Licensed to Ill
Studio album by The Beastie Boys
Released	November 1986
Recorded	Spring 1986
Genre	Hip-Hop
Length	44:33
Label	Def Jam/Columbia Records CK-40238
Producer	Rick Rubin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (7.8/10) link Rolling Stone link Robert Christgau (A+) link The Source RapReviews.com link
The Beastie Boys chronology
Rock Hard EP (1984) Licensed to Ill (1986) Paul's Boutique (1989)

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Licensed to Ill was the first rap LP to top Billboard's Pop Albums chart. It also peaked at #2 on the Top Hip Hop/R&B Albums chart. It was Columbia Records' fastest selling debut record to date and sold over five million copies. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.^[1] In 2003, the album was ranked number 217 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.^[2] RAP may mean: the IATA airport code for Rapid City Regional Airport Rassemblement pour lalternative progressiste, a Québecois political party. ... LP or lp may stand for: Look up LP in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ...

Kerry King of Slayer made an appearance on the album playing lead guitar on "No Sleep Till Brooklyn", and appeared in the video, which is a spoof of heavy metal music. The name of the song itself is a spoof on Motörhead's No Sleep 'til Hammersmith album. King's appearance on the track came about because Rick Rubin was producing both bands simultaneously (Slayer's Reign in Blood was originally released on Def Jam). Kerry King (born June 3, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is a guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the thrash metal band Slayer. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Motörhead are a Grammy Award-winning British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy (real name Ian Kilmister), who has remained the sole constant member. ... No Sleep til Hammersmith was Motörheads first live album. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. ... Reign in Blood is the third studio album and major label debut by the American thrash metal band Slayer. ... Def Jam Recordings is an American based hip-hop record label that operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group, which is owned by Universal Music Group. ...

The full album cover, front to back, features a Boeing 727 — with "Beastie Boys" emblazoned on the tail — crashing head-on into the side of a mountain. The tail of the plane has the Def Jam logo and the legend '3MTA3' which spells 'Eat Me' when viewed in a mirror. The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine commercial jet airliner. ...

The original title for this album was Don't Be A Faggot but Columbia Records flatly refused to release the album with this title and pressured Russell Simmons (their manager and label Def Jam head) into having the Beasties come up with another name. Adam Horovitz has since apologized for the band's earlier title.^[3] Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... Russell Simmons (born October 4, 1957 in Queens, New York), is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, founder of another label, Russell Simmons Music Group, and creator of the clothing fashion line Phat Farm. ... Def Jam Recordings is an American based hip-hop record label that operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group, which is owned by Universal Music Group. ... Adam Keefe Horovitz, also known as King Ad-Rock or Adrock, (born October 31, 1966, in South Orange, New Jersey) is a rapper, musician, producer, and actor. ...

Music Videos were made for the songs "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)", "No Sleep Til Brooklyn", "Hold It Now, Hit It" and "She's Crafty".

Track listing

1. "Rhymin' & Stealin'" (Beastie Boys/Rubin) – 4:08
   • Contains samples from "Sweet Leaf" by Black Sabbath, "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin, & "I Fought the Law" by The Clash
2. "The New Style" (Beastie Boys/Rubin) – 4:36
   • Contains samples from "2-3 Break" by The B-Boys
3. "She's Crafty" (Beastie Boys/Rubin) – 3:35
   • Contains samples from "The Ocean" by Led Zeppelin
4. "Posse in Effect" (Beastie Boys/Rubin) – 2:27
   • Contains samples from "Change le Beat" by B-Side & Fab Five Freddy
5. "Slow Ride" (Beastie Boys/Rubin) – 2:56
   • Contains samples from "Low Rider" by War
6. "Girls" (Beastie Boys/Rubin) – 2:14
7. "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)" (Beastie Boys/Rubin) – 3:28
   • Contains samples from "Smoke On The Water" by Deep Purple
8. "No Sleep till Brooklyn" (Beastie Boys/Rubin) – 4:07
   • Contains samples from "T.N.T." by AC/DC
   • Contains samples from "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
9. "Paul Revere (King/Ad Rock/McDaniels/Rubin/Simmons) – 3:41
   • Contains samples from "I Like Funky Music" by Uncle Louie
   • Rhythm is based on reversed drum line of "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith^{[citation needed]}
10. "Hold It Now, Hit It" (Beastie Boys/Rubin) – 3:26
    • Contains samples from "The Return of Leroy" by The Jimmy Castor Bunch, "Funky Stuff" by Kool & The Gang, "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James & "Christmas Rappin'" by Kurtis Blow
11. "Brass Monkey" (Beastie Boys/Rubin) – 2:37
    • Contains samples from "Bring it Here" by Wild Sugar
12. "Slow and Low" (McDaniels/Rubin/Simmons) – 3:38
    • In the booklet included with the Beastie Boys' anthology set The Sounds of Science Adam Yauch (MCA) noted that "Slow and Low" was first recorded by Run-D.M.C. in the sessions for their second album, King of Rock, but was ultimately left off the original release (though the demo version later appeared on the album's 2005 Deluxe Edition re-release). Being one of the Beasties' favorite songs from the sessions, they got Run-D.M.C.'s permission to record a cover version. Yauch states that only two lines were changed for the Beastie Boys' version: "D sees real well 'cause he has four eyes" was replaced with "White Castle fries only come in one size", and a line stating Run-D.M.C.'s name was changed to "We're the Beastie Boys, not Cheech and Chong". The notes for The Sounds of Science expand the writing credits to "Beastie Boys/J. Simmons/D. McDaniels/R. Rubin/D. Hayden", a credit corroborated by ASCAP's database^[4].
13. "Time to Get Ill" (Beastie Boys/Rubin) – 3:37
    • Contains samples from "Boogie on Reggae Woman" by Stevie Wonder, "Take the Money and Run" by the Steve Miller Band, "Down on the Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Custard Pie" by Led Zeppelin, "Gucci Time" by Schoolly D, and excerpts from the theme music from Green Acres and Mister Ed

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Credits

• Beastie Boys - Group, Producer
• Joe Blaney - Mixing
• Steven Ett - Engineer
• Kerry King - Guitar
• Rick Rubin - Producer
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Steve Byram - Art Direction
• Sunny Bak - Photography
• World B. Omes - Cover Art

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Music sample

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Charting positions

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References

1. ^ The top 100 Best Rap Albums list on Rocklist.net
2. ^ The top 500 albums list on Rollingstone.com-the official website of the magazine Rolling Stone
3. ^ Hiphopophobia
4. ^ "Slow And Low" listing at ASCAP.com