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Production Credits:
(It's) The New Style Click for Lyrics
First Appearance: Licensed to Ill LP 1986
Written by: Beastie Boys/Rick Rubin
Performed by: Beastie Boys
Production Notes: Produced by Rick Rubin, co-produced by Beastie Boys. Engineered by Steve Ett, mastered by Howie Weinberg. Originally released under Def Jam Recordings, a division of CBS/Columbia Records.
Behind the Beats and Lyrics...
Samples:
- "Drop the Bomb" by Trouble Funk - Droppin Bombs: Definitive by Trouble Funk
- "Peter Piper" by Run DMC - Raisin' Hell by Run DMC (1986)
- "2-3 Break" by The B-Boys - 2-3 Break 12" by The B-Boys
References:
- Pablo Picasso - [1881-1973] prolific Spanish painter and sculptor
- Secaucus - New Jersey city
- Manhattan - New York City borough
- the Smurf - dance
- White Castle - hamburger restaurant chain
- Fat Burger - regional hamburger chain based in California
- Lincoln Continental - American luxury sedan
- Detective Columbo - Peter Falk TV character from the 70's
- forty deuce - New York City's 42nd Street
Sample & Reference Breakdown:
- "There it is!" - sampled from Run DMC's "Peter Piper"
- "October 31st, that is my date of birth" - Adrock was born on October 31, 1966
- ".22 automatic on my person" - Adam Yauch is known to have been fascinated with guns
Commentary:
Press & Print Media:
"...a fantastic ghetto-gangster boast" - Creem, 1987
"...trashed the uptight conventions of punk by opening the genre up to realms of pop sleaze that Sonic Youth never heard of"
"[A] google-eyed ghetto-gangster brag" - excerpted from Stairway to Hell by Chuck Eddy, 1991
"[An] invigorating example of the superior rap music the Beasties could make in their sleep that still sounds fresh today" - excerpted from Rhyming & Stealing: A History of the Beastie Boys by Angus Batey, 1998
"This features the funniest envoi in rap music ("Well, let me clear my throat!"), as well as the most astute description of rap's vocal power ("Some voices got treble, some voices got bass/We got the kind of voices that are in your face!"). With this record, the Boys overcome the novelty of being a white rap act. Working with producer Rick Rubin, they have crafted a state-of-the-art rap record, with intricate sound effects and a rap that alternates appalling mean-spiritedness with genuine wittiness." - Ken Tucker, Philadelphia Inquirer (12-Oct-86)
Released Versions:
It's The New Style
It's The New Style (Extended Version)
It's The New Style (Instrumental)
It's The New Style (Live)
Live:
Performed in 67 known Concerts.
First known Performance:
26-Dec-1986 : Ritz, The, New York, United States
Last known Performance:
20-Aug-2007 : Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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