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Beastie Boys biography

[[Image:Michael Diamond 1.jpg|thumb|[[Mike D]] (Michael Diamond)]]

[[Image:Adam Yauch 1.jpg|thumb|[[MCA (musician)|MCA]] (Adam Yauch)]]

[[Image:Adam Horovitz.jpg|thumb|[[Ad-Rock]] (Adam Horovitz)]]

Members

• 'Current members:'
• [[Mike D]] (Michael Diamond) - [[singer|vocals]], [[drum kit|drums]] (1981-present)
• [[MCA (musician)|MCA]] (Adam Yauch) - vocals, [[bass guitar|bass]] (1981-present)
• [[Ad-Rock]] (Adam Horovitz) - vocals, [[guitar]] (1982-present)

• 'Former members:'
• John Berry - guitar (1981-1982)
• [[Kate Schellenbach]] - drums, percussion (1981-1984)

Other contributing members

• 'Live DJs:'
• [[Rick Rubin|DJ Double R]] (Rick Rubin) (1984-1985)
• [[Doctor Dré]] (André Brown) (1985-1986)
• [[DJ Hurricane]] (Wendell Fite) (1986-1997)
• [[Mix Master Mike]] (Michael Schwartz) (1998-present)

• 'Producers:'
• [[Rick Rubin]] ([[Licensed to Ill]])
• [[The Dust Brothers]] ([[Paul's Boutique]])
• [[Mario Caldato, Jr.]] (Paul's Boutique-[[Hello Nasty]])

• 'Other collaborators:'
• [[Money Mark]] (Mark Ramos-Nishita) - keyboards, vocals, carpentry
• [[Eric Bobo]] - percussion
• [[Amery Smith|AWOL]] (Amery Smith) - drums

Albums

• [[Licensed to Ill]] (1986)
• [[Paul's Boutique]] (1989)
• [[Check Your Head]] (1992)
• [[Ill Communication]] (1994)
• [[Hello Nasty]] (1998)
• [[To the 5 Boroughs]] (2004)
• [[The Mix-Up]] (2007)
• [[Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1]] (2010)
• [[Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2]] (TBA)

References

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