*Please note: This is an edited version of the episode, we have been forced to remove the interstitial music that is part of what makes the show unique*
In the pivotal fifth installment of our Beastie Boys miniseries, the Boys have moved back to New York and they are hopping around different studios demoing ideas that will eventually lead to their album Hello Nasty, a sprawling and eclectic work that fuses all of their previous modes into one sound that we call the "Beastie singularity." Rather than jamming and finding ideas in the edit, this time around they are fusing their record collections, old school hip-hop sensibility and guest vocalists into one well-produced mix which many BB fans and the band themselves hold as their best album.
Joining DBRP hosts Demone Carter, David Ma and Nate LeBlanc to break this all down is iconic rap artist, podcaster, and hip-hop commentator Open Mike Eagle. One of hip-hop's most astute observers, Mike details his longstanding relationship with Hello Nasty in his inimitable smart, funny way. Be sure to pre-order his new album Neighborhood Gods Unlimited ahead of its release on July 11th.
Big shouts to our main man Cutso for joining us on the mic for this album, he helps us understand the vital role that Mixmaster Mike played in re-energizing the Beastie Boys live experience right as their hair began to gray. All in all, this is a really fun episode about an album that we admire but have a few of our customary quibbles with, especially with its length and sequencing. Please share your feedback in the comments.
3 Bad Brothers, A Beasties Boys Breakdown is a production of Dad Bod Rap Pod
Hosted By Demone Carter, David Ma, and Nate LeBlanc
Executive Produced by Nate LeBlanc
Produced by Demone Carter and Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Edited by Demone Carter and Nate LeBlanc
Engineering and Post-Production by Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Artwork by Rory Simms
Photography by Stephanie Barajas
Youtube version produced by Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Theme song written and recorded by Defcee and Produced by Cutso
Dad Bod Rap Pod is distributed by Open Mike Eagle’s Stony Island Audio
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3 Bad Brothers A Beastie Boys Breakdown- Hello Nasty with guest Open Mike Eagle
In the pivotal fifth installment of our Beastie Boys miniseries, the Boys have moved back to New York and they are hopping around different studios demoing ideas that will eventually lead to their album Hello Nasty, a sprawling and eclectic work that fuses all of their previous modes into one sound that we call the "Beastie singularity." Rather than jamming and finding ideas in the edit, this time around they are fusing their record collections, old school hip-hop sensibility and guest vocalists into one well-produced mix which many BB fans and the band themselves hold as their best album.
Joining DBRP hosts Demone Carter, David Ma and Nate LeBlanc to break this all down is iconic rap artist, podcaster, and hip-hop commentator Open Mike Eagle. One of hip-hop's most astute observers, Mike details his longstanding relationship with Hello Nasty in his inimitable smart, funny way. Be sure to pre-order his new album Neighborhood Gods Unlimited ahead of its release on July 11th.
Big shouts to our main man Cutso for joining us on the mic for this album, he helps us understand the vital role that Mixmaster Mike played in re-energizing the Beastie Boys live experience right as their hair began to gray. All in all, this is a really fun episode about an album that we admire but have a few of our customary quibbles with, especially with its length and sequencing. Please share your feedback in the comments.
3 Bad Brothers, A Beasties Boys Breakdown is a production of Dad Bod Rap Pod
Hosted By Demone Carter, David Ma, and Nate LeBlanc
Executive Produced by Nate LeBlanc
Produced by Demone Carter and Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Edited by Demone Carter and Nate LeBlanc
Engineering and Post-Production by Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Artwork by Rory Simms
Photography by Stephanie Barajas
Youtube version produced by Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Theme song written and recorded by Defcee and Produced by Cutso
Dad Bod Rap Pod is distributed by Open Mike Eagle’s Stony Island Audio
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3 Bad Bothers A Beastie Boys Breakdown- Ill Communication with guest Kenny Segal
This week we are breaking down Ill Communication as part of our miniseries entitled 3 Bad Brothers A Beastie Boys Breakdown. DBRP hosts Nate LeBlanc, David Ma and Demone Carter are joined by one of the very best producers in hip-hop, Kenny Segal, who knows a thing or two about blending disparate elements into a cohesive whole, as the Beasties did on one of their most successful records.
In the popular imagination, the Beasties' anthemic rock song Sabotage and its iconic video are probably the highlights from this record, but for us rap nerds, it also contains some of their very best alternative hip-hop songs. We get into some specifics about Sure Shot, Flute Loop and of course Get It Together, the mostly-freestyled jam they recorded with Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest.
At the end of the episode we rank the album on our 5-point rubric, talking about the best beats, rhymes and magic moments, as well as the album's lasting cultural impact and replay-ability. We'd love to hear from all of you, what do you think of this album? Leave a comment with any thoughts.
Please make sure to listen to the very end to hear a snippet of Kenny's one and only Beasties remix, which may in an alternative timeline have been released on Grand Royal and changed the course of his life.
3 Bad Brothers A Beastie Boys Breakdown is a production of Dad Bod Rap Pod
Hosted By Demone Carter, David Ma, and Nate LeBlanc
Executive Produced by Nate LeBlanc
Produced by Demone Carter and Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Edited by Demone Carter and Nate LeBlanc
Engineering and Post-Production by Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Artwork by Rory Simms
Photography by Stephanie Barajas
Youtube version produced by Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Theme song written and recorded by Defcee and Produced by Cutso
Dad Bod Rap Pod is distributed by Open Mike Eagle’s Stony Island Audio
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3 Bad Brothers A Beastie Boys Breakdown- Check Your Head with guest Sean Kantrowitz
All summer long, Dad Bod Rap Pod is breaking down the Beastie Boys' legendary career in an album-per-episode miniseries. This week things start to get really interesting as the Boys build their own studio in LA so they can jam with Mario C at the boards and Money Mark on keys, crafting their pivotal album, the eclectic and electric Check Your Head.
DBRP hosts Nate LeBlanc, David Ma and Demone Carter are joined by hip-hop trivia king and fellow podcaster Sean Kantrowitz to discuss the Beasties picking their instruments back up, karaoke mics, the Boys' Jewish heritage, and much more. After lots of context is provided and we discuss what we like and are less enthused about on the album, we score the art on a numeric rubric. Disagree with our takes? Please let us know in the comments. Tell us what number you would assign to the Beats, Rhymes, Cultural Impact, Replay-ability and Magic Moments out of 10.
Tune in next week as we examine the world-conquering Ill Communication with one of the very best producers of rap music in the world right now, Kenny Segal.
3 Bad Brothers, A Beastie Boys Breakdown is a production of Dad Bod Rap Pod
Hosted By Demone Carter, David Ma, and Nate LeBlanc
Executive Produced by Nate LeBlanc
Produced by Demone Carter and Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Edited by Demone Carter and Nate LeBlanc
Engineering and Post-Production by Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Artwork by Rory Simms
Photography by Stephanie Barajas
Youtube version produced by Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Theme song written and recorded by Defcee and Produced by Cutso
Dad Bod Rap Pod is distributed by Open Mike Eagle’s Stony Island Audio
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3 Bad Brothers A Beastie Boys Breakdown- Paul's Boutique with guest Cutso
The finest in men's opinions, this is Paul's Boutique. In many ways, we created this entire miniseries so that we could talk about Paul's Boutique. For Dad Bod Rap Pod hosts Nate LeBlanc, David Ma, and Producer Cutso, this is a foundational document, one of the keys that unlocked our love of music and hip-hop in general. Host Demone Carter feels slightly differently, as you will hear.
The Beastie Boys' second album is many things: A pinnacle of the art of sampling, an experiment in song structures, a step away from their first album and many of its casual fans, a reflection of their first time on the west coast, a deepening of the bond between all three group members as displayed in their intertwining vocal arrangements.
We will break all of that down on this episode, the 2nd in our 8-part series tracking the development of one of the great American bands and a group that both set trends and broke precedents in the hip-hop world.
3 Bad Brothers, A Beasties Boys Breakdown is a production of Dad Bod Rap Pod
Hosted By Demone Carter, David Ma, and Nate LeBlanc
Executive Produced by Nate LeBlanc
Produced by Demone Carter and Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Edited by Demone Carter and Nate LeBlanc
Engineering and Post-Production by Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Artwork by Rory Simms
Photography by Stephanie Barajas
Youtube version produced by Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Theme song written and recorded by Defcee and Produced by Cutso
Dad Bod Rap Pod is distributed by Open Mike Eagle’s Stony Island Audio
Hip-hop discussion podcast from rapper Demone Carter aka DEM ONE, music writer David Ma, and record collector Nate LeBlanc featuring interviews with well-respected figures from rap's past and present. A Stony Island Audio experience.