Show Notes
The finest in men's opinions, this is Paul's Boutique. In many ways, we created this entire miniseries so that we could talk about Paul's Boutique. For Dad Bod Rap Pod hosts Nate LeBlanc, David Ma, and Producer Cutso, this is a foundational document, one of the keys that unlocked our love of music and hip-hop in general. Host Demone Carter feels slightly differently, as you will hear.
The Beastie Boys' second album is many things: A pinnacle of the art of sampling, an experiment in song structures, a step away from their first album and many of its casual fans, a reflection of their first time on the west coast, a deepening of the bond between all three group members as displayed in their intertwining vocal arrangements.
We will break all of that down on this episode, the 2nd in our 8-part series tracking the development of one of the great American bands and a group that both set trends and broke precedents in the hip-hop world.
3 Bad Brothers, A Beasties Boys Breakdown is a production of Dad Bod Rap Pod
Hosted By Demone Carter, David Ma, and Nate LeBlanc
Executive Produced by Nate LeBlanc
Produced by Demone Carter and Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Edited by Demone Carter and Nate LeBlanc
Engineering and Post-Production by Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Artwork by Rory Simms
Photography by Stephanie Barajas
Youtube version produced by Paolo “Cutso” Bello
Theme song written and recorded by Defcee and Produced by Cutso
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