The first time I heard the Beastie Boys I was fucking hooked, and I grew up in the 90′s not knowing who the fuck they were. Their sound is completely unique to them, their delivery is completely original.

Don’t even say Run DMC does the same thing, they combine rock and roll with hip hop in a similar way, Run and DMC would go back and forth on verses in a similar way, but no one sounds like the Beastie Boys.

I was going through a time where I was sick of modern music, sick of every damn club track, every gangbanger track, and I found them. They didn’t rap about super political topics, they weren’t really lyrically driven, but they were so full of energy, so full of style and so completely fun to listen to, they deserve the praise they get. You obviously can’t get over the fact that they’re white.

Look at the other white rappers in this article. No one gives a fuck about most of them, not even white people. I hate this “Whites only like this guy because he’s white,” really?? Because I’m pretty sure Vanilla Ice was in demand for about 6 months before the world shunned him out. The WORLD, it’s not like only black people didn’t like him.

A million white rappers try their hand at becoming famous every god damn day that you never hear about. Before the excuse was, “Well, Vanilla Ice was so terrible, no one takes white rappers seriously anymore.” Now the excuse is, “Well, Eminem raised the bar so god damn high, no white rapper can even get a shot anymore.” Only pussies make excuses, and if a rapper does “make it,” you’re just ignorant if you’re gonna say it’s because of his color.

…..Didn’t Kanye go triple platinum?

Ha ha

I’m betting it was Ricky Powell.

I don’t think they really lost any respect from it, but maybe my memory is bad. I was a huge X Clan fan but putting sophomore efforts against sophomore efforts, Derelicts of Dialect is a masterpiece compared to Xodus.

3rd Bass to me wins the crown of first really tight white MCs. Richie Rich on the wheels? SD50s and Sam Sever on production? You can’t go wrong.

But, to add to the rumor mill. One guy I knew about 10 years ago who was close with 3rd Bass’s first DJ (Nite) told me that one of the dudes from Beastie Boys actually went to Serch’s house and plastered the place with eggs one night. The whole Beasties vs. 3rd Bass thing was over 3rd Bass trying to prove their legitimacy too much (ala “Product of the Environment,” which was a dope track regardless).

YEEEAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCFJX_uunmU

once they are established they dont want to take the chance of hurting their image..there isnt any value in battling or beefing lyrically with another rapper.

thats all he did fromlime 1995-1999
(i’m sure 99.9% of the battles were against “street” black rappers)
And he won all the time.

–He is done with that shit..He doesnt need to prove anything anymore.
He is worth MILLIONS!!!!