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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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Negative: 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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EricCAug 3, 2004Worst album to date. I'd take it back if I could. :(
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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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NathanJan 23, 2005Very disappointing. Everything up to and including Ill Communication was great. Hello Nasty was alright, but this is just boring. The B-Boys need to bring back those who helped make their previous albums so funky and innovative.
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RG.Oct 26, 2007Very disappointing. Cannot understand why the B-boys have decided to separate their hip-hop personae from their instrumental side - that combination is what made them so interesting, fresh and innovative over the past decade and a half (longer, really), and it's absence is exactly what's made the last 2 CD's so boring.
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SpiderJun 15, 2004I hate to say it but this may be the weakest BB album to date. The whole thing sounds tired and a bit confused. I'm not really sure what they were thinking this time. And no killer single like the last two times up.
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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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razLdazLJun 17, 2004the political spin is hard to swallow - 'specially from the BBoys. Stick to fun rhymes and cool tunes and you'll do better the next time out (unless you're just past your prime and there's no going back)
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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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briandJun 19, 2004Worst Beastie album ever! They over do it with there anti-Bush lyrics, and the beats sound like they were made by Michael Moore. The Beasties should go back to being rappers and get out of politics.
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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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garenbAug 18, 2004wow this sucked
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HamishGSep 11, 2004
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JerzajSep 24, 2004
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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]