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Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys. It was released on November 15, 1986, by Def Jam and Columbia Records . The album became the first rap LP to top the Billboard 200 chart, and was the second rap album to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
22 gru 2016 · Last month marked the 30th anniversary of the Beastie Boys’ debut record, Licensed to Ill, one of the most famous and influential albums in hip-hop history.
Although they had been making records since 1981, Licensed to Ill is the Beastie Boys’ debut full-length album. Originally a four-member hardcore punk band, music entrepreneur Rick Rubin...
15 lis 2023 · The first hip-hop album ever to top the Billboard 200, ‘Licensed To Ill’ saw Beastie Boys lay the groundwork for the hip-hop world we now live in.
Licensed to Ill is the debut album recorded by American Hip-Hop group Beastie Boys. It was released through Columbia Records (via the Def Jam label) on November 15, 1986. At the time, it surprised many listeners by being the first rap album to break into the mainstream and even get into the Billboard charts.
15 lis 1986 · Licensed to Ill cuts an even wider swath musically than Raising Hell, and it’s the brash assurance of Rubin’s “stealin” that ultimately makes these white boys more than a sophomoric joke.
11 gru 2016 · When the Beastie Boys released Licensed To Ill in the fall of 1986, it was as if they ripped a pin from a grenade and threw it into the centre of the music industry.
