Beastie Boys came onto the scene as the first white rap group.They are from New York City: Brooklyn and Manhattan. The members are Mike Diamond),Adam Yauch, and Adam Horovitz. They were first a punk band and then entered the rap scene. The Beastie Boys in 1986 released their first hit album "License to Ill" with hit songs "Fight for Your Right" and "No Sleep Till Brooklyn", which sold more than 5 million copies. They have since then released 5 albums.
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They went huge with License to Ill in the mid-80s and have just kept it up ever since. Defied expectations every step of the way. "No Sleep Til Brookyln"!!