Beastie Boys Facts for Kids

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Beastie Boys live at Virgin Festival, 2007
Background information
Origin	New York City, United States
Genres	Hardcore punk Hip-Hop
Years active	1981 — 2012
Labels	Def Jam, Grand Royal, Capitol
Associated acts	Mix Master Mike Nathaniel Hörnblowér The Dust Brothers DJ Hurricane Rick Rubin BS 2000 Mario C Bad Brains The Young and the Useless Thwig Luscious Jackson

Past members	Mike D Ad-Rock Mix Master Mike John Berry Kate Schellenbach Rick Rubin Doctor Dré DJ Hurricane Adam Yauch

The Beastie Boys were an American rap group. According to an interview with Charlie Rose, the word "Beastie" is the backronym of Boys Entering Anarchic States Towards Internal Excellence. They formed in 1981 as a punk rock band. Their most famous albums are probably Licensed To Ill (1986) and Paul's Boutique (1989). Licensed To Ill is their first album, and it is an album that is given credit for starting the type of music "rap rock", which is rapping done over rock guitar or beats. Paul's Boutique is an album famous for its use of samples, or snippets of music, and the fact that the samples were put together in creative, interesting ways.

Adam Yauch (1964-2012) was one of the founding members of the band until his death on May 4, 2012 after a near 3-year battle with cancer of the parotid salivary gland. Former original guitarist, John Berry (1963-2016), died on May 19, 2016 from dementia at 52.

Current members

Michael Diamond (a.k.a Mike D) - Voice
Adam Horovitz (a.k.a Adrock) - Voice
Michael Schwartz (a.k.a. Mix Master Mike) - DJ

Images for kids

Beastie Boys logo used circa 1985–1987
Beastie Boys at Club Citta Kawasaki, Japan, on the Check Your Head tour, 1992
Beastie Boys at Voodoo in 2004
Beastie Boys at Trans Musicales 2004 in Rennes
Left to right: Ad-Rock, Mike D, and MCA performing in Barcelona, Spain in September 2007
Left to right: Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond

Beastie Boys facts for kids

Current members

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