Beastie Boys Discography
The discography of the Beastie Boys, an American hip hop group, consists of eight studio albums, four compilation albums, five video albums, seven extended plays, thirty-seven singles and forty-three music videos.
The group, formed in 1981, consists of rappers Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums) and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitars), accompanied by turntablist Mix Master Mike. Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass guitar) was also a key member of the group up until his death in May 2012. Originally a hardcore punk group, the group's first release, Polly Wog Stew, was released in November 1982. The band made the shift into hip hop music with the single "Cooky Puss" (1983). They later signed to Def Jam Recordings, releasing "Rock Hard" in 1985. Since 1986, the group have released eight studio albums, four of which have topped the Billboard 200 chart. The Beastie Boys have sold well over 22 million albums in the US alone.
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