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* Audio CD (March 28, 1995)
* Original Release Date: 2000
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Def Jam
* Catalog Number: 27351
* ASIN: B0000024JN
* Other Editions: Audio Cassette
* Average Customer Review: based on 185 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,827 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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1. Rhymin & Stealin Listen Listen
2. The New Style Listen Listen
3. She's Crafty Listen Listen
4. Posse In Effect Listen Listen
5. Slow Ride Listen Listen
6. Girls Listen Listen
7. Fight For Your Right Listen Listen
8. No Sleep Till Brooklyn Listen Listen
9. Paul Revere Listen Listen
10. Hold It Now, Hit It Listen Listen
11. Brass Monkey Listen Listen
12. Slow And Low Listen Listen
13. Time To Get Ill Listen Listen

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The joke of Licensed to Ill's cover--that the Beasties could crash their jet into the side of a mountain and keep on tickin'--serves as a good metaphor for a career that even some of their 1986 admirers thought might be over after the one-time-only shock of this full-length debut. That thousands of funk-junkie wannabes have since failed at re-creating its groove, breaking-the-law vibe, and ear-splitting mix of rock and rap is an even better joke. And funniest of all is the record itself, which packs dexterous boasts, aural puns, and lots and lots of yelling into a disc that can still be listened to with as much pleasure as it gave in '86. --Rickey Wright
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Classic Old School Rap CD, February 27, 2002
Reviewer: Westley (The South) - See all my reviews
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I loved this CD when it first came out and still love it today. I have most everything that the Beastie Boys have recorded, and I agree that much of what they did later is superior. For example, Hello Nasty is a much more diverse and impressive work. However, I think that it's a mistake comparing their initial work with their later work. Licensed to Ill was a huge rap breakthrough. Without CD's like Licensed to Ill, rap would not have broken into the mainstream, at least not then. The Beasties personify old school rap and many people were disappointed with their later work and wanted them to record more music like Licensed to Ill.

While the raps and grooves seem a bit simplistic 16 years after its release, it still sounds great. "Fight for Your Right" was and is a classic party theme. I also love "Brass Monkey." What's amazing about this CD is how many of the songs became classics (Fight for your right, Brass Monkey, Paul Revere, Hold it now, Slow & Low). Throw on this CD and just enjoy it. ( )