‘Beastie Boys Square’ Approved By New York City Council In Honor Of Trio
A New York intersection, which is seen in the ‘Paul’s Boutique’ album cover, will be renamed to honor the Beastie Boys.

50 Of The Most Iconic Hip-Hop Album Covers Of All-Time
AllHipHop has put together a list of the best HIp-Hop album covers ever created!

KRS-One Pays Tribute To Wrong Beastie Boy In Tribute Song
KRS-ONE MIXES UP HIS BEASTIE BOYS IN NEW TRIBUTE SONG

Racist Vandals Deface Beastie Boy Member Adam Yauch’s Memorial Park With Pro-Trump Messages
CRIMINALS SUPPORTING DONALD TRUMP!

Pharrell, Questlove, and More Talk About The 808’s Influence In New Documentary
THE STORY OF THE TR-808 IS DROPPING THIS DECEMBER

Is The Def Jam Story The Next Hip-Hop Biopic?
Krush Groove, Body Move

"Too Many Rappers" – The Beastie Boys f/ Nas
Check out this gem by Nas and The Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys Ft. Nas – "Too Many Rappers"
THE BEASTIE BOYS RELEASE THEIR 2011 VIDEO FOR “TOO MANY RAPPERS” FEATURING NAS

The Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch Honored By New York Senate; Unofficial “MCA Day NYC” Taking Place Tomorrow
THE LATE MCA OF THE BEASTIE BOYS IS CELEBRATED BY THE NEW YORK SENATE

Beastie Boys’ DJ Hurricane Remembers MCA
THE BEASTIE BOYS’ DJ HURRICANE REMEMBERS MCA

CONTEST: AllHipHop and Justin BUA Give Away “Legends” Book In Tribute to MCA
CONTEST: JUSTIN BUA AND AHH FOR MCA!

VIDEO: Red Hot Chili Peppers Honor The Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch at New Jersey Concert
VIDEO: THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS PAY RESPECT TO MCA OF THE BEASTIE BOYS

Beastie Boys Join the Rock Hall of Fame; Award Presented by Chuck D
(AllHipHop News) Yesterday (April 14), New York bred Hip-Hop trio, The Beastie Boys, were formally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, where festivities kicked off with a concert paying tribute to the newly elected members. Appearing with one less member, as Adam “MCA” Yauch is currently ill, the Beastie Boys Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Ad Rock” Horovitz watched as The Roots, Kid Rock, and Travie McCoy rapped through several of the Beastie Boys most popular songs, including “Sabotage.” The Beastie Boys class of fellow inductees includes Guns N’ Roses, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Donovan, Laura Nyro, The Small Faces/Faces, The Crickets, The Famous Flames, The Midnighters, The Comets, The Blue Caps, and The Miracles. Freddie King received the “Early Influencer” induction, while Don Kirshner, Cosimo Matassa, Glyn Johns, and Tom Dowd were all elected as side men. The induction marks the celebration of a highly eventful career for the rap trio that built its name early on with help of Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin at Def Jam Recordings. They continue to craft songs and distribute their work worldwide. “We’re in the rock and roll hall of fame? That’s f—-n’ crazy and awesome! While we are very proud of the music we make, we have to acknowledge the inspiration from our families, friends and musicians like the slits, bad brains, x-ray spex, the treacherous three and too many others to possibly name. And most of all, we give thanks to New York City and the world of musical influence it provided for us,” The Beastie Boys said in a statement to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their body of work boasts four platinum selling albums, making them one of Rap and Hip-Hop’s greatest selling acts of all time. They ignored the color gap in Hip-Hop during the 1980’s, helping to cross over the genre to mainstream TV and radio audiences that included the growing white kid and college kid segment of Hip-Hop listeners. In November 1984, the Beastie Boys song “Rock Hard,” became one of the first songs that Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin released collectively on Def Jam Recordings. The Beasties’ buzz soared the following year, although they were booed opening up for Madonna’s 1985 Virgin tour. Nevertheless, the group was resilient, releasing “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)” the following year to critical acclaim. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Charts, helping Licensed to Ill sell over four million copies in less than a year, and later going on to sell nine million albums worldwide. The Beasties Boys would later tour with Run DMC as part of 1986’s “Raising Hell Tour” – one of Rap music’s first big budget tours – also including Whodini and a young up-and-coming LL Cool J . The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes The Beastie Boys follow-up project, Paul’s Boutique, as a landmark project in Hip-Hop history. Their albums, Ill Communication, and Hello Nasty, both reached #1 on the Billboard Charts, and Hello Nasty, and earned the group two Grammy Awards – Best Alternative Music Performance(Hello Nasty) and Best Performance by a Rap Group (or Duo) – for their song “Intergalactic.” Receiving two awards in separate genres showcased the Beastie Boys’ crossover appeal, as seen throughout the years in their music which attracts both Rock and Rap/Hip-Hop fans. The group’s accolade was presented during the induction by Chuck D of Public Enemy.

The Beastie Boys to be Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame By Chuck D
CHUCK D TO INDUCT THE BEASTIE BOYS INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

DJ Hurricane of Beastie Boys Says Rock Hall Is Neglecting the DJ
DJ HURRICANE CALLS OUT ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME FOR NOT INCLUDING THE DJ’S!

Hip-Hop Rumors: Nike Air Yeezy 2, MF Doom, Eddie Murphy and More Quickies!
Nike Air Yeezys 2! Kanye was seen rocking these in NYC recently. Designer sneaks-wearers everywhere are awaiting the new kicks, although no details are currently available on their release! Quickies: -That MF Doom and Radiohead collaboration we mentioned the other day can now be heard here. Thoughts? -Ad-Rock of The Beastie Boys is set to score his father’s latest off-Broadway play, “Gloucester Blue,” which debuts November 16 in New York City. -Compact Discs are said to be meeting their end come late next year. The plan is to make all new music releases available in only digital form. Who wouldn’t have thought? -GTA V is in the works and set for release sometime in late 2012. It was announced today (November 2) that the game will take place on the West Coast, more specifically San Andreas (parachuting was the coolest part of the last San Andreas game!). Check out the awesome looking trailer here. -Eddie Murphy revealed in the current Rolling Stone issue that he has a movie idea in the works that would bring together himself and Black comedians Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Dave Chappelle, Chris Tucker, and Tracy Morgan. The name and plot he offered?: “Jamal and Tyrell and Omar and Brick and Michael’s Wack-Ass Weekend about this group of guys who gets abducted by aliens on the way to the fights. I’m writing that now.” -NYC residents: The Grand Opening of the Beats By Dre store is happening today (November 2) at 67 Greene Street. Some surprises are said to be in the works. Anyone going to check out the shop?