Beastie Boys

American hip hop band formed in New York in 1981 as a hardcore punk combo. After the success of their first hip hop track, "Cooky Puss" in 1983, they turned into a rap group that sometimes include punk rock tracks in their albums. From 1992 to 2001, they ran the [[label:Grand Royal]] label. The band officially stopped in June 2014, following the death of [[artist:Adam Yauch]] in 2012. Members: [[artist:Ad Rock]] ([[artist:Adam Horovitz]]): vocals, guitar (1982-2014) [[artist:MCA]] (Adam Yauch): vocals, bass (1981-2012) (d. 2012) [[artist:Mike D]] ([Michael Diamond](http://www.discogs.com/artist/4043933-Michael-Diamond-3)): vocals, drums (1981-2014) [[artist:797069]]: guitar (1981-1982) (d. 2016) [[artist:110727]]: drums (1981-1984) + touring members: [[artist:Rick Rubin]] (as DJ Double R): disc jockey (1984-1985) [[artist:185889]] ([[artist:191439]]) – disc jockey (1986) DJ [[artist:128173]] ([[artist:555935]]) – disc jockey (1986–1997) [[artist:130898]] ([[artist:750830]]) – percussion (1992–1996) [[artist:3880]] ([[artist:252213]]) – keyboards, vocals (1992–2014) [[artist:48084]] ([[artist:436745]]) – drums (1994–1995) [[artist:394805]] – drums, percussion (1996–2014) [[artist:9838]] ([[artist:756781]]) – disc jockey, turntablist and backing vocals (1998–2014)