BEASTIE BOYS

Biography

American hip hop band formed in New York in 1981 as a hardcore punk combo. After the success of their first hip hop track, “Cooky Puss” in 1983, they turned into a rap group that sometimes include punk rock tracks in their albums. From 1992 to 2001, they ran the [l=Grand Royal] label. The band officially stopped in June 2014, following the death of [a=Adam Yauch] in 2012.

Members:
[a=Ad Rock] ([a=Adam Horovitz]): vocals, guitar (1982-2014)
[a=MCA] ([s]Adam Yauch[/s]): vocals, bass (1981-2012)
[a=Mike D] ([url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/4043933-Michael-Diamond-3]Michael Diamond[/url]): vocals, drums (1981-2014)
[a797069]: guitar (1981-1982)
[a110727]: drums (1981-1984)

+ touring members:
[a=Rick Rubin] (as DJ Double R): disc jockey (1984-1985)
[a185889] ([a191439]) – disc jockey (1986)
DJ [a128173] ([a555935]) – disc jockey (1986–1997)
[a130898] ([a750830]) – percussion (1992–1996)
[a3880] ([a252213]) – keyboards, vocals (1992–2014)
[a48084] ([a436745]) – drums (1994–1995)
[a394805] – drums, percussion (1996–2014)
[a9838] ([a756781]) – disc jockey, turntablist and backing vocals (1998–2014)