The Beastie Boys are so important to music because they never stopped evolving. They started as a hardcore band before putting down their instruments and becoming part of the golden age of hip hop. 

After being one of the first and most successful acts on Def Jam, they split with the label and took creative control of their music and their image. They picked up their instruments again and built a new sound on a foundation of dense samples and parts of rock, hip hop, jazz, funk, a sense of humor and some awesome videos. 

In episode 49 of Prisoners of Rock and Roll, we’re taking a look at the career and music of the Beastie Boys. The way they combined rap and rock. Their collaboration with Swiss filmmaker Nathaniel Hornblower. The female Beastie Boy in the early years. How they invented the term mullet. And more.

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