Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Recorder
Jon Weiner
Jon Weiner
Recorder
Andre Kelman
Andre Kelman
Recorder
Michael Diamond
Michael Diamond
Vocals
Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch
Vocals
Adam Horovitz
Adam Horovitz
Vocals
Mix Master Mike
Mix Master Mike
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Diamond
Michael Diamond
Composer
Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch
Composer
Adam Horovitz
Adam Horovitz
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Mixing Engineer
Philippe Zdar
Philippe Zdar
Mixing Engineer
Vlado Meller
Vlado Meller
Mastering Engineer
Mark Santangelo
Mark Santangelo
Mastering Engineer
Pete Bischoff
Pete Bischoff
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
...to the people up top
[Verse 2]
Bam! God damn! Holy mackerel!
Pulling suckers' cards out the satchel
You can sleep tonight, it's okay
B-Boys in the cut and we're here to stay
[Verse 3]
Vibration, sensation
Chatter up on the mic and it's an incantation
Revelation, elation
A little patience with the tribulations
[Verse 4]
Heed my flow, I got more in store
Rhymes are not just for breakfast anymore
Always on vacation like Clark and Rusty
Don't wanna me the beer fest, trust me
[Verse 5]
B-Boys in the cut and we're here to stay
B-Boys in the cut until our dying day
[Verse 6]
Your wack style is beyond a pale
Heel up, wheel up, to the one Judge Smails
Come at me with rain, I'm coming back with hail
My broadsword will cut through your chain mail
[Verse 7]
Well, Ad-Rock (Back up, Mike) one of the greatest of all time
No disrespect, I gotta go for mine
Big Mike D, number spitting lead paint
Bringing it back, dig-a dig-a a-oh-ah
[Verse 8]
A-D R-O-C-K spells relief
There's holes in my story like Leon Spinks' teeth
Good grief, the middle name's Keefe
I keep a microphone in a little, weird sheath
[Verse 9]
B-Boys in the cut and we're here to stay
B-Boys in the cut until our dying day
[Verse 10]
I'm like Oscar the Grouch—trashy
Rockin' Derelicte—flashy
I keep it raw y'all, just imagine
The 42nd Street C train bathroom
[Verse 11]
I sizzle on the mic like a battered fried fish
Pundits in the house say, "Whoo! That's rich!"
This is the type of shit that's gonna scratch that itch
Now I'ma set it off from up inside this bitch
[Verse 12]
I see you're looking at me and thinking, "What him do?"
Well, I rap upon this mic, Mike D, Sweet Lou
Also known as Pretty Lou, aka Pretty Mike
I switch up my name pretty much how I like
[Verse 13]
Oh, this routine dates way back
A lot of people may remember this routine but it's evolved, now
Yeah, from the summer before last
[Verse 14]
Well my name's Mike D and I got a new name
And that new name is
Larry
[Verse 15]
Well my name is Ad-Rock and then I got a new name
And my new name is
Harry
[Verse 16]
Well my name is MCA but I got a new name
And that new name is
Gary
[Verse 17]
But our DJ's name has stayed the same
'Cause his new name is
Barry
Written by: Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond
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