Samples

• "Sounds" by original cast of "The Me Nobody Knows"

References

• Neve mic pre - Neve is a brand of microphone pre-amps. In the recording industry, they are referred to as a Neve mic pre
• Wonderama - a children's TV program produced by New York City TV station WNEW
• Bagel from Bob - Bagel Bob's is a local bagel chain in New York City
• New wave - style of rock music, being an outgrowth of punk rock in the late 1970's
• O.G. - an acronym for "original gangster" coined by rapper Ice-T on his O.G.: Original Gangster LP. It is also used to describe old-school gangster rap.
• Crack - pellet-sized pieces of highly purified cocaine, especially potent and highly addictive
• Rhoda - a character (portrayed by actress Valerie Harper) and televison spin-off series (1974-1978) of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (1970-1977)
• Yoda - Star Wars Jedi master
• Beatsie Boys - another name for the Beastie Boys, possibly coined by Biz Markie; in addition to this song, the band refer to themselves as Beatsie Boys in "Root Down," "Putting Shame in Your Game," "Crawlspace," and "Nonstop Disco Powerpack"
  

Sample & Reference Breakdown

• "So what'cha want" - refers to lyrics in "So What'cha Want" by Beastie Boys from 1992's Check Your Head
• "I'm a Wonderama snake can winner" - The children's television show "Wonderama" featured a game called the Snake Can in which a child would have to choose a can out of several, one of which contained a prize. If the child chose the wrong can, a "snake" jumped out of it.
• "I'm the one that won that dance contest/'Cause you know I dance the best" - "Wonderama" also featured dance contests called Go Go Dance Sessions
• "Dance sucker" - a sample from "Renegades of Funk" by Afrika Bambaataa
• "Groove" - a sample from "Renegades of Funk" by Afrika Bambaataa
• "Whether in the high rise where you live like Rhoda, or in the shack and you live like Yoda" - The TV character Rhoda, portrayed by actress Valerie Harper, lived in an Manhattan high rise apartment building while Jedi master Yoda lived in a small hut/shack
• "Beatsie, Beatsie Boys here to keep you all warm" - similar to lyrics and delivery in Putting Shame in Your Game" ("Beatsie, Beatsie Boys gettin' live on the spot")
• "Tappin', clappin, rappin', the sound of fingers snappin'/Tappin', snappin', knockin', rappin', a little sound growin', coming out 'n' going all the time" - a sample of "Sounds" by the original cast of "The Me Nobody Knows"
  

Beastie Boys

"I think it's got a very different sentiment or vibe to it - you think Sham 69 would want to cover this one?" - Beastie Boys, 2004

Press

"...the booming bottom ends of [All Lifestyles] evokes shades of the group's classics like 'Shake Your Rump' and 'Root Down'" - Jonathan Cohen, Billboard, April 2004

"...[an] irreverent party-rocking jam" - Sam Chennault, Houston Press, June 2004

"[The most obvious cut] that embraces diversity. [It's] an overdue attempt to redress hip-hops intolerance of homosexuality" - Tom Moon, Inquirer, June 2004