Beastie Boys

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American musical group hip hop group musical group rap rock group

Beastie Boys were a pioneering New York City hip hop group known for their genre-blending sound, irreverent humor, and influential albums like "Licensed to Ill" and "Paul's Boutique."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American musical group ⓘ
hip hop group ⓘ
musical group ⓘ
rap rock group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Beastie Boys ⓘ
associatedAct DJ Hurricane ⓘ
LL Cool J ⓘ
Mix Master Mike ⓘ
Rick Rubin ⓘ
Run-D.M.C. ⓘ
surface form: Run-DMC
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance ⓘ
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction ⓘ
surface form: MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video
basedIn New York City ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 2012 ⓘ
genre alternative hip hop ⓘ
experimental hip hop ⓘ
hardcore punk ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ
rap rock ⓘ
hasPart Adam Horovitz ⓘ
Adam Yauch ⓘ
Michael Diamond ⓘ
inception 1981 ⓘ
influenced alternative hip hop artists ⓘ
rap rock bands ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
member Adam Horovitz ⓘ
Adam Yauch ⓘ
Michael Diamond ⓘ
notableFeature genre-blending sound ⓘ
humorous lyrics ⓘ
use of sampling ⓘ
notableSong Fight for Your Right ⓘ
Hey Ladies ⓘ
Intergalactic ⓘ
No Sleep till Brooklyn ⓘ
Sabotage ⓘ
Shake Your Rump ⓘ
So What'cha Want ⓘ
Sure Shot ⓘ
notableWork Check Your Head ⓘ
Hello Nasty ⓘ
Hot Sauce Committee Part Two ⓘ
Ill Communication ⓘ
Licensed to Ill ⓘ
Paul's Boutique ⓘ
To the 5 Boroughs ⓘ
placeOfOrigin New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Capitol Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
Grand Royal ⓘ

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Beastie Boys → alsoKnownAs → Beastie Boys ⓘ
Licensed to Ill → artist → Beastie Boys ⓘ
Public Enemy → associatedAct → Beastie Boys ⓘ
Def Jam Recordings → notableArtist → Beastie Boys ⓘ
Licensed to Ill → notableWorkOf → Beastie Boys ⓘ
Licensed to Ill → performer → Beastie Boys ⓘ
Rick Rubin → producedFor → Beastie Boys ⓘ
Licensed to Ill → producer → Beastie Boys ⓘ
Roland TR-808 drum machine → usedBy → Beastie Boys ⓘ
subject surface form: Roland TR-808