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Generally favorable reviews- based on 75 Ratings
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Positive: 59 out of 75
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Mixed: 8 out of 75
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Aug 15, 2011Average record comparatively to earlier B-Boys' records, but still awesome. I do miss the instrumental work, but this is just pure Hip-hop record. A love letter of some sort to the city they love, New York City.
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LawrencePJun 17, 2004Maybe a little disappointing after a 6 year wait but still a very good Beastie Boys record. "and if you don't like it then hey *u@k you!"
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JimPonyJun 23, 2004
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ChrisWJun 21, 2004
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HadesJun 20, 2004
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JoeKJul 3, 2004This CD is full of tight beats and clever rhymes! I take issue with all the haters. Who cares about all their political views and how they found their way into the lyrics? They are not forced, and they flow into the overall feel of the album--hardcore positivity. They sound great and BBs are what hip hop is all about! Oh Word!
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ScottMJul 4, 2004
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andybAug 23, 2004the albium has 3 good songs. 1, 6, 14 overall the lyrics in these songs are very good, the rest of the albium is the tried and true hip hop, definatly more work could of been done for the druming and the sampling seemed very lazy like a weekends effort, save your money buy some house music
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RussellJ.Jun 15, 2004Definetly a step up. This thing is more than a hell of a lot of fun to listen to, and it feels complete.
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DeanBJun 15, 2004This is the Beastie Boys going old skool. The New York-centric lyrics are fresh and funny, and there aint nothing wrong with anti-bush sentiment. This album is keeping it real.
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PaullyBJun 15, 2004
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dustinhJun 16, 2004Me likes it.
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vampiresJun 17, 2004The beats are amazing. People should focus on the music and not as much on the message or lyrics.
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ChrischrisJun 17, 2004an instant classic. those dissing it need to start using their entire brains for once.
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xrayJun 17, 2004As technology progresses music becomes easier to assemble, and it shows on this album with the lack of intensity. I miss the warm analog sounds and musical dedication of check ur head and ill communication. Will this ever return?
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VinceH.Jun 19, 2004A lot of good tracks, but too long and too much filler. This CD EASILY would be one of the best of the year if not for a 2 or 3 songs. Beastie fans will be pleased, but everyone else will be bored.
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JoseGJun 22, 2004A breath of fresh air in a stale genre.
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BitBurnJun 27, 2004I like the "back-to-basic" idea but I still feel it could've been better.
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VincentCJul 9, 2004Awesome
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thtruufAug 1, 2004How often do YOU hit it? Add it up and it still won't be as monuMental as this! I don't 'hear' m&m up in my crawlspace~!
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jamesdAug 14, 2004Excellent.
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HamishGSep 11, 2004
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JerzajSep 24, 2004
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CrankzahJWSep 29, 2004ch-check it out! it rocked my world. can do better tho.
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TheDudeJan 12, 2005One of the best hip-hop albums I own. This is my favorite Beastie Boys album to date. I think they are growing up, and speaking their mind.
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TonyDJun 19, 2006This album was definitely better than a 69. A 7, at the minimum.
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ThorstenDApr 15, 2007I like this one very much. Cool, fresh, minimalistic.
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NastyNasJun 15, 2004This album is a nonstop barrage of rhymes without pausing. Beastie Boys left out all the gimmicks this time and just focused on the meat. The result is an all out rap attack assaulting your eardrums until they can't take it anymore and you put on some Enya.
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smenkharonJun 16, 2004This a fantastic album that I did not think the Beasties had left in them after the snoozefest of Hello Nasty. This album has hot, old-school beats and their rhyming is the best it's been in years. MCA's voice has gotten gruffer and sounds excellent here. If you are older than 25, this is the album you hoped they would eventually make!
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timdJun 16, 2004this gets me pissed off that all the reviews say this album sucks, well you know what? you suck. Sure it may not be as good as previous albums but they still got some good rhymes and most people i know like it.
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RonRJun 16, 2004pure fun, just listen and enjoy, some of the best beats in years. will make a lot of new fans, and keep all the old ones.
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BarnyRJun 19, 2004
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RyanM.Jun 22, 2004
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RobJSep 25, 2004This album is a phenominal compilation of oldschool and new school beastie style, and i love it, anyone who is liek oh their odl stuff it better, i think u are indenial that they can still make good music, however how can u not love the old stuff to :)
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OzPettzNov 22, 2004Kicking lyrics right to your brain, when you hear this sound you'll be right as rain!
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Awards & Rankings
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BlenderThis formula wears thin over the 15 cuts here. [#27, p.137]
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New Musical Express (NME)Like Missy Elliott, the Beasties are reimagining hip-hop--what it was, what it is, what it can be. [12 Jun 2004, p.47]
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Q MagazineThe Beastie Boys have always been at their best when gleefully rhyming and stealing from a variety of sources--both musically and lyrically--and the self-imposed adherence to hip hop traditionalism here, and indeed musically on the album as a whole, rather subdues their famously free-form sonic palette. [Jul 2004, p.108]