The recording industry didn’t understand Paul’s Boutique, Beastie Boys’ sophomore album.
Their record label didn’t either.
Hip-hop fans, however, clearly understood it.
The Beasties go as the beat goes, as the sounds move them. This was keeping every offering fresh and rhyme-centric. Boutique is an amazingly blatant mishmash of break beats produced by Dust Brothers (E.Z. Mike and King Gizmo).
The album’s music is made entirely of, arguably, the most eclectic samples ever used. On each track here the New York-bread trio bounce off one another stylistically.
“High Plains Drifter” and “Shadrach” are perfect examples, two among many on this LP that will make you want to spin on your back with cardboard beneath you.
Listen to “3-Minute Rule” and “Shake Your Rump”, and try not to nod your head. It’s not possible unless you hate Hip Hop music.
Anyone who expected MCA, Ad-Rock, and Mike D to duplicate License to Ill wasn’t paying attention to their riled-up randomness or how influenced they were by their production.
R.I.P. MCA | THIS ENT
[By Mr. Joe Walker]
On August 11, 2023, we will join Sixman in Grand Rapids, MI for HIP HOP 50Th Anniversary Music Fest live at top-rated venue The Pyramid Scheme!
Celebrating this cultural milestone, Sixman will close out a stacked lineup of Nappy Head Assassins, J.Rob, Manchild, Loudchief, Zero, Gwopped Up Speedy, Alfie Da Great, Huff the Goat, WUZEE, Sonny Ski, D.E.S., Sha Dow, Adrian Wright, Dj Ill One, DJ Kapp, Dj Seven Eightz, and DJ Kokn, with industry favorite MR. 1204 serving as host.
Sponsored by WYCE, NOXX and COOKIES GR, Wasted Brand Clothing, Debo Scotty (Power Moves Only), Vitale’s On Leonard, THIS ENT, and Feeding America (West Michigan), Sixman is encouraging attendees to bring a non-perishable food item to help feed the less fortunate in the community.
With this once-in-a-lifetime event Sixman and everyone involved are upholding the charitable nature of Hip Hop’s origin at 1520 Sedwick Ave in Bronx, NY fifty years ago.
