Editing Beastie Boys (section)

== History ==
=== 1979–1983: Formation and early years ===
Prior to forming the Beastie Boys, [[Mike D|Michael Diamond]] was part of a number of bands such as the [[Walden School (New York City)|Walden]] Jazz Band, and BAN. The Young Aborigines formed in 1979. In 1981, when Young Aborigines bassist Jeremy Shatan left New York City for the summer, the remaining members Diamond, [[John Berry (Beastie Boys)|John Berry]] and [[Kate Schellenbach]] began to perform as the Beastie Boys with [[Adam Yauch]].<ref name="Beastiemania timeline">{{cite web|url=http://beastiemania.com/timeline/ |title=Timeline |publisher=Beastiemania.com |access-date=June 3, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611025716/http://www.beastiemania.com/timeline/ |archive-date=June 11, 2012 }}</ref>

In a 2007 interview with [[Charlie Rose]], Yauch recalled that it was Berry who suggested the name the Beastie Boys.<ref name="rose2007">{{cite episode |series=Charlie Rose |network=PBS |date=28 August 2007 |url=https://charlierose.com/episodes/24612 |title=Beastie Boys; Bill Flanagan – Charlie Rose |last=Rose |first=Charlie (host) |access-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726155608/https://charlierose.com/episodes/24612 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although the band stated that "Beastie" is an acronym standing for "Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence",<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8482716/beastie-boys-remember-adam-mca-yauch-share-origins-of-name-fallon|title=Beastie Boys Remember Adam 'MCA' Yauch, Share Origins of Their 'Stupid Name' on 'Fallon'|magazine=Billboard|date=1 November 2018|access-date=27 December 2018|author=Brandle, Lars|archive-date=November 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101204314/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8482716/beastie-boys-remember-adam-mca-yauch-share-origins-of-name-fallon|url-status=live}}</ref> in the Charlie Rose interview, both Yauch and Diamond acknowledged that the acronym was an "[[backronym|afterthought]]" conceived after the name was chosen.<ref name="rose2007" /> The band supported [[Bad Brains]], the [[Dead Kennedys]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Pollicino |first=Raul |url=http://www.beastiemania.com/gigog/show.php?g=19830706 |title=Gigography |publisher=BeastieMania.com |date=July 6, 1983 |access-date=December 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225185940/http://www.beastiemania.com/gigog/show.php?g=19830706 |archive-date=December 25, 2008 }}</ref> the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Pollicino|first=Raul|url=http://www.beastiemania.com/gigog/show.php?g=19820625|title=Gigography|publisher=BeastieMania.com|date=June 25, 1982|access-date=December 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123065116/http://beastiemania.com/gigog/show.php?g=19820625|archive-date=November 23, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Reagan Youth]] at venues such as [[CBGB]], A7, [[Trude Heller's]] and [[Max's Kansas City]], playing at the latter venue on its closing night. In November 1982, the Beastie Boys recorded the [[7-inch]] EP ''[[Polly Wog Stew]]'' at 171A studios, an early recorded example of [[New York hardcore]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Zwickel|first1=Jonathan A.|title=Beastie Boys: A Musical Biography: A Musical Biography|date=2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313365591|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zaj7mCy0ZqgC&q=Polly+Wog+Stew+early+hardcore&pg=PA15|access-date=November 8, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625152122/https://books.google.com/books?id=zaj7mCy0ZqgC&q=Polly+Wog+Stew+early+hardcore&pg=PA15|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hampton |first1=Chris |title=A video guide to Beastie Boys' hardcore punk years {{!}} Chart Attack |url=http://www.chartattack.com/features/2016/05/20/remembering-when-the-beastie-boys-were-hardcore-punks/ |website=Chart Attack |access-date=June 27, 2017 |date=May 20, 2016 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221005723/http://www.chartattack.com/features/2016/05/20/remembering-when-the-beastie-boys-were-hardcore-punks/ |archive-date=December 21, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hidden Gems: Beastie Boys' "Aglio E Olio" EP |url=http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2012/04/12/hidden-gems-beastie-boys-aglio-e-olio-ep/ |website=www.magnetmagazine.com |date=April 12, 2012 |access-date=June 27, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630023059/http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2012/04/12/hidden-gems-beastie-boys-aglio-e-olio-ep/ |archive-date=June 30, 2017 }}</ref>

On November 13, 1982, the Beastie Boys played Philip Pucci's birthday for the purposes of his short concert film, ''Beastie''.<ref name=pucci>{{cite web|url=http://www.philippucci.com/shorts/beastie.html |title=Philip Pucci&nbsp;– Shorts&nbsp;– Beastie |access-date=May 5, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426180936/http://www.philippucci.com/shorts/beastie.html |archive-date=April 26, 2012|website=www.philippucci.com }}</ref> Pucci held the concert in [[Bard College]]'s Preston Drama Dance Department Theatre. This performance marked the Beastie Boys' first on-screen appearance in a published motion picture. Pucci's concept for ''Beastie'' was to distribute a mixture of both a half dozen 16&nbsp;mm [[Bell & Howell]] Filmo cameras, and 16&nbsp;mm [[Bolex]] cameras to audience members and ask that they capture the Beastie Boys performance from the audience's own point of view while a master sync sound camera filmed from the balcony of the abandoned theater where the performance was held.<ref name=pucci/> The opening band for that performance was [[the Young and the Useless]], which featured [[Ad-Rock|Adam Horovitz]] as the lead singer. A one-minute clip of ''Beastie'' was subsequently excerpted and licensed by the Beastie Boys for use in the "Egg Raid on Mojo" segment of the "Skills to Pay the Bills" long-form home video released by [[Capitol Records]]. "Skills to Pay the Bills" later went on to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Berry left the group in 1982 (later forming Thwig, Big Fat Love and Bourbon Deluxe) and was replaced by Horovitz, who had become close friends with the Beastie Boys.

The band also recorded and then performed its first hip hop track, "[[Cooky Puss]]", based on a [[prank call]] by the group to a [[Carvel (restaurant)|Carvel Ice Cream]] franchise in 1983.<ref name="nymag">{{cite web|last1=Barshad |first1=Amos |title=Rude Boys |url=https://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/beastie-boys-2011-5/ |website=NYMag.com |access-date=June 20, 2017 |page=2 |date=April 24, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301015036/http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/beastie-boys-2011-5/ |archive-date=March 1, 2017 }}</ref> It was a part of the new lineup's first EP, also called ''Cooky Puss'', which was the first piece of work that showed their incorporation of the underground [[rap]] phenomenon and the use of samples. It quickly became a hit in New York underground dance clubs and night clubs. After "Beastie Revolution" was later sampled in a [[British Airways]] commercial, the Beastie Boys threatened to sue them over the use of the song, and the airline immediately paid them $40,000 in royalties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/232195/beastie-boys-book-by-michael-diamond---adam-horovitz/|title=Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz: 9780812995541 &#124; PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books|website=PenguinRandomhouse.com|access-date=January 14, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125193625/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/232195/beastie-boys-book-by-michael-diamond---adam-horovitz/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 1984–1987: Def Jam years and ''Licensed to Ill'' ===
Following the success of "Cooky Puss", the band began to incorporate rap into their sets. They hired a DJ for their live shows, [[New York University]] student [[Rick Rubin]], who began producing records soon thereafter. "I met Mike first," Rubin recalled. "I thought he was an arrogant asshole. Through spending time with the Beasties I grew to see that they had this great sense of humor. It wasn't that they were assholes, and even if it was, they were funny with it."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Rees|title=The Q Interview: Rick Rubin|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|date=October 2009|page=96}}</ref> Rubin formed [[Def Jam Recordings]] with  [[Russell Simmons]], and approached the band about producing them for his new label. As the band was transitioning to hip hop, Schellenbach was fired in 1984,<ref name="forget">{{cite book|last1=Forget|first1=Thomas|title=The Beastie Boys|date=2006|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=9781404205192|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XwbGK6MTjQgC&q=Schellenbach+left+the+band+in+1984&pg=PA12|access-date=November 8, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625153006/https://books.google.com/books?id=XwbGK6MTjQgC&q=Schellenbach+left+the+band+in+1984&pg=PA12|url-status=live}}</ref> with Diamond taking over on drums. In their 2018 memoir, Ad-Rock expressed regret for firing Schellenbach, which he attributed to her not fitting with the "new tough-rapper-guy identity".<ref name="nypostpenis">{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2018/10/21/the-beastie-boys-have-kept-a-giant-penis-is-storage-for-30-years/|title=The Beastie Boys have kept a giant penis in storage for 30 years|last=Phull|first=Hardeep|date=2018-10-21|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11|archive-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416192645/https://nypost.com/2018/10/21/the-beastie-boys-have-kept-a-giant-penis-is-storage-for-30-years/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Beastie_Boys_logo_(1985-1986).png|thumb|left|Logo used circa 1985–1987]]

The band's 12-inch single "[[Rock Hard (song)|Rock Hard]]" (1984) was the second Def Jam record crediting Rubin as producer (the first was "It's Yours" by [[T La Rock]] and [[Jazzy Jay]]). During 1985, the group was the supporting act of [[the Virgin Tour]], [[Madonna]]'s first concert series.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Peters |first1=Mitchell |title=Watch Ad-Rock Discuss Beastie Boys Opening for Madonna, Refuse to Touch a Fish on 'Tonight Show' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6516809/watch-ad-rock-discuss-beastie-boys-opening-for-madonna-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 20, 2017 |date=March 28, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612141946/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6516809/watch-ad-rock-discuss-beastie-boys-opening-for-madonna-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show |archive-date=June 12, 2017}}</ref> On July 22, 1986,  the Beastie Boys opened for [[John Lydon]]'s post-[[Sex Pistols]] band [[Public Image Ltd.]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/beastie_boys/1875933653/in/set-72157600129157602/ |title=Fader magazine 2 sur Flickr : partage de photos ! |date=October 30, 2005 |publisher=Flickr.com |access-date=December 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106034412/http://www.flickr.com/photos/beastie_boys/1875933653/in/set-72157600129157602/ |archive-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref> They headlined with [[Fishbone]] and [[Murphy's Law (band)|Murphy's Law]] with [[DJ Hurricane]], and later in the year the group was on the ''Raising Hell'' tour with [[Run-DMC]], [[Whodini]], [[LL Cool J]], and the [[Timex Social Club]]. Thanks to this exposure, "Hold It Now, Hit It" charted on ''Billboard''{{'}}s US R&B and dance charts.<ref name="bbhotrnb">{{cite web|title=Beastie Boys – Chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/280828/beastie+boys/chart?f=367 |website=www.billboard.com |access-date=June 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317235128/http://www.billboard.com/artist/280828/beastie%20boys/chart?f=367 |archive-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref> "[[She's on It]]" from the ''[[Krush Groove]]'' soundtrack continued in a rap/metal vein while a double A-side 12", "[[Paul Revere (song)|Paul Revere]]/The New Style", was released at the end of the year.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

The band recorded ''[[Licensed to Ill]]'' in 1986 and released it on November 15, 1986. The album was favorably reviewed by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine. ''Licensed to Ill'' became one of the best-selling rap albums of the 1980s and the first rap album to go number 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, where it stayed for five weeks. It also reached number 2 on the Top R&B album chart.<ref name="rnbalbums">{{cite magazine|title=Beastie Boys – Chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/280828/Beastie+Boys/chart?f=333 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121032638/http://www.billboard.com/artist/280828/Beastie%20Boys/chart?f=333 |archive-date=November 21, 2016}}</ref> It was Def Jam's fastest selling debut record to date and sold over nine-million copies. The fourth single, "[[(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)]]", reached number 7 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Although the group has sold over 26-million records in the US, this is their only single to peak in the US top ten or top twenty. The accompanying video (directed by [[Ric Menello]] and [[Adam Dubin]]<ref name=mtv>{{cite news|first=Gil |last=Kaufman |title=Beastie Boys Video Director Ric Menello Dead at 60 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1702970/beastie-boys-director-ric-menello/ |publisher=[[MTV.com]] |date=March 4, 2013 |access-date=March 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118083926/http://www.mtv.com/news/1702970/beastie-boys-director-ric-menello/ |archive-date=November 18, 2014}}</ref><ref name=spin2>{{cite news|first=Marc |last=Hogan |title=Ric Menello, Beastie Boys Video Director, Dies at 60 |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/03/beastie-boys-ric-menello-video-director-fight-right-party-dies-obit/ |work=[[Spin Magazine]] |date=March 5, 2013 |access-date=March 17, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516044703/https://www.spin.com/2013/03/beastie-boys-ric-menello-video-director-fight-right-party-dies-obit// |archive-date=May 16, 2013}}</ref>) became an MTV staple.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Halperin |first1=Shirley |title=How the Beastie Boys Revolutionized Music Videos |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/adam-yauch-death-beastie-boys-videos-mtv-321720 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=June 20, 2017 |date=May 9, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012051528/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/adam-yauch-death-beastie-boys-videos-mtv-321720 |archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref> Another song from the album, "[[No Sleep till Brooklyn]]", peaked at number 14 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19870607/7501/ |website=www.officialcharts.com |access-date=June 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608142537/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19870607/7501/ |archive-date=June 8, 2016 }}</ref>

The band took the ''Licensed to Ill'' tour around the world the following year. The tour was troubled by lawsuits and arrests, with the band accused of provoking the crowd. This culminated in a notorious gig at the [[Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool]], England, on May 30, 1987, that erupted into a riot approximately 10 minutes after the group hit the stage and the arrest of Adam Horovitz by [[Merseyside Police]]. He was charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beastie Boy Seized After Concert Melee |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/02/arts/beastie-boy-seized-after-concert-melee.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=June 20, 2017 |date=June 2, 1987 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524203017/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/02/arts/beastie-boy-seized-after-concert-melee.html |archive-date=May 24, 2015 }}</ref>

===1988–1989: Move to Capitol Records and ''Paul's Boutique''===
In 1988, the Beastie Boys appeared in ''[[Tougher Than Leather (film)|Tougher Than Leather]]'', a film directed by Rubin as a [[star vehicle]] for [[Run-DMC|Run-D.M.C.]] and Def Jam Recordings. After Def Jam stopped paying them for work they had already done and were owed money for, the Beastie Boys left Def Jam and signed with [[Capitol Records]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Diamond |first1=Michael |title=Beastie Boys Book |last2=Horovitz |first2=Adam |publisher=Random House |year=2018 |isbn=9780812995541 |chapter=The Fallout}}</ref>

The second Beastie Boys album, ''[[Paul's Boutique]]'', was released on July 25, 1989. Produced by the [[Dust Brothers]], it blends eclectic [[Sampling (music)|samples]] and has been described as an early work of [[Alternative hip-hop|experimental hip hop]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Braiker|first=Brian|date=2012-05-04|title=Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, known as MCA, dead at 47|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/may/04/beastie-boys-adam-yauch-dead|access-date=2020-05-20|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526190215/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/may/04/beastie-boys-adam-yauch-dead|url-status=live}}</ref> It failed to match the sales of ''Licensed to Ill,<ref name=":0" />'' reaching number 14 on the US album charts,''<ref name="bb200">{{cite web|title=Beastie Boys – Chart history – Billboard 200|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/280828/Beastie%20Boys/chart?f=305|website=www.billboard.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416222635/http://www.billboard.com/artist/280828/Beastie%20Boys/chart?f=305|archive-date=April 16, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref>'' but later attracted acclaim;<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2013-03-12|title=How the Beastie Boys Made Their Masterpiece|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-the-beastie-boys-made-their-masterpiece-186788/|access-date=2021-03-15|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928024554/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-the-beastie-boys-made-their-masterpiece-186788/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it number 156 on its list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=156) Paul's Boutique|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6599020/156_pauls_boutique|date=November 1, 2003|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205053912/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6599020/156_pauls_boutique|archive-date=December 5, 2009|access-date=December 7, 2009}}</ref> It also made it onto the [[Apple Music 100 Best Albums]] list at number 48.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Music 100 Best Albums |url=https://100best.music.apple.com/us |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Apple Music 100 Best Albums |language=en-US}}</ref>

===1990–1997: ''Check Your Head'' and ''Ill Communication''===
[[File:Beastie-boys.jpg|thumb|300px|The Beastie Boys at Club Citta Kawasaki, Japan, on the ''Check Your Head'' tour, 1992]]
''[[Check Your Head]]'' was recorded in the band's [[G-Son Studios|G-Son studio]] in [[Atwater Village, California]], and released on its [[Grand Royal]] record label.<ref name="weiss">{{cite web|last1=Weiss|first1=Jeff|title=Why The Beastie Boys' Check Your Head Is Still Rap-Rock's Greatest Masterpiece|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/why-the-beastie-boys-check-your-head-is-still-rap-rocks-greatest-masterpiece-8144874|website=L.A. Weekly|access-date=June 20, 2017|date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=December 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207034734/http://www.laweekly.com/music/why-the-beastie-boys-check-your-head-is-still-rap-rocks-greatest-masterpiece-8144874|url-status=live}}</ref> The band was influenced to play instruments on this album by Dutch group [[Urban Dance Squad]]; with Mike D on drums, Yauch on bass, Horovitz on guitar and Mark Ramos Nishita ("[[Money Mark|Keyboard Money Mark]]") on keyboards. [[Mario Caldato, Jr.]], who had helped in the production of ''Paul's Boutique'', engineered the record and became a longtime collaborator. ''Check Your Head'' was released in 1992 and was certified double Platinum in the US and peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="bb200"/> The single "[[So What'cha Want]]" reached number 93 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="hot100">{{cite web|title=Beastie Boys – Chart history – Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/280828/Beastie%20Boys/chart?f=379|website=www.billboard.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408132935/http://www.billboard.com/artist/280828/beastie%20boys/chart?f=379|archive-date=April 8, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> and charted on both the Rap and [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Chart]],<ref name="cyhsingles">{{cite web|title=Billboard singles |url=https://www.allmusic.com:80/album/check-your-head-mw0000279571/awards |website=allmusic |access-date=June 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410000937/http://www.allmusic.com/album/check-your-head-mw0000279571/awards |archive-date=April 10, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while the album's first single, "[[Pass the Mic]]", peaked at number 38 on the Hot Dance Music chart.<ref name="cyhsingles"/> The album also introduced a more experimental direction, with [[funk]] and [[jazz]] inspired songs including "Lighten Up" and "[[Something's Got to Give (song)|Something's Got to Give]]". The band returned to their hardcore punk roots for the song "Time for Livin'", a cover of a 1974 [[Sly and the Family Stone]] song. The addition of instruments and the harder rock sound of the album could be considered a precursor to the [[nu metal]] genre of music to come out in the later half of the 1990s.<ref name="weiss"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Vinyl of The Week: Check Your Head by The Beastie Boys|url=http://life.topgolf.com/article/526/vinyl-of-the-week-check-your-head-by-the-beastie-boys|website=Toplife|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625054206/http://life.topgolf.com/article/526/vinyl-of-the-week-check-your-head-by-the-beastie-boys|archive-date=June 25, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Oral History of Frontline, Pioneers of the NYC Hardcore X Graffiti Scene|url=https://massappeal.com/frontline-new-york-hard-core-grafitti-oral-history-urban-styles/|website=Mass Appeal|access-date=October 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018164430/https://massappeal.com/frontline-new-york-hard-core-grafitti-oral-history-urban-styles/|archive-date=October 18, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Beastie Boys signed an eclectic roster of artists to their [[Grand Royal]] label, including [[Luscious Jackson]], [[Sean Lennon]], and Australian artist [[Ben Lee]]. The group owned Grand Royal Records until 2001. Grand Royal's first independent release was Luscious Jackson's album ''[[In Search of Manny]]'' in 1993. Also in 1993, the band contributed the track "It's the New Style" (with [[DJ Hurricane]]) to the AIDS benefit album ''[[No Alternative]]'', produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]].<ref>{{Cite news|work=CNN |title=WorldBeat Spotlight - Red Hot + burning with a cause|date=September 3, 1999 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9909/03/wb.redhot/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620181812/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9909/03/wb.redhot/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 20, 2024|first=Brooke|last=Alexander}}</ref>

The Beastie Boys also published ''Grand Royal Magazine'', which ran for six issues between 1993 and 1997,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Estes |first=Adam Clark |date=2012-05-04 |title=Remembering Grand Royal, the Beastie Boys' Brief, Brilliant Magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2012/05/remembering-grand-royal-beastie-boys-brief-brilliant-magazine/328389/|language=en}}</ref> the first issue featuring a cover story on [[Bruce Lee]], artwork by [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], and interviews with [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] and [[A Tribe Called Quest]]'s MC [[Q-Tip (rapper)|Q-Tip]].{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} The 1995 issue of the magazine contained a piece on the [[mullet (haircut)|mullet]]. The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' cites this as the first published use of the term, along with the lyrics from the band's 1994 song, "Mullet Head". That term was not heard in the 1980s, even though that decade has retroactively been hailed as the mullet's peak in popularity. The ''OED'' says that the term was "apparently coined, and certainly popularized, by US hip-hop group Beastie Boys".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/253382|title=mullet, n.9|work=Oxford English Dictionary|access-date=July 23, 2014|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121026/http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/253382|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Ill Communication]]'', released in 1994, saw the Beastie Boys' return to the top of the charts when the album debuted at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="bb200"/> and peaked at number 2 on the R&B/hip hop album chart.<ref name="rnbalbums"/> The single "[[Sabotage (Beastie Boys song)|Sabotage]]" became a hit on the [[modern rock]] charts and the music video, directed by [[Spike Jonze]], received extensive play on MTV.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/1267/index2.html |title=Spike Jonze Unmasked |first=Ethan |last=Smith |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |year=2012 |access-date=August 31, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021035935/http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/1267/index2.html |archive-date=October 21, 2012 }}</ref> Also in 1994, the band released ''[[Some Old Bullshit]]'', featuring the band's early independent material, which made it to number 46 on the ''Billboard'' Independent Albums chart.<ref>{{cite book|title=Billboard|date=August 1, 1998|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=92|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Some+Old+Bullshit%22+independent+chart&pg=PA92|access-date=November 8, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625153010/https://books.google.com/books?id=8wkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Some+Old+Bullshit%22+independent+chart&pg=PA92|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Beastie Boys headlined at [[Lollapalooza]]—an American travelling music festival—in 1994, together with [[the Smashing Pumpkins]]. In addition, the band performed three concerts (in Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C.) to raise money for the [[Milarepa Fund]] and dedicated the [[royalties]] from "[[Shambala (Beastie Boys song)|Shambala]]" and "Bodhisattva Vow" from ''Ill Communication'' to the cause. The Milarepa Fund aims to raise awareness of [[Tibet]]an human rights issues and the exile of the [[14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]]. In 1996, Yauch organized the largest rock benefit show since 1985's [[Live Aid]] – the [[Tibetan Freedom Concert]], a two-day festival at [[Golden Gate Park]] in San Francisco that attracted over 100,000 attendees.<ref name="rs96">{{cite magazine|last1=Stolder |first1=Steven |title=Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins Headline Tibetan Freedom Concert |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beastie-boys-smashing-pumpkins-headline-tibetan-freedom-concert-in-san-francisco-19960808 |access-date=June 20, 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 8, 1996 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227125603/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beastie-boys-smashing-pumpkins-headline-tibetan-freedom-concert-in-san-francisco-19960808 |archive-date=February 27, 2016 }}</ref>

In 1995, the popularity of the Beastie Boys was underlined when tickets for an arena tour went on sale in the US and [[Madison Square Garden]] and Chicago's [[Allstate Arena|Rosemont Horizon]] sold out within 30 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beastie Boys guest program 2007 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2007/beastieboys2.htm |website=www.abc.net.au |access-date=June 20, 2017 |date=March 31, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825004135/http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2007/beastieboys2.htm |archive-date=August 25, 2007 }}</ref> One dollar from each ticket sold went through Milarepa to local charities in each city on the tour.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Darzin |first1=Dana |title=Beastie Boys Deliver a Mixed Bag in New York |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beastie-boys-deliver-a-mixed-bag-in-new-york-19950713 |access-date=June 20, 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=July 13, 1995 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430015850/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beastie-boys-deliver-a-mixed-bag-in-new-york-19950713 |archive-date=April 30, 2016 }}</ref> The Beastie Boys toured South America and Southeast Asia for the first time. The band also released ''[[Aglio e Olio (EP)|Aglio e Olio]]'' (Italian for "Garlic and Oil"), a collection of eight songs lasting just 11 minutes harking back to their punk roots, in 1995. ''[[The In Sound from Way Out! (Beastie Boys album)|The In Sound from Way Out!]]'', a collection of previously released [[jazz]]/[[funk]] instrumentals, was released on Grand Royal in 1996 with the title and artwork a homage to [[The In Sound from Way Out! (Perrey and Kingsley album)|an album]] by electronic pop music pioneers [[Perrey and Kingsley]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

In 1992, the Beastie Boys decided to sample portions of the sound recording of "Choir" by [[James Newton]] in various renditions of their song "Pass the Mic". The band did not obtain a license from Newton to use the composition. Pursuant to their license from ECM Records, the Beastie Boys digitally sampled the opening six seconds of Newton's sound recording of "Choir", and repeated this six-second sample as a background element throughout their song.<ref name=BB_statement>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021202091247/http://www.grandroyal.com/talk/showthread.php?s=&postid=296454&t=3420|url=http://www.grandroyal.com/talk/showthread.php?s=&postid=296454&t=3420|archive-date=December 2, 2002|title=[statement re] james newton case|work=grandroyal.com|author=[[Adam Yauch|Yauch, Adam]]|date=September 17, 2002}}</ref> Newton brought suit, claiming that the band infringed his copyright in the underlying composition of "Choir". The district court granted the Beastie Boys summary judgment.<ref name=legal/> The district court said that no license was required because the three-note segment of "Choir" lacked the requisite originality and was therefore not copyrightable. The decision was affirmed on appeal.<ref name=legal/>

===1998–2001: ''Hello Nasty''===
The Beastie Boys began work on the album ''[[Hello Nasty]]'' at the G-Son studios, Los Angeles in 1995, but continued to produce and record it in New York City after Yauch moved to Manhattan in 1996.<ref name="RollingStone HelloNasty">{{cite magazine|last1=Levy |first1=Joe |title=Beastie Boys discuss 'Hello Nasty.' &#124; Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beastie-boys-get-nasty-19980611 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 11, 1998 |access-date=March 14, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404093603/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beastie-boys-get-nasty-19980611 |archive-date=April 4, 2015 }}</ref> The album displayed a substantial shift in musical feel, with the addition of [[Mix Master Mike]]. The album featured bombastic beats, rap samples, and experimental sounds.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fitzgerald |first1=Trent |title=Beastie Boys' 'Hello Nasty' Album Celebrates 15th Anniversary |url=http://thedrop.fm/beastie-boys-album-hello-nasty-celebrates-15th-anniversary/ |website=TheDrop.fm |date=July 14, 2013 |access-date=June 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110503/http://thedrop.fm/beastie-boys-album-hello-nasty-celebrates-15th-anniversary/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> Released on July 14, 1998, ''Hello Nasty'' earned first week sales of 681,000 in the US<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Latella |first1=Leah |title=The Beastie Boys' Album Covers, Through the Years |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2012/05/04/the-beastie-boys-album-covers/slide/hello-nasty/ |magazine=Time |access-date=June 20, 2017 |date=May 4, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825045844/http://entertainment.time.com/2012/05/04/the-beastie-boys-album-covers/slide/hello-nasty/ |archive-date=August 25, 2012 }}</ref> and went straight to number 1 in the US, the UK, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden.<ref name="bb200"/><ref name="ukcharts">{{cite web|title=UK Official Charts |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10115/beastie%20boys/ |website=OfficialCharts |access-date=June 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602042907/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10115/beastie%20boys/ |archive-date=June 2, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Beastie+Boys&titel=Hello+Nasty&cat=a|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=June 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624025708/http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Beastie+Boys&titel=Hello+Nasty&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=charts.nz – Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Beastie+Boys&titel=Hello+Nasty&cat=a|website=charts.nz|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=June 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616052101/https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Beastie+Boys&titel=Hello+Nasty&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=swedishcharts.com – Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty|url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beastie+Boys&titel=Hello+Nasty&cat=a|website=www.swedishcharts.com|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=June 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610054415/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beastie+Boys&titel=Hello+Nasty&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> The album achieved number 2 rank on the charts in Canada<ref name="canadabb">{{cite web|title=Beastie Boys – Chart history – Canada album chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/280828/Beastie+Boys/chart?f=309 |website=www.billboard.com |access-date=June 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305075742/http://www.billboard.com/artist/280828/beastie%20boys/chart?f=309 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 }}</ref> and Japan,<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:ハロー・ナスティ {{!}} ビースティ・ボーイズ |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/132189/products/262903/1/ |website=ORICON NEWS |access-date=June 20, 2017 |language=ja-JP |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924165330/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/132189/products/262903/1/ |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref> and reached top-ten chart positions in Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Finland, France and Israel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hung |first=Steffen |title=Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty |url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Beastie+Boys&titel=Hello+Nasty&cat=a |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=austriancharts.at}}</ref>

The Beastie Boys won two [[41st Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards in 1999]], receiving the [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album]] for ''Hello Nasty'' as well as the [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]] for "[[Intergalactic (song)|Intergalactic]]".<ref name="grammy">{{cite web|title=Beastie Boys|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/beastie-boys|website=Grammy|access-date=June 20, 2017|date=May 14, 2017|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615031051/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/beastie-boys|url-status=live}}</ref> This was the first time that a band had won awards in both rap and alternative categories.<ref name="Zubia2012" />

At the [[1998 MTV Video Music Awards]], the Beastie Boys won the [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]] for their contributions to music videos.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beastie Boys To Take Home Video Vanguard Award|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1425463/beastie-boys-to-take-home-video-vanguard-award/|website=MTV News|access-date=June 20, 2017|date=September 3, 1998|archive-date=October 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019041042/http://www.mtv.com/news/1425463/beastie-boys-to-take-home-video-vanguard-award/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following year at the [[1999 MTV Video Music Awards]], they also won the award for Best Hip Hop Video for their hit song "Intergalactic".<ref>{{cite web|title=VMA 1999 – MTV Video Music Awards – MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/vma/1999 |website=MTV |access-date=June 20, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417100958/http://www.mtv.com/vma/1999 |archive-date=April 17, 2017 }}</ref> The Beastie Boys used both appearances at the Video Music Awards to make politically charged speeches of considerable length to the sizable MTV audiences.<ref name="mtvlovesmtv">{{cite web|last1=Ganz |first1=Jacob |title=MTV Loves MTV: A Bad Romance |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2010/09/13/129833419/mtv-loves-mtv-a-bad-romance |website=NPR.org |access-date=June 20, 2017 |date=September 13, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412060214/http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2010/09/13/129833419/mtv-loves-mtv-a-bad-romance |archive-date=April 12, 2016 }}</ref> At the 1998 ceremony, Yauch addressed the issue of Muslim people being stereotyped as terrorists and that most people of the Muslim faith are not terrorists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1998/|title=MTV Video Music Awards &#124; 1998 &#124; Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards|work=MTV|date=September 10, 1998|access-date=December 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109090241/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1998/|archive-date=January 9, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> These comments were made in the wake of the [[1998 United States embassy bombings|US Embassy bombings]] that had occurred in both [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] only a month earlier. At the 1999 ceremony in the wake of the horror stories that were coming out of [[Woodstock 99]], Adam Horovitz addressed the fact that there had been many cases of sexual assaults and rapes at the festival, suggesting the need for bands and festivals to pay much more attention to the security details at their concerts.<ref name="mtvlovesmtv"/>

The Beastie Boys started an arena tour in 1998. Through Ian C. Rogers,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pham |first1=Alex |title=Topspin's Ian Rogers: How I met the Beastie Boys |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/09/ian-rogers-how-i-met-the-beastie-boys.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 20, 2017 |date=September 14, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522133547/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/09/ian-rogers-how-i-met-the-beastie-boys.html |archive-date=May 22, 2016 }}</ref> the band made live downloads of their performances available for their fans, but were temporarily thwarted when Capitol Records removed them from its website.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Raftery |first1=Brian |title=How a 40-Year-Old Skater Is Bringing the Punk Credo to Digital Music |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/12/ff-skater-ian-rogers-topspin/ |magazine=WIRED |access-date=June 20, 2017 |date=December 24, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223082649/https://www.wired.com/2012/12/ff-skater-ian-rogers-topspin/ |archive-date=December 23, 2016 }}</ref> The Beastie Boys was one of the first bands to make MP3 downloads available on their website.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nelson|first1=Chris|title=Beasties, Petty Unveil Plans To Market Music in MP3 Format|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/513524/beasties-petty-unveil-plans-to-market-music-in-mp3-format/|website=MTV News|access-date=June 20, 2017|date=April 15, 1999|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119091854/http://www.mtv.com/news/513524/beasties-petty-unveil-plans-to-market-music-in-mp3-format/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Zubia2012">{{cite news|last1=Zubia|first1=Troy Scott|title=Beastie Boys pushed the envelope of music and pop culture|url=http://www.goldminemag.com/articles/beastie-boys-pushed-the-envelope-of-music-and-pop-culture|newspaper=Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia|access-date=June 20, 2017|date=June 20, 2012|archive-date=July 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716111311/http://www.goldminemag.com/articles/beastie-boys-pushed-the-envelope-of-music-and-pop-culture|url-status=live}}</ref> The group got a high level of response and public awareness as a result including a published article in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' on the band's efforts.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Zwickel|first1=Jonathan A.|title=Beastie Boys: A Musical Biography: A Musical Biography|date=2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313365591|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zaj7mCy0ZqgC&pg=PA10920|access-date=January 3, 2019|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726191001/https://books.google.com/books?id=zaj7mCy0ZqgC&pg=PA10920|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Beastie Boys released ''[[Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science|The Sounds of Science]]'', a two-CD anthology of their works in 1999. This album reached number &nbsp;19 on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref name="bb200"/> number 18 in Canada,<ref name="canadabb"/> and number 14 on the R&B/Hip Hop chart.<ref name="bbhotrnb"/> The one new song, the single "[[Alive (Beastie Boys song)|Alive]]", reached number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beastie Boys – Chart history – Alternative Songs chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/280828/Beastie%20Boys/chart?f=377 |website=www.billboard.com |access-date=June 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409195806/http://www.billboard.com/artist/280828/beastie%20boys/chart?f=377 |archive-date=April 9, 2016 }}</ref>

In 2000, the Beastie Boys had planned to co-headline the Rhyme and Reason Tour with [[Rage Against the Machine]] and [[Busta Rhymes]], but the tour was canceled when drummer Mike D sustained a  serious injury due to a bicycle accident.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beasties, Rage Tour Officially Canceled|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=115557|access-date=June 20, 2017|work=ABC News|date=January 6, 2006|archive-date=June 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625054206/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=115557|url-status=live}}</ref> The official diagnosis was fifth-degree [[Separated shoulder|acromioclavicular joint dislocation]]; he needed surgery and extensive rehabilitation. By the time he recovered, Rage Against the Machine had disbanded, although they would reunite seven years later.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Martetschläger |first1=Frank |last2=Kraus |first2=Natascha |last3=Scheibel |first3=Markus |last4=Streich |first4=Jörg |last5=Venjakob |first5=Arne |last6=Maier |first6=Dirk |date=2019-02-08 |title=The Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Dislocation of the Acromioclavicular Joint |journal=Deutsches Ärzteblatt International |volume=116 |issue=6 |pages=89–95 |doi=10.3238/arztebl.2019.0089 |issn=1866-0452 |pmc=6435864 |pmid=30892184}}</ref>

Under the name Country Mike, Mike D recorded an album, ''[[Country Mike's Greatest Hits]]'', and gave it to friends and family for Christmas in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title='Country Mike's Greatest Hits': The Beastie Boys' secret country album|url=http://dangerousminds.net/comments/country_mikes_greatest_hits_the_beastie_boys_secret_country_album|last1=Schneider|first1=Martin|date=March 28, 2017|website=DangerousMinds|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404133919/http://dangerousminds.net/comments/country_mikes_greatest_hits_the_beastie_boys_secret_country_album|archive-date=April 4, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz's side project [[BS 2000]] released ''[[Simply Mortified]]'' in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Simply Mortified – BS 2000 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/simply-mortified-mw0000115578 |website=AllMusic |access-date=June 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911125719/http://www.allmusic.com/album/simply-mortified-mw0000115578 |archive-date=September 11, 2016 }}</ref> In October 2001, after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], the Beastie Boys organized and headlined the New Yorkers Against Violence Concert at the [[Hammerstein Ballroom]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-celebrate-new-york-174053/ |title=Beastie Boys Celebrate New York |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=6 December 2001 |author=Sheffield, Rob |access-date=27 December 2018 |archive-date=December 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228035019/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-celebrate-new-york-174053/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2002–2008: ''To the 5 Boroughs'' and ''The Mix-Up''===
[[File:Beastie Boys at Trans Musicales 2004 in Rennes.jpg|alt=Beastie Boys at Trans Musicales 2004 in Rennes|thumb|The Beastie Boys at Trans Musicales 2004 in Rennes]]
In 2002, Adam Yauch started building a new studio facility, [[Oscilloscope Laboratories]], in downtown [[Manhattan]], New York<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rosen |first1=Christopher |title=Adam Yauch Movies: Oscilloscope Laboratories, MCA's Production Company |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/adam-yauch-movies-oscilloscope-labs_n_1478377.html |access-date=June 20, 2017 |work=Huffington Post |date=May 4, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819190020/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/adam-yauch-movies-oscilloscope-labs_n_1478377.html |archive-date=August 19, 2012 }}</ref> and the band started work on a new album there. The band released a [[protest song]], "[[In a World Gone Mad]]", against the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|2003 Iraq war]] as a free download on several websites, including the Milarepa website, the MTV website, [[MoveOn.org]], and [[Win Without War]].<ref name="rskirk">{{cite magazine|last1=Miller |first1=Kirk |title=Beastie Boys on the Attack |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beastie-boys-on-the-attack-20030403 |access-date=June 20, 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 3, 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507002353/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beastie-boys-on-the-attack-20030403 |archive-date=May 7, 2016 }}</ref> The 19th and 20th Tibetan Freedom Concerts were held in Tokyo and Taipei, the Beastie Boys' first Taiwan appearance. The Beastie Boys also headlined the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Moss|first1=Corey|title=Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers To Headline Coachella|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1470010/beastie-boys-red-hot-chili-peppers-to-headline-coachella/|access-date=June 20, 2017|work=MTV News|date=February 18, 2003|archive-date=July 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730233435/http://www.mtv.com/news/1470010/beastie-boys-red-hot-chili-peppers-to-headline-coachella/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Their single, "Ch-Check It Out", debuted on ''[[The O.C.]]'' in the season 1 episode "The Vegas", which aired April 28, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ch-Check Out 'The O.C.', Beastie Boys|url=http://poststar.com/lifestyles/ch-check-out-the-o-c-beastie-boys/article_ce8f7ce6-e103-5345-82a5-6503e72d4f22.html|website=Glens Falls Post-Star|access-date=June 20, 2017|date=April 28, 2004|archive-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209212509/https://poststar.com/lifestyles/ch-check-out-the-o-c-beastie-boys/article_ce8f7ce6-e103-5345-82a5-6503e72d4f22.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[To the 5 Boroughs]]'' was released worldwide on June 15, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=To the 5 Boroughs – Beastie Boys |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/to-the-5-boroughs-mw0000472729 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=June 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312220010/http://www.allmusic.com/album/to-the-5-boroughs-mw0000472729 |archive-date=March 12, 2017 }}</ref> It was the first album the band produced themselves<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Fricke |first1=David |author-link1=David Fricke |title=To The 5 Boroughs |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/to-the-5-boroughs-20080709 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 20, 2017 |date=July 9, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107105049/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/to-the-5-boroughs-20080709 |archive-date=January 7, 2016 }}</ref> and reached number 1 on the ''Billboard'' albums chart,<ref name="bb200"/> number 2 in the UK<ref name="ukcharts"/> and Australia, and number 3 in Germany. The first single from the album, "[[Ch-Check It Out]]", reached number 1 in Canada and on the [[Modern Rock Tracks|US Modern Rock Tracks]] chart.
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The album was the cause of some controversy with allegations that it installed [[spyware]] when inserted into the CD drive of a computer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Greene |first=Thomas C |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/23/beastie_boy_cd_virus |title=Beastie Boys CD Virus |publisher=Theregister.co.uk |date=June 23, 2004 |access-date=December 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220090411/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/23/beastie_boy_cd_virus/ |archive-date=December 20, 2009 }}</ref> The band denied this allegation, defending that there is no copy protection software on the albums sold in the US and UK. While there is [[Macrovision CDS-200]] copy protection software installed on European copies of the album, this is standard practice for all European releases on [[EMI Records|EMI]]/Capitol Records released in Europe, and it does not install spyware or any form of permanent software.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Thomas C. |title=Beastie Boys claim no virus on crippled CD |url=https://www.theregister.com/2004/06/28/wee_timorous_beastie/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref>

The band stated in mid-2006 that they were writing material for their next album and would be producing it themselves.<ref>{{cite web |last=Daniell |first=Mark |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2006/08/01/1713379-ca.html |title=CANOE&nbsp;– JAM! Music: Beasties reinvent the concert film |publisher=Jam.canoe.ca |access-date=December 7, 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710075825/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2006/08/01/1713379-ca.html |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

[[File:Beastieboys-sonar07.jpg|thumb|left|Left to right: Ad-Rock, Mike D, and MCA performing in [[Barcelona, Spain]] in September 2007]]
Speaking to British music weekly ''[[NME]]'' (April 26, 2007),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/beastie-boys/27933 |title=World exclusive&nbsp;– Beastie Boys name new album &#124; News &#124; NME.COM |publisher=Nme.Com<! |date=April 26, 2007 |access-date=December 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204002410/http://www.nme.com/news/beastie-boys/27933 |archive-date=February 4, 2009 }}</ref> Diamond revealed that a new album was to be called ''[[The Mix-Up]]''. Despite initial confusion regarding whether the album would have lyrics as opposed to being purely instrumental, the Mic-To-Mic blog reported that [[Capitol Records]] had confirmed it would be strictly instrumental and erroneously reported a release date scheduled for July 10, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mic-to-mic.blogspot.com/2007/04/beastie-boys-mix-up-due-july-10.html |title=Mic to Mic: Beastie Boys "The Mix-Up" due July June&nbsp;10, 26 |publisher=Mic-to-mic.blogspot.com |date=April 26, 2007 |access-date=December 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080825063633/http://mic-to-mic.blogspot.com/2007/04/beastie-boys-mix-up-due-july-10.html |archive-date=August 25, 2008 }}</ref> (The album was eventually released June 26, as originally reported.) On May 1, 2007, this was further cemented by an e-mail sent to those on the band's mailing list&nbsp;– explicitly stating that the album would be all instrumental:

{{blockquote|OK, here's our blurb about our new album—it spits hot fire!—hot shit! it's official... it's named ''The Mix-Up''. g'wan. all instrumental record. "see I knew they were gonna do that!" that's a quote from you. check the track listing and cover below. you love us. don't you?<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bbs.beastieboys.com/archive/index.php/t-79492.html |title=The Mix Up... It's Official... |publisher=BeastieBoys.com BBS |access-date=July 24, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808183830/http://bbs.beastieboys.com/archive/index.php/t-79492.html |archive-date=August 8, 2014 }}</ref>}}

The band subsequently confirmed the new album and announced a short tour that focused on festivals as opposed to a traditional tour,<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Cohen |first1=Jonathan |title=Beastie Boys Lock Down Short U.S. Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051581/beastie-boys-lock-down-short-us-tour |access-date=June 20, 2017 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 12, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704175417/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051581/beastie-boys-lock-down-short-us-tour |archive-date=July 4, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2007/06/beastie-boys-mix-it-up-on-new-tour/|title=Beastie Boys Mix It Up on New Tour|magazine=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|date=June 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724220220/http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2007/06/beastie-boys-mix-it-up-on-new-tour/|archive-date=July 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> including the likes of [[Sónar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonar.es/portal/eng/home.cfm |title=Sónar. Home |publisher=Sonar.es |access-date=December 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321205405/http://www.sonar.es/portal/eng/home.cfm |archive-date=March 21, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (Spain), [[Roskilde Festival|Roskilde]] (Denmark), [[Hurricane Festival|Hurricane]]/[[Southside Festival|Southside]] (Germany), [[Bestival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bestival.net/ |title=Bestival 2007 |publisher=Bestival.net |access-date=December 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723024834/http://www.bestival.net/ |archive-date=July 23, 2011 }}</ref> ([[Isle of Wight]]), [[Electric Picnic]] (Ireland) and [[Open'er Festival]] (Poland). The Beastie Boys performed at the [[Live Earth concert, London|UK leg]] of [[Live Earth]] July 7, 2007 at [[Wembley Stadium]], London with "[[Sabotage (Beastie Boys song)|Sabotage]]", "[[So What'cha Want]]", "[[Intergalactic (song)|Intergalactic]]", and "[[Sure Shot]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://liveearth.msn.com/artists/beastieboys|title=Live Earth on MSN: The Concerts For A Climate In Crisis|publisher=Liveearth.msn.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804121405/http://www.liveearth.msn.com/artists/beastieboys/|archive-date=August 4, 2008|access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref>

They worked with [[Reverb (non-profit)|Reverb]], a non-profit environmental organization, on their 2007 summer tour,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reverbrock.org/site/|title=R E V E R B|publisher=Reverbrock.org|access-date=December 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125051140/http://www.reverbrock.org/site/|archive-date=November 25, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy}}</ref> and headlined the Langerado Music Festival in South Florida on Friday, March 7, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jambase.com/show/beastie-boys-at-langerado-music-festival-20080307|title=Beastie Boys Setlist – Mar 7, 2008|date=October 10, 2015|website=Jambase.com|access-date=March 5, 2020|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726163630/https://www.jambase.com/show/beastie-boys-at-langerado-music-festival-20080307|url-status=live}}</ref> The band won a Grammy for ''The Mix-Up'' in the "[[Best Pop Instrumental Album]]" category at the [[50th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2008.<ref name="grammy" />

===2009–2012: ''Hot Sauce Committee''===
[[File:Beastie Boys Compo.jpg|thumb|300px|Left to right: Ad-Rock, MCA and Mike D in 2007]]
In February 2009, Yauch revealed their forthcoming new album had taken the band's sound in a "bizarre" new direction, saying "It's a combination of playing and sampling stuff as we're playing, and also sampling pretty obscure records."<ref name="spin">{{cite web|last1=Fitzmaurice|first1=Larry|title=Beastie Boys Talk About "Bizarre" New Record|url=http://www.spin.com/2009/02/beastie-boys-talk-about-bizzare-new-record/|website=Spin|access-date=June 20, 2017|date=February 24, 2009|archive-date=May 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502020600/http://www.spin.com/2009/02/beastie-boys-talk-about-bizzare-new-record/|url-status=live}}</ref> The tentative title for the record was ''Tadlock's Glasses'', of which Yauch explained the inspiration behind the title:

{{blockquote|We had a bus driver years ago who used to drive Elvis' back up singers. His name was Tadlock and Elvis gave him a pair of glasses which he was very proud of. So for some reason that title—''Tadlock's Glasses''—has just been bouncing around.<ref name="spin"/>}}

On May 25, 2009, it was announced during an interview on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' that the name of their new album would be ''[[Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|Hot Sauce Committee]]'' and was set for release on September 15<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.spin.com/2009/05/beastie-boys-bust-jimmy-fallons-chops-announce-album-details/ |title=Beastie Boys Bust Jimmy Fallon's Chops, Announce Album Details |magazine=Spin |last=Goldstein |first=Melissa |date=May 26, 2009 |access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/05/the_beastie_boy.php|title=The Beastie Boys Preview New Record, Play Old Song, on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|date=May 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724221216/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/05/the_beastie_boy.php|archive-date=July 24, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> (with the track listing of the album announced through their mailing list on June 23). The album included a collaboration with [[Santigold]] who co-wrote and sang with the band on the track "[[Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win]]".<ref>{{Citation |title=Beastie Boys Featuring Santigold - Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win |date=August 2011 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3083271-Beastie-Boys-Featuring-Santigold-Dont-Play-No-Game-That-I-Cant-Win |access-date=2025-01-31 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Melissa |date=May 26, 2009 |title=Beastie Boys Bust Jimmy Fallon's Chops, Announce Album Details |url=https://www.spin.com/2009/05/beastie-boys-bust-jimmy-fallons-chops-announce-album-details/ |access-date=November 14, 2024 |website=Spin}}</ref>

In June, the group appeared at [[Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival]] and performed the new single from the album titled "Too Many Rappers" alongside rapper [[Nas]] who appears on the track. It was the last live performance by the Beastie Boys as a trio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/watch-the-beastie-boys-last-performance-with-adam-mca-yauch/ |title=Watch the Beastie Boys' Last Performance With Adam 'MCA' Yauch |publisher=popcrush.com |date=May 5, 2012 |access-date=May 18, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710045053/http://popcrush.com/watch-the-beastie-boys-last-performance-with-adam-mca-yauch/ |archive-date=July 10, 2015 }}</ref> The group would have toured the UK later in the year in support of the new record.<ref name=beastie>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7906287.stm|title=Beasties promise 'strange' record|agency=[[BBC News]]|access-date=February 23, 2009|date=February 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226160054/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7906287.stm|archive-date=February 26, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

Speaking to ''[[Drowned in Sound]]'', the Beastie Boys revealed that Part 2 was done.<ref>{{cite web|last=Anonymous |first=Adam |url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137232-boys-will-be-boys--beastie-boys-talk-hot-sauce-committee-pt-1 |title=Boys will be boys: Beastie Boys talk Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1 / In Depth // Drowned In Sound |publisher=Drownedinsound.com |date=June 28, 2009 |access-date=December 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704120344/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137232-boys-will-be-boys--beastie-boys-talk-hot-sauce-committee-pt-1 |archive-date=July 4, 2009 }}</ref> Mike D also hinted it may be released via unusual means:

{{blockquote|Pt. 2 is pretty much done. Basically we were making ...Pt 1, had too many songs, so we recorded some more songs. Which sounds bizarre but it actually worked out, because it made it clear to us which songs were going to be on ...Pt 1. Then we had this whole other album of songs: ...Pt 2. ...Pt 1's going to be your regular CD in the stores and to download, but ...Pt 2 is going to be released in...we're still figuring it out, but a different way. More of a 2009 style. You could get in the shower one day and, boom, all of a sudden you're showered with MP3s. Or we might send people a seven-inch every few weeks, so you have a whole box set.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137232-boys-will-be-boys--beastie-boys-talk-hot-sauce-committee-pt-1 |title=Beastie Boys talk Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 |work=[[Drowned in Sound]] |date=June 28, 2009 |access-date=June 28, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630105159/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137232-boys-will-be-boys--beastie-boys-talk-hot-sauce-committee-pt-1 |archive-date=June 30, 2009 }}</ref>}}

On July 20, Yauch announced on the band's official YouTube channel<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7CH3M7cECI |title=Yauch Announcement |date=July 20, 2009 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=December 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217140900/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7CH3M7cECI |archive-date=February 17, 2010 }}</ref> and through the fan mailing list, the cancellation of several tour dates and the postponement of the new album<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/92849/beastie_boys |title=Beastie Boys' MCA diagnosed with cancer&nbsp;– tour/new album pushed back |access-date=July 22, 2009 |date=July 21, 2009 |publisher=[[idiomag]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327141243/http://www.idiomag.com/peek/92849/beastie_boys |archive-date=March 27, 2012 }}</ref> due to the discovery of a cancerous tumor in his [[parotid gland]] and a lymph node. The group also had to cancel their co-headlining gig at the [[Osheaga Festival]] in [[Montreal]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zivitz|first1=Jordan|first5=m|title=Beastie Boys out of Osheaga|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/beastie-boys-out-of-osheaga|access-date=June 20, 2017|work=Montreal Gazette|date=July 21, 2009|archive-date=June 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625054206/http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/beastie-boys-out-of-osheaga|url-status=live}}</ref> and another headlining spot for the first night of the [[All Points West Festival]] in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Phillips |first1=Amy |title=Jay-Z to Replace Beastie Boys as All Points West Festival Headliner |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/36007-jay-z-to-replace-beastie-boys-as-all-points-west-festival-headliner/ |access-date=June 20, 2017 |work=pitchfork.com |date=July 23, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920095237/http://pitchfork.com/news/36007-jay-z-to-replace-beastie-boys-as-all-points-west-festival-headliner/ |archive-date=September 20, 2015 }}</ref>

In late October 2010, the Beastie Boys sent out two emails regarding the status of ''Hot Sauce Committee'' Pts. 1 and 2 to their online mailing list. An email dated October 18 read: "Although we regret to inform you that ''Hot Sauce Committee Part 1'' will continue to be delayed indefinitely, ''Hot Sauce Committee Part 2'' will be released on time as originally planned in spring of 2011."<ref>{{cite web|last=Hudson |first=Alex |url=http://exclaim.ca/News/Beastie_Boys_Skip_Hot_Sauce_Committee_Part_1_Go_Straight_to_Part_2 |title=Beastie Boys Skip Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1 and Go Straight to Pt. 2 |publisher=Exclaim.ca |date=October 18, 2010 |access-date=March 27, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006181148/http://exclaim.ca/News/Beastie_Boys_Skip_Hot_Sauce_Committee_Part_1_Go_Straight_to_Part_2 |archive-date=October 6, 2012 }}</ref> One week later, a second email was sent out, reading as follows:

{{blockquote|In what can only be described as a bizarre coincidence, following an exhaustive re-sequence marathon, Beastie Boys have verified that their new ''Hot Sauce Committee Part 2'' will be composed of the same 16 tracks originally slated for inclusion on ''Hot Sauce Committee Part 1''. The record (part 2 that is) will be released as planned in spring 2011 on Capitol. The tracks originally recorded for ''Hot Sauce Committee Part 2'' (which now are actually back on Part 1) have now apparently been bumped to make room for the former ''Hot Sauce Committee Part 1'' material. Wait, what?

I know it's weird and confusing, but at least we can say unequivocally that ''Hot Sauce Committee Part 2'' is coming out on time, which is more than I can say about Part 1, and really is all that matters in the end." says Adam "MCA" Yauch. "We just kept working and working on various sequences for part 2, and after a year and half of spending days on end in the sequencing room trying out every possible combination, it finally became clear that this was the only way to make it work. Strange but true, the final sequence for ''Hot Sauce Committee Part 2'' works best with all its songs replaced by the 16 tracks we originally had lined up in pretty much the same order we had them in for ''Hot Sauce Committee Part 1''. So we've come full circle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/specials/culturedesk/2010/10/beastie_boys_ready_hot_sauce_p.html |first=Steve |last=Greenlee |title=Beastie Boys ready 'Hot Sauce' Part 2 |date=October 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028055317/http://www.boston.com/ae/specials/culturedesk/2010/10/beastie_boys_ready_hot_sauce_p.html |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

The official release dates were April 27, 2011, for Japan; April 29 in the UK and Europe, and May 3, 2011, in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hiphop.sh/beasties |title=Beastie Boys |publisher=hiphop.sh |access-date=July 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729212638/http://hiphop.sh/beasties |archive-date=July 29, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The third single for the album "[[Make Some Noise (Beastie Boys song)|Make Some Noise]]" was made available for download on April 11, 2011, as well as a limited edition 7-inch vinyl single for [[Record Store Day]] five days later with a [[Passion Pit]] remix of the track as a b-side.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/listen-beastie-boys-return-with-organ-driven-funk-on-make-some-noise-20110406|title=Listen: Beastie Boys' Organ-Driven Funk on 'Make Some Noise'|date=April 6, 2011|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009205002/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/listen-beastie-boys-return-with-organ-driven-funk-on-make-some-noise-20110406|archive-date=October 9, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The track was leaked online on April 6 and subsequently made available via their blog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.beastieboys.com/post/4394591238/make-some-noise-this-wasnt-really-part-of-the |title=Make some noise |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409050558/http://blog.beastieboys.com/post/4394591238/make-some-noise-this-wasnt-really-part-of-the |archive-date=April 9, 2011 }}</ref>

On April 22, the Beastie Boys emailed out the cryptic message ''"This Sat, 10:35&nbsp;am EST&nbsp;– Just listen, listen, listen to the beat box"''. A day later, they live streamed their album online via beatbox inside [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/beastie_boys-hot_sauce_committee_part_two | title=Beastie Boys Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | publisher=Exclaim! | accessdate=31 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beastie-boys-whats-planned-for-saturday/ | title=Beastie Boys: What's planned for Saturday? | work=CBS News | date=22 April 2011 | accessdate=31 May 2024 | author=Riedel, David}}</ref>

The band was announced as an inductee into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in December 2011. They were inducted by [[Chuck D]] and [[LL Cool J]] on April 14, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/pressroom/announcements/rock-hall-announces-additional/ |title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces Performers and Additional Presenter for the 2012 Induction Ceremony |access-date=May 15, 2012 |date=April 12, 2012 |publisher=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510080400/http://rockhall.com/pressroom/announcements/rock-hall-announces-additional/ |archive-date=May 10, 2012 }}</ref> Yauch was too sick to attend the ceremony, having been admitted to [[NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital]] the same day,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/adam-mca-yauch-dead-beastie-boys-dies-battling-cancer_n_1477863.html |title=Adam Yauch Dead: Beastie Boys' MCA Dies After Battling Cancer |access-date=May 15, 2012 |date=May 4, 2012 |work=Huffington Post |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516192334/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/adam-mca-yauch-dead-beastie-boys-dies-battling-cancer_n_1477863.html |archive-date=May 16, 2012 }}</ref> therefore the group didn't perform; instead [[Black Thought]], [[Travie]] from [[Gym Class Heroes]] and [[Kid Rock]] performed a medley of their songs. Diamond and Horovitz accepted and read a letter that Yauch had written.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/04/beastie-boys-adam-mca-yauch-unable-attend-rock-hall-fame-induction/|title=Beastie Boys' Adam 'MCA' Yauch Unable to Attend Rock Hall of Fame Induction - SPIN|date=April 16, 2012 }}</ref>

===2012–present: Deaths of Yauch and Berry, and disbandment===
On May 4, 2012, Yauch died from cancer at the age of 47.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17963855 |title=Beastie Boys star Adam Yauch dies aged 47 |access-date=May 4, 2012 |date=May 4, 2012 |work=BBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504183404/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17963855 |archive-date=May 4, 2012 }}</ref> Mike D told ''Rolling Stone'' that the Beastie Boys had recorded new music in late 2011, but did not say if these recordings would be released. He also said that the Beastie Boys would likely disband due to the death of MCA, though he was open to making new music with Ad-Rock and that "Yauch would genuinely want us to try whatever crazy thing we wanted but never got around to".<ref name="fuse">{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2012/05/beastie-boys-mike-d-ad-rock-break-silence-on-mca-death |title=Beastie Boys' Mike D and Ad-Rock Break Silence on MCA's Death|work=Fuse TV |date=May 23, 2012 |access-date=January 8, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209090221/http://www.fuse.tv/2012/05/beastie-boys-mike-d-ad-rock-break-silence-on-mca-death |archive-date=February 9, 2013 }}</ref> In June 2014, Mike D confirmed that he and Ad-Rock would not make music under the Beastie Boys name again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/beastie-boys-2-24-1234190|title=Beastie Boys' Mike D says the band promised MCA they would not make new music after his death|last=Cooper|first=Leonie|date=2014-06-02|website=NME|access-date=2019-01-05|archive-date=January 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105201929/https://www.nme.com/news/music/beastie-boys-2-24-1234190|url-status=live}}</ref>

The founding Beastie Boys guitarist John Berry died on May 19, 2016, aged 52, as a result of [[frontotemporal dementia]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/original-beastie-boys-member-john-berry-dead-at-52-20160519 |title=Original Beastie Boys Member John Berry Dead at 52 |first=Sarah |last=Grant |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=May 19, 2016 |issn=0035-791X |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529032343/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/original-beastie-boys-member-john-berry-dead-at-52-20160519 |archive-date=May 29, 2016 }}</ref> following several years of ill health.<ref name="Founding Member Dead">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/05/20/beastie-boys-founding-member-john-berry-dies-52/84648054/ |title=John Berry, founding member of Beastie Boys found dead |last=Deerwester |first=Jayme |date=May 20, 2016 |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=May 21, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521230210/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/05/20/beastie-boys-founding-member-john-berry-dies-52/84648054/ |archive-date=May 21, 2016 }}</ref> He was credited with naming the band<ref name="Beastie's Name">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/original-beastie-boys-member-john-berry-dead-at-52-20160519 |title=John Berry credited with coming up with Beastie Boys name |last=Grant |first=Sarah |date=April 30, 2005 |website=Encyclopedia of Things |access-date=May 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519235652/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/original-beastie-boys-member-john-berry-dead-at-52-20160519 |archive-date=May 19, 2016 }}</ref> and played guitar on the first EP.<ref name="Founding Member Dead" /><ref name="Beastie's Name" /><ref name="Early Member of Band">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/6836458/john-berry-idaho-co-founder-indie-rock-band-dies |title=Berry passed away at a hospice |last=Stutz |first=Colin |date=May 19, 2016 |website=[[Billboard.com]] |access-date=May 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523082338/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/6836458/john-berry-idaho-co-founder-indie-rock-band-dies |archive-date=May 23, 2016 }}</ref> The first Beastie Boys show took place at Berry's loft.<ref name="Founding Member Dead" /><ref name="Beastie's Name" />

Yauch's will forbids the use of Beastie Boys music in advertisements. In June 2014, the Beastie Boys won a lawsuit against [[Monster Energy]] for using their music in a commercial without permission.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-win-1-7-million-in-monster-energy-copyright-lawsuit-194992/|title=Beastie Boys Win $1.7 Million in Lawsuit|last1=Newman|first1=Jason|date=2014-06-05|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2019-01-05|archive-date=January 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105201147/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-win-1-7-million-in-monster-energy-copyright-lawsuit-194992/|url-status=live}}</ref> They were awarded $1.7 million in damages and $668,000 for legal fees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/17/beastie-boys-win-fight-for-their-right-to-legal-fees-from-monster-energy|title=Beastie Boys win fight for their right to $668,000 legal fees from Monster Energy|agency=Associated Press|date=June 17, 2015|website=Theguardian.com|access-date=March 5, 2020|archive-date=February 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226234102/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/17/beastie-boys-win-fight-for-their-right-to-legal-fees-from-monster-energy|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/beastie-boys-668000-legal-fees-monster-energy-drink-lawsuit/|title=Beastie Boys Awarded Additional $668,000 in Monster Lawsuit|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|website=Loudwire.com|date=June 17, 2015 |access-date=March 5, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304223244/https://loudwire.com/beastie-boys-668000-legal-fees-monster-energy-drink-lawsuit/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2018, Mike D and Ad-Rock released a memoir, ''Beastie Boys Book'', recounting events throughout the group's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/05/beastie-boys-memoir/ |title=Beastie Boys' 592-page memoir includes cook book, graphic novel, and playlists |access-date=August 15, 2018 |date=August 15, 2018 |publisher=Sonsequence of Sound |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504183404/https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/05/beastie-boys-memoir/ |archive-date=May 4, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Beller |first1=Thomas |title=A Capacious New History of the Beastie Boys by the Two Who Remain |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/books/review/beastie-boys-book-michael-diamond-adam-horovitz.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=2 October 2022 |date=30 November 2018 |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002191919/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/books/review/beastie-boys-book-michael-diamond-adam-horovitz.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The book was adapted into a documentary in April 2020, ''[[Beastie Boys Story]]'', directed by [[Spike Jonze]] and premiered on [[Apple TV+]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|date=2020-04-20|title=Beastie Boys Story review – Spike Jonze and the boys are back in town|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/20/beastie-boys-story-review-spike-jonze-apple-tv|access-date=2020-04-30|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430122934/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/20/beastie-boys-story-review-spike-jonze-apple-tv|url-status=live}}</ref> The book and documentary were also complemented by the compilation album ''[[Beastie Boys Music]]'', released in October 2020.<ref name="bbm">{{Cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/beastie-boys-announce-career-spanning-album-with-humoro-1844946241 |last=Barsanti |first=Sam |date=September 3, 2020 |access-date=September 3, 2020 |language=en-US |title=Beastie Boys Announce Career-Spanning Album with Humorously Straightforward Name |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |archive-date=September 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904060621/https://news.avclub.com/beastie-boys-announce-career-spanning-album-with-humoro-1844946241 |url-status=live }}</ref>