When Russell Simmons booked a performance for the Beastie Boys at Disco Fever in 1984, the Beasties were stoked because it was the South Bronx's craziest/sexiest/coolest nightclub. Problem was, they were scheduled to perform before midnight, thus the place was near-empty except for a dozen hardened barflys who were busy drinkin', minglin' and smokin' coco puffs. So when Russell Simmons let the Beastie Boys perform She's On It in Krush Groove in 1985, the Beasties used it as an opportunity to reimagine how their Disco Fever performance went down. Art imitating fantasy, the essence of Rap music innit.
The Beasties later went on to casually dismiss She's On It as a relic of their Def Jam era and now refer to the song as "Cheese Omelette". A lesson ya host learned a long time ago is never trust rapper's opinions about their own music, so fuck what the Beasties think because She's On It is peak juvenile 80's Rock-Rap and shoulda been included on Licensed to Ill for maximum Big Rick (Rubin) Energy™.
Beastie Boys - She's On It
(From Krush Groove soundtrack; 1985)
swap it in for slow & low, it's a way better run dnc song anyways
"d sees real well cos he's got 4 eyes">> "white castle fries only come in one size"
Beasties had a ton of good b-sides n side projects s/o my personal fav that DVD they had where u could remix W diff treatments n change the beat etc like the marky mark Sega game
I need to finish that book man esp if it's full of hot takes like that. Given these bad opinions I will say that their real instruments/not-rap songs are better than most other rappers attempts, god bless money mark.
Chaka Khan's song in Krush Groove is a jawn
ReplyDeleteswap it in for slow & low, it's a way better run dnc song anyways
ReplyDelete"d sees real well cos he's got 4 eyes">> "white castle fries only come in one size"
Beasties had a ton of good b-sides n side projects s/o my personal fav that DVD they had where u could remix W diff treatments n change the beat etc like the marky mark Sega game
Good point about Slow And Low.
ReplyDeleteAnother reason to never trust rapper's opinions about their own music: Ad-Rock says his least favourite Beasties song ever is What Comes Around. SMFH.
I need to finish that book man esp if it's full of hot takes like that. Given these bad opinions I will say that their real instruments/not-rap songs are better than most other rappers attempts, god bless money mark.
ReplyDeleteMoney Mark's Hand In Your Head 💘
ReplyDeleteAd-Rock also says that the Beasties album with friggin' Intergalactic on it is the best Beasties album 😷
At school she majored in advance Def Jam!!
ReplyDeleteAdd on 'Scenario' and 'Rock Hard' and...*Alan Partridge voice* Licensed gets that much Iller.
ReplyDeleteI'm not that keen on Rock Hard. Switch that for Desperado.
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