Licensed to Ill

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debut album studio album

Licensed to Ill is the Beastie Boys’ groundbreaking 1986 debut album that fused hip hop with rock and became one of the first rap records to achieve major mainstream success.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	debut album → studio album →
artist	Beastie Boys →
awardReceived	RIAA Diamond certification (United States) →
certification	BPI Platinum (United Kingdom) → Music Canada Multi-Platinum → RIAA Diamond (United States) →
chartPosition	US Billboard 200 number-one album →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
coverArtFeatures	airplane with tail number 3MTA3 →
criticalReception	initially mixed but later acclaimed →
distinction	first rap LP to top the Billboard 200 →
distributedBy	Columbia Records NERFINISHED →
followedBy	Paul’s Boutique →
follows	Rock Hard →
genre	golden age hip hop → hip hop → rap rock →
hasInfluenceOnGenre	alternative hip hop → rap rock →
hasPart	Brass Monkey → Fight for Your Right → Girls → Hold It Now, Hit It → No Sleep till Brooklyn → Paul Revere → Posse in Effect → Rhymin & Stealin → She’s Crafty → Slow Ride → Slow and Low → The New Style → Time to Get Ill →
inception	1986 →
includedIn	lists of greatest hip hop albums →
influenced	mainstream acceptance of hip hop →
labelImprint	Def Jam →
language	English →
length	44:33 →
mainSubject	party culture → youth rebellion →
notableWorkOf	Beastie Boys →
performer	Beastie Boys →
producer	Beastie Boys → Rick Rubin → Russell Simmons →
recordLabel	Columbia Records → Def Jam Recordings →
releaseDate	1986-11-15 →
releaseYear	1986 →
styleCharacteristic	fusion of rock guitar riffs with rap vocals → heavy use of sampling →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Def Jam Recordings →	notableRelease
Beastie Boys →	notableWork