Derided as one-hit wonders, estranged from their original producer and record label, and in self-imposed exile in Los Angeles, the Beastie Boys were written off by most observers before even beginning to record their second album - an embarrassing commercial flop that should have ruined the group's career. But not only did "Paul's Boutique" eventually transformed the Beasties from a fratboy novelty to hiphop giants, its sample-happy, retro aesthetic changed popular culture forever.

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Author: Dan LeRoy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Pages: 144pp
Size: 5 x 6.5
Notes: paperback
Release Date: March 1, 2006
ISBN: 978-0826417411