Living Beastie Boys members, Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz, will contribute text to the photo book and Jonze will write the afterword. The book is available now on pre-order.

“When they met for the first time in Los Angeles in 1993, the Beastie Boys and Spike Jonze were rising stars of their respective fields – the golden ages of both east coast hip hop and MTV. Immediately a connection formed between the three MCs and the young filmmaker, which has lasted throughout their careers,” Rizzoli said. “This book shows the greatest act of the hip hop generation in their truest colors as only a close friend could see them–from going on stage at Lollapalooza to writing together at Mike D’s apartment; getting into character for a video to dressing up as old men to hit the basketball court; recording an album in the studio in Los Angeles to goofing around the streets of New York.”

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Michael “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Adam “MCA” Yauch are set to release six rare EPs to mark the special anniversary. This isn’t the first time the group opted to release new material to mark an anniversary — they celebrated the 15th anniversary of their To the 5 Boroughs with the digital release of 12 rare tracks.

The EPs, released over the next two weeks, will feature a mix of live tracks, outtakes, and remixes from the era of the hip-hop trio’s classic 1989 sophomore album.

Already out on streaming services are the EPs An Exciting Evening At Home With Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego and the Love American Style EP. July 26 will see the release of EPs dedicated to remixes of “Shadrach” and “Hey Ladies,” while EPs containing remixes of “Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun” and “Shake Your Rump” are due out August 2.

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The group is celebrating the 15th anniversary of their To the 5 Boroughs album with 12 new tracks including a handful of B-sides and rarities, as well as remixes by Just Blaze, Blur guitarist Graham Coxon, and more. The 12 rarities are part of the album’s digital deluxe edition. 

Just one month after remaining Beastie Boys Michael Diamond (Mike D) and Adam Horovitz (King Ad-Rock) released a mini-documentary commemorating the 25th anniversary of their fourth studio album, the group announced they have new music to commemorate their 2004 LP. 

The news was announced by the group on social media writing, “Hello, everybody — To the 5 Boroughs came out 15 years ago today. For the occasion, twelve rare tracks have just been released digitally in addition to the original 15 songs on the album.”

Check out their announcement below. 

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Mike D recently spoke with Vulture in a lengthy piece about the state of rap and hip-hop music in present time.

“I always felt like rap would become popular, but I didn’t foresee it becoming as mainstream as it is,” Mike D told Vulture. “With current rap, there’s nothing that makes it not pop. Obviously, certain rappers are going to make poppier records and certain rappers are going to be more esoteric, but I never would’ve thought that rappers could be the Lionel Richies of their day.”

He also said he never thought Jay-Z and Migos will be in the same position “in terms of universal acceptance.”

“I did foresee that we’d get something like an OutKast — rap that could sell millions and still feel not pop. But now we’re in a stage where rap isn’t separate from pop, which is amazing,” he added.

After Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch passed away in 2012, Mike D and Ad-Rock decided they will not continue using the group’s name. In the meantime, Mike D turned to producing business, serving as a producer for American rock band Portugal. The Man and British punkers Slaves.

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“We’re actually going to finish it, and it’s going to come out finally,” Mike D told Beats 1’s Matt Wilkinson. “Like many things we embark on, there are many false starts and, honestly, directions we went in that we realized were not the directions we should be going in, but it’s gonna be coming out in the fall of this year.”

Mike D and Ad-Rock signed a publishing deal with Spiegel & Grau in 2012 and had plans to release the Beastie Boys memoir in 2015. Despite their best intentions, the writing proved to be challenging task then they thought.

“To tell our story, we have to give the cultural history of where we came from. So New York City in the ’80s, you had all these incredible, exciting music, art, film, all that sort of has to converge to be able to explain. We just had the good fortune of being around all of it so I think that’s No. 1,” Mike D explained the process of writing. “And the other thing is, I think a lot of times when I read a band book or I watch a music documentary, maybe I’m just kind of A.D.D., I get a little bored, but actually I don’t think they do the subject matter justice because it’s kinda surreal what happens in bands’ lives so you kind of have to use all dimensions to kind of tell the story more accurately.”

Beastie Boys are considered as one of the most iconic hip-hop acts in the history of music. They had seven platinum albums in their career and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, becoming only the third rap group to get that honor.

The post Mike D Announces Beastie Boys’ Memoir appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Living Beastie Boys members, Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz, will contribute text to the photo book and Jonze will write the afterword. The book is available now on pre-order.

“When they met for the first time in Los Angeles in 1993, the Beastie Boys and Spike Jonze were rising stars of their respective fields – the golden ages of both east coast hip hop and MTV. Immediately a connection formed between the three MCs and the young filmmaker, which has lasted throughout their careers,” Rizzoli said. “This book shows the greatest act of the hip hop generation in their truest colors as only a close friend could see them–from going on stage at Lollapalooza to writing together at Mike D’s apartment; getting into character for a video to dressing up as old men to hit the basketball court; recording an album in the studio in Los Angeles to goofing around the streets of New York.”

The post Spike Jonze and Beastie Boys Release a Joint New Photo Book appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Michael “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Adam “MCA” Yauch are set to release six rare EPs to mark the special anniversary. This isn’t the first time the group opted to release new material to mark an anniversary — they celebrated the 15th anniversary of their To the 5 Boroughs with the digital release of 12 rare tracks.

The EPs, released over the next two weeks, will feature a mix of live tracks, outtakes, and remixes from the era of the hip-hop trio’s classic 1989 sophomore album.

Already out on streaming services are the EPs An Exciting Evening At Home With Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego and the Love American Style EP. July 26 will see the release of EPs dedicated to remixes of “Shadrach” and “Hey Ladies,” while EPs containing remixes of “Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun” and “Shake Your Rump” are due out August 2.

The post Beastie Boys Mark “Paul’s Boutique” 30th Anniversary appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The group is celebrating the 15th anniversary of their To the 5 Boroughs album with 12 new tracks including a handful of B-sides and rarities, as well as remixes by Just Blaze, Blur guitarist Graham Coxon, and more. The 12 rarities are part of the album’s digital deluxe edition. 

Just one month after remaining Beastie Boys Michael Diamond (Mike D) and Adam Horovitz (King Ad-Rock) released a mini-documentary commemorating the 25th anniversary of their fourth studio album, the group announced they have new music to commemorate their 2004 LP. 

The news was announced by the group on social media writing, “Hello, everybody — To the 5 Boroughs came out 15 years ago today. For the occasion, twelve rare tracks have just been released digitally in addition to the original 15 songs on the album.”

Check out their announcement below. 

The post Beastie Boys Share “To the 5 Boroughs” Rarities appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Mike D recently spoke with Vulture in a lengthy piece about the state of rap and hip-hop music in present time.

“I always felt like rap would become popular, but I didn’t foresee it becoming as mainstream as it is,” Mike D told Vulture. “With current rap, there’s nothing that makes it not pop. Obviously, certain rappers are going to make poppier records and certain rappers are going to be more esoteric, but I never would’ve thought that rappers could be the Lionel Richies of their day.”

He also said he never thought Jay-Z and Migos will be in the same position “in terms of universal acceptance.”

“I did foresee that we’d get something like an OutKast — rap that could sell millions and still feel not pop. But now we’re in a stage where rap isn’t separate from pop, which is amazing,” he added.

After Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch passed away in 2012, Mike D and Ad-Rock decided they will not continue using the group’s name. In the meantime, Mike D turned to producing business, serving as a producer for American rock band Portugal. The Man and British punkers Slaves.

The post Beastie Boys’ Mike D Talks About How Rap Has Changed appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

“We’re actually going to finish it, and it’s going to come out finally,” Mike D told Beats 1’s Matt Wilkinson. “Like many things we embark on, there are many false starts and, honestly, directions we went in that we realized were not the directions we should be going in, but it’s gonna be coming out in the fall of this year.”

Mike D and Ad-Rock signed a publishing deal with Spiegel & Grau in 2012 and had plans to release the Beastie Boys memoir in 2015. Despite their best intentions, the writing proved to be challenging task then they thought.

“To tell our story, we have to give the cultural history of where we came from. So New York City in the ’80s, you had all these incredible, exciting music, art, film, all that sort of has to converge to be able to explain. We just had the good fortune of being around all of it so I think that’s No. 1,” Mike D explained the process of writing. “And the other thing is, I think a lot of times when I read a band book or I watch a music documentary, maybe I’m just kind of A.D.D., I get a little bored, but actually I don’t think they do the subject matter justice because it’s kinda surreal what happens in bands’ lives so you kind of have to use all dimensions to kind of tell the story more accurately.”

Beastie Boys are considered as one of the most iconic hip-hop acts in the history of music. They had seven platinum albums in their career and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, becoming only the third rap group to get that honor.

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