Beastie Boys

The Beastie Boys is an American alternative hip hop music group from New York City: Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Classic logo (1985-1986)

The Beastie Boys: Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch and Michael Diamond

Classic Beastiality

Licensed to Ill

• Yo ho ho and a bottle of Brass Monkey,
  And when my girlie shakes her head, she sure gets funky.
  • Rhymin' and Steali

• Down with Adrock and Mike D. and you ain't,
  And I got more juice than Picasso got paint.
  • - "The New Style"

• Girls with boyfriends are the kind I like,
  I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike.
  • - "The New Style"

• Some voices got treble, some voices got bass,
  We got the kind of voices that are in your face!
  • - "The New Style"

• D. pulled me over said, 'Hide your gold,
  The girl is crafty like ice is cold!
  • She's Crafty

• I keep a pistol in my pocket so you better be cautious,
  Fly around the world, but it kinda makes me nauseous.
  • Posse in Effect

• I'm the king of the classroom, coolin' in the back,
  My teacher had beef so I gave her a smack,
  She chased me out of class, she was strapped with a ruler,
  Went to the bathroom, rolled myself a wooler.<pr>
• "Because I'm hard hittin', always bitten, cool as hell,
  I got the tree on my mirror so my car won't smell.
  • Slow Ride

• Got a girl in the Castle and one in the pagoda
  You know I got rhymes like Abe Vigoda.
  • Posse in Effect

• Girls - to do the dishes
  Girls - to clean up my room
  Girls - to do the laundry
  Girls - and in the bathroom.
  • Girls

• Man, living at home is such a drag
  Now your mom threw away your best porno mag (Busted!).
  • Fight for Your Right (to Party)

• Lookin' for a girl, I ran into a guy
  His name was M.C.A., I said "Howdy ", he said, "Hi."
  • Paul Revere

• Now my name is M.C.A. I've got a license to kill.
  I think you know what time it is it's time to get ill.
  Now what do we have here, an outlaw and his beer?
  I run this land, you understand, I made myself clear.
  • Paul Revere

• Pistol packing, Monkey drinking, no money bum,
  I come from Brooklyn 'cause that's where I'm from.
  • Hold It Now - Hit It

• Because you're pud-slappin, ball-flappin, got that Juice
  My name is Mike D and I can do the Jerry Lewis
  • Hold It Now - Hit It

• We got the bottle, you got the cup,
  Come on everybody let's get fff...up!
  • Brass Monkey

Paul's Boutique

• "Got arrested at the Mardi Gras for jumping on a float,
  My man M.C.A.'s got a beard like a billy goat." - "Shake Your Rump"

• "The Patty Duke, The Wrench, and then I bust The Tango,
  Got more rhymes than Jamaica's got mangoes." - "Shake Your Rump"

• "Running from the law and the press and the parents,
  `Is your name Michael Diamond?`
  No mine's Clarence." - "Shake Your Rump"

• "Sometimes known as the leader of the homeless,
  Sometimes drunk and he's always phoneless." - "Johnny Ryall"

• "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
  I egged the chicken, and then I ate his leg." - "Egg Man"

• "Bust a Travis Bickle when I feel that I'm gettin' pushed
  Don't step to me cuz you're gonna get mushed" - "High Plains Drifter"

• "No one really knows what I'm talkin' about,
  And yeah that's right, my name's Yauch." - "The Sounds Of Science"

• "Break up with your girl, it ended in tears,
  Vincent Van Gogh, go and mail that ear." - "Hey Ladies"

• "There's more to me than you'll ever know,
  And I got more hits than Sadaharu Oh" - "Hey Ladies"

• "Rapid fire Louie, like Rambo got bullets
  I'ma die harder, like my kid Bruce Willis" - "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun"

• "Predetermined destiny is who I am
  You got your finger on the trigger like the Son of Sam" - "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun"

• "I am like "Clockwork Orange", goin' off on the town
  I've got homeboys bonanza to beat your ass down" - "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun"

• "First I drink, then I got drunk
  I barfed, and then I stunk
  I'm short, but I can dunk
  And my dick is a tree trunk" - "Car Thief (demo version)"

• "I'm a writer, a poet, a genius; I know it
  I don't buy cheeba; I grow it." - "Car Thief"

• "You're all mixed up like pasta primavera
  Yo, why'd you throw that chair at Geraldo Rivera, man?" - "What Comes Around"

• "I've got more stories than JD's got Salinger
  I hold the title, and you are the challenger" - "Shadrach"

• "Pickpocket gangsters paying their debts
  Caught a bullet in the lung from Bernhard Goetz" - "Stop That Train"

• "I ride around town cuz my ride is fly
  I shot a man in Brooklyn just to watch him die" - "Hello Brooklyn"

• "Girl, you should be with me, you should drop that bum
  Cuz I got more flavor than Fruit Striped Gum" - "Lay It On Me"

Check Your Head

• "Money Mark, you know he's not having it,
  Just give him some wood and he'll build you a cabinet." - "Finger Lickin' Good"

• "`Professor, whats another word for pirates' treasure?`
  `Why I think it's booty!`" - "Professor Booty"

• "You shoulda' never started something you couldn't finish,
  'Cause writing rhymes to me is like Popeye to spinach." - "Professor Booty"

Ill Communication (1994)

• I've got more rhymes than I've got grey hairs
  And that's a lot because I've got my share
  • Sure Shot

• I want to say a little something that's long overdue
  The disrespect to women has got to be through
  To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends
  I want to offer my love and respect to the end
  • Sure Shot

Hello Nasty

• "Sometimes I like to brag, sometimes I'm soft spoken,
  And when I'm in Holland I eat the pannenkoeken." - "Super Disco Breakin`"

• "I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast,
  But I'm intercontinental when I eat French toast." - "The Move"

• Have you seen what I mean,
  I'm the little gnome that's in your dreams."
  • Remote Control

• So I got a little something for your pay-per-view,
  Like Don King I've got the crazy hair do.
  • Remote Control

• "Well ice is cold and fire's hot." - "Unite"

• If you try to knock me you'll get mocked
  I'll stir fry you in my wok

I like my sugar with coffee and cream" -

• • Intergalactic

• If you got bad breath then maybe try scope
  And if you wash your ass you best use soap
  • Unite

• So kick off your shoes and put on your swim fins
  'Cause when it comes to quarries I'm known to swim
  • Body Movin

The Sounds of Science

• "Well it might sound odd, it might sound corny,
  But here's some sex rhymes for those that are horny." - "Boomin' Granny"

• "A sassy, sophisticated, sexy lady,
  Well I'm twenty-six, and you're eighty." - "Boomin` Granny"

• "Because I saw you at the checkout line,
  You dropped your coupons, and you were lookin' fine." - "Boomin` Granny"

• "Sophisticated, and so mature,
  I couldn't really care if you were fifty, or seventy-four." - "Boomin' Granny"

• Dip dip dive, so-socialize
  Open up your ears, and clean out your eyes.
  • "Alive"

To the 5 Boroughs

• "All you Trekkies and TV addicts
  Don't mean to diss don't mean to bring static
  All you Klingons in your grandma's house
  Grab your backstreet friend and get loud" - "Ch-Check It Out"

• "I said Doc, what's the condition,
  I'm a man that's on a mission,
  He said son, you'd better listen,
  Stuck in your ass is an electrician." - "Ch-Check It Out"

• "I went to get a loan and they asked my race,
  I wrote down human inside the space,
  It's a disgrace how they try to debase,
  It ain't the banks damn business how my lineage trace." - "Right Right Now Now"

• "Hey could you please pass me the peas,
  And let me get a tissue if you think your'e gonna sneeze." - "Rhyme The Rhyme Well"

• "Adrock, A.K.A.,
  Sharp cheddar, my rhymes are better." - "Triple Trouble"

• "Which one of you schnooks took my rhyme book? Look,
  Give it back, you're wicky wack." - "Hey Fuck You"

• "I've got billions and billions of rhymes to flex,
  'Cause I've got more rhymes than Carl Sagan's got turtlenecks." - "Hey Fuck You"

• "Your rhymes are fake like a Canal Street watch,
  You're hearing me and you're like `Oh my god it's Sasquatch!`" - "Hey Fuck You"

• "I don't care what you heard, or care what you seen,
  I swear it wasn't me in Bear magazine,
  Because I'm not that hairy, oh contrary." - "Oh Word?"

• "What'chu talkin' 'bout Willis? Who the illest?
  You know my name's Adam, stop callin' me Phyllis." - "The Brouhaha"

• "I'm the one that won that dance contest,
  'Cause you know I dance the best." - "All Lifestyles"

• "Like George Whipple on New York 1,
  Got a hairy ass and that's no fun!." - "That`s It That`s All"

Dance Moves

• "October 31st, that is my date of birth,
  I got to the party and I did the Smurf." -The New Style

• "I do the Smurf, the Popeye, and the Jerry Lewis,
  I like Bullwinkle but I don't like Moose." - Posse In Effect

• "Mike D.'s day off everyday of the week,
  I got to the party and I did the Freak" - Posse In Effect

• "Because you're pud-slapping, ball-flapping, got that juice,
  My name's Mike D. and I can do that Jerry Lewis." - Hold It Now - Hit It

• "The Patty Duke, the Wrench, and then I bust the Tango,
  Got more rhymes than Jamaica got mangos." - Shake Your Rump

• "Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll,
  I did the Doo-Wah Diddy and bust 'em with the Pre-Roll." - 3-Minute Rule

• "I am known to do the Wop,
  Also known for the Flintstone Flop." - Intergalactic

• "I wanna do the Freak until the break of dawn,
  Tell me party people, is that so wrong?" - Body` Movin

• "Now I'm a break it down to the brass tacks,
  Do the Biz Mark dance and the Cabbage Patch." - Alive

• "Well I'm a freaky streaker like Winnie the Pooh,
  T-shirt and no pants and I dance the Bugaloo." - That`s It That`s All

External links

• Beastie Boys Official Site