Beastie Boys, The Young Aborigines
Beastie Boys, The Young Aborigines
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Orgin New York City
Genres Hardcore Punk, Hip-Hop
Years Active 1981-2012
Country of origin United States of America
Labels Def Jam, Columbia, Capitol, Grand Royal
Associated Acts Public Enemy, Run DMC, Madonna, A Tribe Called Quest
Official website http://beastieboys.com/

Beastie Boys were an American hip hop band from New York City, formed in 1981. For the majority of its career, the group consisted of Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass) and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar). Originally formed as a four-piece hardcore punk band, The Young Aborigines, in 1981 by Diamond (vocals), John Berry (guitar), Yauch (bass) and Kate Schellenbach (drums), the band appeared on the compilation cassette "New York Thrash", before recording their first EP, "Polly Wog Stew", in 1982. Berry left shortly thereafter, and was replaced by Horovitz. After achieving moderate local success with the 1983 experimental hip hop 12-inch "Cooky Puss", Schellenbach dropped out and the group made a full transition to hip hop, releasing a string of successful singles. The Beastie Boys toured with Madonna in 1985 and a year later released their debut album Licensed to Ill. The group sold 26 million albums in the United States and 50 million albums worldwide, making them, according to Billboard, "the biggest-selling rap group" since 1991. With seven platinum or better albums from 1986–2004, the Beastie Boys were one of the longest-lived hip hop acts worldwide. In 2009, the group released digitally remastered deluxe editions of their albums Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head, Ill Communication and Hello Nasty. Their eighth studio album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, was released in 2011, and received positive reviews. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012, "just the third rap group to enter the Hall, after Run-D.M.C. (2009) and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (2007)." The following month, MCA died of cancer of the parotid salivary gland. In June 2014, Mike D stated that the Beastie Boys would not continue their careers as a group, as a promise to Adam Yauch.

Members

Former members
John Berry – guitars
Mike D – vocals, drums
Kate Schellenbach – drums, percussion
MCA – vocals, bass
Ad-Rock – vocals, guitars

Touring members
DJ Double R–disc jockey
Doctor Dré –disc jockey
DJ Hurricane–disc jockey
Eric Bobo–percussion
Money Mark (Mark Ramos-Nishita)–keyboards, vocals
AWOL–drums
Alfredo Ortiz–drums, percussion
Mix Master Mike–disc jockey, turntablist and backing vocals

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