Check out these new and used Beastie Boys vinyl records LPs for sale. The Beastie Boys were an American influential hip-hop group from New York City. The band was made up of Michael Diamond (Mike D), Adam Yauch (MCA), and Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock). Their first commercial success came from the experimental hip-hop song Cooky Puss in 1983. This led to their first major-label album Licensed to Ill and the first rap album to rise to the top of the Billboard 100. The Beasties also opened for Madonna on the Like a Virgin tour. The next LP was the legendary Paul’s Boutique which incorporated a wide array of samples from all genres music. This album is so important within hip-hop culture that Questlove teaches a college course about it. The backwards beat on Paul Revere is nothing less than genius. The band put out seven platinum records from 1986 to 2004 and sold over 20 million records in the United States. Tragically, Adam Yauch passed away from cancer 2012 at the age of 47. The other members decided to not continue as the Beastie Boys without him. In 2018, Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz published a comprehensive memoir called Beastie Boys Book. In 2020, Spike Jonze release a documentary film called Beastie Boys Movie on the Apple+ TV network. We recommend starting your Beastie Boys vinyl collection with the essential albums Paul’s Boutique (1989), Licensed to Ill (1986) and Check Your Head (1992). Our inventory is always changing, so check back often, or browse our list of vinyl records for sale from hip-hop and rap musicians.
