Songs Beastie Boys recorded that someone else wrote: “Fight for Your Right (to Party)” by Rick Rubin and Ad‐Rock, “Brass Monkey” by Rick Rubin and Ad‐Rock and “Girls” by Rick Rubin and Ad‐Rock. Songs Beastie Boys wrote that others recorded: “Fight for Your Right (to Party)” (Holy Moses, 1990), “Brass Monkey” (Richard Cheese, 2005) and “Intergalactic” (Reuben Wilson, Andrew Beals, LaFrae Olivia Sci, Doug Munro & Bernie Worrell, 2004). On General Admission 4 Us: 52 cuts, 2 records and 3 albums from the Rabbit Hole Records crate.
Album · Check Your Head (1992)
The Beastie Boys' daring reinvention that saw them evolve from frat-rap upstarts to virtuosic multi-instrumentalists.
Beastie Boys recorded "Brass Monkey" first, and three band members share its writing credit. Who is the fourth name on it, from outside the group?Rick Rubin
Beastie Boys' "Super Disco Breakin'" samples and carries the writing credit of "Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)." Which act first recorded that earlier song?Run‐D.M.C.
Beastie Boys' "Remote Control" samples an earlier hip-hop record called "The Basement." Which act had "The Basement" on record before the Beasties dug into it?Pete Rock & CL Smooth featuring Heavy D., Robo-O, Grap & Dida
Beastie Boys' "The Sounds of Science" samples "Back in the U.S.S.R." and carries its writing credit. Which act had that song on record before them?The Beatles
Beastie Boys' "Electrify" samples "Company: You Could Drive a Person Crazy." Who had that song on record before the Beasties got to it?Stephen Sondheim
Beastie Boys' "Can't, Won't, Don't Stop" carries the writing credit of "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)." Who first recorded "White Lines"?Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
Long before Check Your Head turned them into a band with instruments, who produced Beastie Boys' debut Licensed to Ill and helped shape their early Def Jam sound?Rick Rubin