Amoeba Music

By David Downs

            New York’s eclectic punk, hip-hop polymaths Beastie Boys emerged in 1981 from the East Coast hardcore scene and emerged as genre-smashing pioneers in that sphere. With more than forty million record sales to their name, Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz and Adam Yauch’s notable releases began with the debut seven-inch single “Cooky Puss” for Rat Cage Records in 1983, before reforming with Rick Rubin and releasing smash debut License to Ill (1986 Columbia/Def Jam), followed by the cutting-edge sample masterpiece Paul’s Boutique (1989 Capitol), the equally devastating Check Your Head (1992 Capitol), the... Read More

Genre:

Hip Hop, Rock, Punk, Hardcore

City Of Origin:

New York, ,New York United States

Formed Date:

1981