia and the Beasties driving it straight into town. Very very beautiful way to put it

Chuck be preaching. RIP MCA.

Chuck D is one of the great public speakers of my generation. Also, he has integrity.

Chuck D has the voice of All Time, Word too LL.

Any man who can smile and say "yes, I quote myself" is a legend

I don't care what people say, LL Cool J should be in the rock & roll hall of fame. It's long overdue.

I can never imagine LL and Chuck D inducting Beastie Boys into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. LEGENDARY!!!

Paul's Boutique is still a top 5 favorite album of all time for me. Fantastic album

Towards the end LL Cool J looks choked up with gratitude for the help and props he got off The Beastie Boys at the start of his career. They get LL and Chuck's respect so that's more than good enough for me.

This is amazing to have Chuck D and LL induct the Beasties!.......WOW!!!!

I grew into adulthood with Beastie Boys, same age. Got to see them in 1992 with L7 and House of Pain and in 1994 a Lollapalooza. I love those dudes. Thanks Adam, Adam and Mike.❤

Hip hop and rock have so much in common at the roots of their culture. A healthy disrespect for authority, a willingness to explore outside boundaries. The genres are two sides of the same coin, and fit so well together when people embrace them.

Hip hop transcends race. What a beautiful example of how things can be!

Love this. Chuck D is such a class act.

WOW Chuck D blows me away. Dude is fucking brilliant.

I grew up on Beastie Boys. I did a rendition of "Intergalactic" for an English class back in 99'. I changed the words to tell the story of "Beowulf". These guys were the soundtrack of my childhood. Hat's off to you true pioneer's! No one, or group, will ever fill their shoe's!!!!

LL And Public Enemy deserve to be in the Rock n Roll hall of fame! And plenty more

gen x...i love the beastie boys .

The Beastie Boys' "Licensed To Ill" was a phenomenon. I was in college in Thousand Oaks & even when visiting South L.A. we absolutely LOVED these guys.

"The Beastie Boys, Murphy's Law, and Public Enemy" Jesus fucking CHRIST, if ever a time machine is invented, I know the first place I'm visiting.

I have watched this probably 20 times, and just realized what L said, DMC ran rap up to the edge of suburbia and the Boys drove it straight down town... I am 49, this is the best way to explain the early to late 80's and rap and R&B

So grateful, as a gen x, to have witnessed all of this, from the beginning.

A very important group in MUSIC not just rap

If I ever get nominated for a Hall of Fame -- any Hall of Fame -- I hope Chuck D provides my induction speech.

Chuck D is a prophet. When he speaks, everyone should listen.

They never try to sound like nobody else they just kept it real for years, 3 of the best to do it

LL Cool J and The Beastie Boys were both on Def Jam at the same time in the mid to late 80’s

Good lord, what a speech by two legends. RIP Yauch

Beastie Boys PE and Murphy's law?!?!? That is a dream show damn.

This means more to me because Chuck D has THEY best voice in rap.

In my opinion, Chuck D and Ice Cube are the best to ever do it. Much respect.

When I was a kid I used to curse my luck I didn't get to grow up with Led Zeppelin and the Doors on the stage. Now I look back and think how lucky I was to witness the birth of rap and hip-hop. Wish these old bones could still throw down a cardboard and breakdance😂

You know done something right when Chuck d & ll cool j coming out to speak for you

If you grew up in the 80 and were in HS like me from 85-89 the BB were the soundtrack of your youth. Mind blowing

just watched LLs induction 2021. CLEARLY it was a long time in the making for the GOAT.

Chuck, Cool J and the Beastie Boys are behemoths in the art form of music. So awesome to see this. RIP MCA. ☮️❤️🎵

This is a phenomenal induction speech...

Beastie Boys were an amazing group! They made some of the best hip hop albums of all time and each one was unique and well written and played! Their samples were on point, they were dumpster divers finding new and interesting sounds to pull from with a plethora of possibilities. The intelligence and talent that came through those albums and shows cannot be quantified. I could go on and on but in closing I would like to say a big Thank You to Adrock, Mike D and MCA (R.I.P)

I was never into beastie boys in high school. They were just fine to because I never actually paid real attention. Was into a lot of punk and hardcore. Funny that now as an adult I'm honestly completely blown away by Paul's Boutique and how catchy and badass it is. First time hearing it I'm thinking holy shit this is awesome how did I miss this??? But it's also beautiful feeling something new and refreshing that is old and was right under my nose all along. Beautiful thing about music and art.

Chuck D. Forever the icon, the mind, the dissident, and the voice of hip hop. You gave us so much man. Thank you.

Chuck D and LL are the epitome of class.

Man this is love.... chuck-D talking about just living in the house..........

The Beastie Boys are still one of my favorite rap group of all time when getting signed to DefJam Recordings & Capital Records & they were still successful & i am still sad that MCA is still gone & he will never be forgotten.

Almost tears in my eyes ...

Chuck D sounds presidential

I'm crying right now because my dad would playing them my whole childhood.

B Boys Fire. Chuck D Public Enemy FIRE. LL Cool J Fire. Crew up in the 80s and Im grateful for all yall. Cheers from deeep in the Catskill Mts NY.

Great drinking game... Take a shot every time Chuck D shout outs to LL standin behind him lol

I used to play the beastie boys for my nephew when he was about seven years old and he and I used to ride around town jamming to their music and he would ask every time he got in my car, for me to put on the beastie boys! His dad (my brother) used to play their music for me when we would ride around together and then I got to share with him! I love this!

damn LL making me cry 😭💜

The Beastie Boys are not only the greatest band of our generation they are also the most influential.

LL Cool J is the Tom Cruise of Hip Hop. The man just doesn´t age. He was 44 in this video.

Damn, LL is a class act. Chuck is solid. What a good induction.

The beautiful, heartfelt story from LL about how the Boys believed in him is the highlight @12:29 and a must watch.

This is an amazing speech. Wow. He nails everything. Thanks for sharing.

Two legends inducting a seminal group. Awesome job, Chuck D and LL Cool J.

Pauls broke the mold, they got the Dust brothers and made someting never heard before, still one of the best albums ever made of any musical form

The Beastie Boys kept making great albums after great albums and on and on.

This was awesome! All of those artists, LL, Public Enemy, and The Beastie Boys are all legendary artists!!

Chuck D.. Greatest Rap voice of all time...

My favorite Rap group of all time! Paul’s Boutique is the best album ever! Love you guys! Since the mid 80s you guys were a huge influence on my life!

COOLjay Has such a respectfull and humorous great speech !

License to ILL was the first piece of music I ever owned. It was a 12 inch record I stole from my big brother bc the cover art was so sick.

Beastie Boys are on the Mount Rushmore for Rap and Rap/Punk Fusion... You can see the emotion on LL Cool J's face when telling the story; real love and respect

9 Years later, LL Cool J himself gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Chuck D has one of those voices that could narrate anything. Also, holy shit, the Beasties put on LL? Fuck that's news for me!

Brass Monkey is still one of my all time favorites. Great memories. License to Ill is one of the greatest all time rap albums ever.

What a moment for hip-hop

What great speeches! Big honours! Thanks Chick D & LL. You two are also kings of the music! I used to snow board down mountains with the beastie boys in my head.

I’d love one day to run across Chuck D, shake his hand. Say Thank You. Strong Island represent. Been a fan since 88.

the beasties were actually contemporaries of run-dmc.. and, they actually knew and hung out with run-dmc. that's pretty impressive.. oh, and they made some great music themselves also.

Legends among legends. Perfect choices for introductions.

all the greatest musicians

RIP Adam Yauch, died from cancer! I can't imagine not them being around! Getting recognition!

I was 12 years old and in the 5th grade when I was exposed to what is now known as RAP MUSIC! Thanks so much for this type of music! Keep it real!

I've seen the Beasties twice in concert in my life. Once when they weren't too popular, and then a few years later when they got popular again. So, a smaller venue and then a big arena. I'm right about their age. It's been fun growing up with them, because if *they* can still be cool....then maybe that means I can still be cool, too. : ) #genx

I'm trying to get to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame one day. Everytime I stay at the Hard Rock I take a pic with Lauryn Hill. People will catch up to the Butch Brown7 sound like the Beastie Boys being different 🏆👏👏👏

My admiration for both these men is immeasurable.

Whew! "helped build the house'!!! LL, Chuck D, Beastie Boys = legends!!!

Beastie Boys pushed the envelope of what music can be, they could rap like no other and play those instruments like no other, truly a one of a kind band. Musical geniuses as they influence music so much they were often the first to try it and have been copied ever since... as an example "flute loop" is so amazing, " hey! Give me a beat any beat ! I’ll rhyme to the beat and keep you on your feet" . Back in the day no one would have dared such a move but they rhymed over a flute loop... but again it’s just one example of their talent and if you don’t know about their album "the in sound from way out " you should listen to it since they all studied in music , and if you like a funky groove put on a seat belt.. sincerely in a musical sense, my life would probably feel empty without the beastie boys....

I can’t hold my emotions while watching this induction

What an amazing speech. Highest Kudos.

I love this... But if I would have been the guy thatcgave this speech to induct them? I'd have said it in ONE sentence... "They have ALWAYS been five years cooler than the rest of us ever realized!"

Love the Beasties. Their rap and hip hop style kicks ass but it was their ability to pick up their own instruments and rock the house that really set them apart from so many others and help them get into the RRHOF.

2 Pac and Beastie Boys.....My First Rap Cassette Tapes, Me Against The World and Paul's Boutique....Changed My Life

Great speech by both men

LL was always class!

Damn, Chuck D is such a G

12:25 - Very, very humbling and you could tell by his eyes alone, he meant and had to say this with the utmost sincerity. This is showing vulnerability and being thankful and I respect that.

LL standing there looking like the Deacon the church ladies bring Pies to after Choir Practice.

I jumped on the BB band wagon from go. Most older friends were like... WTF man? I got it... the perfect blend of rap and rock! What other rap band played instruments? I think it was an age thing... old enough to appreciate the Zep toss-ins and young enough to be open to new shits

This was beautiful.

Couple of the most amazing artists of my time, well a little before (born in 83) with one of the best and my most favorite bands.

I got so much trouble on my mind , refuse to lose... here's your ticket hear the drummer get wicked

Beastie Boys are the GOAThe groups in the 80's and 90's

AWESOME Chuck intro💥👍, LL bringing it home💥👍