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BEASTIE BOYS - Solid Gold Hits
| Dotmusic | | Long before Eminem became hip hop's Caucasian of choice, three obnoxious frat-brats from Brooklyn were terrorising the tabloids. Yet, compared to hip hop's current hierarchy and their shoot-'em-up, sex 'em to death ethics, the inflatable penises and anarchic 'we stay up all night' rhymes that so outraged The Sun some 24 years ago, seem tame today....full text |
| | Bullz-eye | | It’s funny to think about now, but from the summer of 1987 to the summer of 1989, the general consensus was that the Beastie Boys were finished. They had scored a massive left field hit with 1986’s Licensed to Ill, the first rap record to hit #1 on the pop charts. Almost instantly, they were running into label trouble with Def Jam. Finally, they found a home for the sophomore effort (Capitol, their home to this day), but its release was delayed time and again....full text |
| | GlideMagazine | | Writing a review of the Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits compilation is probably one of the easier writing assignments I’ve ever had. This greatest hits album is a party mix of familiar favorites ready to go. From "Sabotage," and "No Sleep till Brooklyn," to "Hey Ladies" and even "Intergalactic," these hits recount more than twenty years of the Boys rockin’ the mic....full text |
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