Though they began as a somewhat of a joke, the Beastie Boys have evolved into one of the most popular and influential musical groups of the '90s. From their roots as an amateur hardcore band through their early years as a juvenile frat-boy rap group, to their current period of groundbreaking musical innovation combined with entrepreneurship and social activism, the Beastie Boys have managed to consistently improve their style and image, making them the most respected white hip-hop group of all-time and one of the most successful alternative bands of the 1990s. The Beastie Boys began in New York 1981 as a Black Flag-influenced hardcore band comprising four wealthy Manhattan teenagers who met via the local club scene: vocalist Michael Diamond ("Mike D"), bassist Adam Yauch ("MCA," also known as Nathanial Hornblower), guitarist John Berry, and drummer Kate Schellenbach. After recording the Polywog Stew EP for local indie Ratcage Records and opening for bands like the Misfits, the group was torn apart when Berry and Schellenbach abruptly quit. (Schellenbach resurfaced, much later, in the Beastie Boys protege band Luscious Jackson.) With the addition of ex-Young and the Useless bassist Adam Horovitz ("Ad-Rock") -- the son of playwright Israel Horovitz -- the re-formulated Beastie Boys recorded the 1983 single "Cookie Puss," a goofy, simple hip-hop tune ... Continue here Seth Hindin

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