Licensed to Ill

Licensed to Ill is the debut hip hop album by the Beastie Boys, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). It was the first rap album to become popular among mainstream audiences, as well as the first full-length by a white hip hop group.

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Hip hop - Beastie Boys - 1986 - 1986 in music - Rap

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Licensed to Ill was the first hip hop LP to top Billboard's Pop Albums chart. It also peaked at #2 on the Top Hip Hop/R&B Albums chart.

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Kerry King of Slayer made an appearance on the album playing lead guitar on "No Sleep Till Brooklyn", and appeared in the video, which is a spoof of heavy metal music. The name of the song itself is a spoof on Motörhead's No Sleep 'til Hammersmith album. King's appearance on the track came about because Rick Rubin was producing both bands simultaneously.

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Kerry King - Slayer - Spoof - Heavy metal music - Motörhead - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith

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