Sounds like talking not rapping o sounds like they

Sounds like talking not rapping
o Sounds like they don’t know what they are doing
o The critics noticed that they sounded like themselves  like white people
 They were not trying to be anything they aren’t
o Even their content is about white experiences
 Not rapping about black experiences
o Their lyrics are obviously from educated people  they went to school
o They were nasally – sounded like white people
 Gave them credibility later on
 More evidence that they were obsessed with rock and roll 
o They sampled ACDC’s Back To Black in their song Rock Hard
o The Beastie Boys like these types of bands
o They go into the studio with a different musical background
o They want to sample the rock artists that they like
 SONG: Rock Hard
 People had a problem with their sound
o Didn’t think it was rap  sounded like shouting with lots of guitars
o Sounds more hip-hop than rock
 Their songs are continuing to improve
 They opened for Madonna
 This group was laid back
 People thought they were mocking the rap business
 They were late for appointments  had a punk attitude
o Didn’t care about anything that had to do with discipline and accountability
 In late 1986 their album was called License To Ill
o Non-traditional
o Unexpected hit for the Beastie Boys
o They are making noise in the industry
 People like them at this time
o White people were attracted to them
o Rock and roll kids were attracted to the rap business
o It was alternative music to many people back then
 “ill” means sick today  like “cool”
o Describes something that you are impressed with
 For everyone that loved them, there was someone else who hated them
o People would argue if their music was credible, while others thought they were
doing a disservice to rap
o Black people thought that they would take over and gain popularity past their
black music
 They were feared
 Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons were just waiting for an “out-ist” to
come along

 Find an artist that white people can love as this would lead to
success
 The Beastie Boys were the new style  nothing else like them
 If they were disciplined their careers would have lasted longer
o They never did anything they were told to do
 SONG: The New Style
o Sampled Newcleus
o The song had violence
o Nelson thinks there is homophobia in this song
o Jimmy page is also mentioned in this song  famous guitarist
 Rap is becoming more familiar to white kids
o New market for the albums
 The Beastie Boys are a hit
o Despite scepticism people supported them
 People thought the Beastie Boys were mocking rap  just in it for the money
o If they weren’t actually true to rap why would they be in it ?