Exploring the Sonic Cocktail of Beastie Boys’ PAUL’S BOUTIQUE
The Beastie Boys have had quite the career. From being a scrappy hardcore band of “Egg Raid on Mojo”, to hip hop pioneers of “Cooky Puss” to one of the biggest rap groups of all time on “Fight For Your Right to Party”, “Sabotage” and “Intergalactic”. But despite being seen as a flop on release, their most definitive statement remains 1989’s Paul’s Boutique with its stellar singles “Shake Your Rump”, “Hey Ladies” and “Shadrach”. A follow up to the world-conquering frat-tastic License to Ill, it joined De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising and A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory as the moment where hip hop chilled out, signalling the future rise of alternative hip hop. It made use of samples in a way that never had been heard before and never would again. But how did it all come together? How did they get away with sampling The Beatles? How did three Jewish kids from Brooklyn create one of the important albums in 80s Hip Hop? This is the story of Paul’s Boutique.
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Soundtrack:
Luar – Anchor (https://soundcloud.com/luarbeats)
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Before Paul’s Boutique
05:24 Full Clout
08:46 Paul’s Boutique
14:19 The Ending
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