After the huge success of their debut album 'Licensed to Ill' the future was looking bright for Beastie Boys... they then fell out with producer Rick Rubin and the Def Jam label but eventually signed to Capitol and recorded their second album 'Paul's Boutique' with the Dust Brothers. What resulted was a more experimental (less Led Zep and more Beatles) album that got mixed reviews initially but the momentum grew and it is now regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever. The big single was "Hey Ladies" which had a similar style to the debut album material except the beats and samples were now setting the standard for the genre. It was as groundbreaking as it was brilliant.
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