ILL COMMUNICATION - Beastie Boys
The Beastie Boys: Mike "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar); Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, acoustic bass, electric bass); Mike "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums). Additional personnel: Q-Tip, Biz Markie (rap vocals); Eugene Gore (violin); "Money" Mark Nishita (keyboards, organ); Amery Smith (drums); Eric Bobo (percussion). Producer: Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato, Jr. Recorded at G-Son Studios, Atwater Village, California and Tin Pan Alley, New York. "Sabotage" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. Personnel: Q-Tip (vocals). First time around they were written off as more of Presley's snot-nosed ancestors, shamelessly appropriating breaking black musical styles. Then, after creating an undisputable hip-hop masterpiece (1989's PAUL'S BOUTIQUE), they were tossed aside because they'd seemingly lost their commercial value. But now, having successfully made their "new style" over and debut it at Number 1, the only thing the Beastie Boys can be dissed about is