THE STORIES
BEHIND
CHECK
YOUR HEAD
An independent archive of the making of a landmark album.
SONGS
Go track by track through the music and its creation..
SAMPLES
Trace the records, breaks, voices, and sounds behind the album.
CONTRIBUTORS
Meet the musicians, engineers, and artists who shaped the record..
LOCATIONS
Enter the studio and other places where the album took shape.
LATEST STORIES
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READ STORY →: “Three Murals for Some of That”: Why the Wild Style Sample at the Start of “Professor Booty” Matters“Three Murals for Some of That”: Why the Wild Style Sample at the Start of “Professor Booty” Matters
Before “Professor Booty” really begins, the Beastie Boys take us somewhere else. Not to G-Son…
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READ STORY →: There is a category of Beastie Boys song that probably deserves its own genre.There is a category of Beastie Boys song that probably deserves its own genre.
Not rap. Not punk. Not rap rock. The scream-along. These are the songs that make…
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READ STORY →: G-Son Studios: The Upstairs Clubhouse Where the Beastie Boys Reinvented Themselves – Part IG-Son Studios: The Upstairs Clubhouse Where the Beastie Boys Reinvented Themselves – Part I
A former community ballroom, a pharmacy downstairs, a broken plumbing-shop sign, a basketball hoop, and…
THE BOOK
HOW THE BEASTIE BOYS MADE CHECK YOUR HEAD AND TURNED INSTINCT INTO LEGACY
The definitive behind-the-scenes story about one of the most influential albums of the 1990s. Coming in early 2027.
