In the 1980s, MCA, Ad-Rock, and Mike D met in New York City, initially forming a punk band. However, their discovery of hip-hop led to a profound shift, and they began rapping together. They later ...

Surviving members of the rap group attended the unveiling of the location's new sign in the Lower East Side Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch rapped that he wouldn't "sell my songs for no TV ad." His will shows he wanted to make sure that held true after his death, too. "In no event may my image ...

The Beastie Boys are suing Chili's for using their 1994 song "Sabotage" in their advertisements without approval from the group. According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the band — whose ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Let's continue our hip-hop history series with the interview I recorded in 2006 with the Beastie Boys, Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz and Adam Yauch. In 1987, they ...

Trailblazing 1980s hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa will make history again as the first female rappers with their very own action figures. Though it doesn’t include the group’s longtime DJ, Spinderella, the ...

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler The playlist to get you ...

The corner of Ludlow and Rivington streets — where the shop featured on the Jewish rappers’ second album, “Paul’s Boutique,” once stood — is now known as Beastie Boys Square. (New York Jewish Week) — ...

Philly rapper E. Ness has major history in Hip-Hop, but has he gone overboard with his latest comments about the Beastie Boys? You might remember when we interviewed him last year, because we went ...

Trailblazing 1980s hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa will make history again as the first female rappers with their very own action figures. On May 29, San Francisco-based pop culture collectible manufacturer ...