Rap-rock beasts and drive-by eggings: Beastie Boys’ 20 greatest tracks

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Thirty years after the release of Ill Communication, we celebrate the New York trio’s gonzo blend of hip-hop, funk, punk and pop-cultural flotsam

Pasting prank calls and garbled Steve Martin routines on to a delicious ESG-esque garage-funk of their own making, the Beasties’ first swing at hip-hop improbably got these former punk-rockers played at New York nightclubs such as Danceteria and Roxy’s. Meanwhile, a subsequent lawsuit against British Airways, which had sampled the B-side for an ad, paid for Ad-Rock’s first TR-808 drum-machine. Result!that many mistook caricature for the truth .

This mesmeric dream-funk – co-written with Nishita and channelling Riot-era Sly Stone – was an early outing for their newly evolved political consciousness, a sincere “wish for peace”, accompanied by a video depicting scenes of war and destruction. The doomy vibe built and built, until an apocalyptic, FX-laden scratch shredded speakers near the end..

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