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It wasn't like he was some guy that, like
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Beastie Boys Story

It wasn't like he was some guy that, like, knew some guythat knew somebody connected to...

It wasn't like he was some guy that, like, knew some guy
that knew somebody connected to rap

Full Transcript

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It wasn't like he was some guy that, like,
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knew some guy that knew somebody connected to rap.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:58
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Here's a little story they're about to tell... Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of the band, Beastie Boys, and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend and collaborator, Spike Jonze.
We ran over to Rick and we were like, - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
We ran over to Rick and we were like,
You gotta tell us everything you guys talked about." - Beastie Boys Story 00:08
You gotta tell us everything you guys talked about."
And that's what we sounded like when we were, like, 16. - Beastie Boys Story 00:04
And that's what we sounded like when we were, like, 16.
So Rick told us that Russell couldn't believe - Beastie Boys Story 00:09
So Rick told us that Russell couldn't believe
And Rick said that they hit it off - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
And Rick said that they hit it off
Pay attention, hang up the phone and watch this. - Beastie Boys Story 00:04
Pay attention, hang up the phone and watch this.
So def, so def, so def It's a def jam - Beastie Boys Story 00:08
So def, so def, so def It's a def jam
I mean, they're punk rock, but they love hip-hop even more. - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
I mean, they're punk rock, but they love hip-hop even m...
Russell Simmons immediately saw the possibility in managing a white rap group. - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
Russell Simmons immediately saw the possibility in managing ...
We think he's gonna have this huge fancy office, - Beastie Boys Story 00:07
We think he's gonna have this huge fancy office,
But what's kinda cool is, - Beastie Boys Story 00:09
But what's kinda cool is,
And he's in Russell's office trying to learn to break-dance. - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
And he's in Russell's office trying to learn to br...
And not only that, I don't know if-- - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
And not only that, I don't know if--
Well, he's surrounded-- He's surrounded by the dudes in Full Force, - Beastie Boys Story 00:09
Well, he's surrounded-- He's surrounded by the dud...
I mean, it was a crazy fuckin' scene, is what we're trying to tell you guys. - Beastie Boys Story 00:04
I mean, it was a crazy fuckin' scene, is what we'r...
So when it came to confidence, - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
So when it came to confidence,
If you were in his orbit, - Beastie Boys Story 00:06
If you were in his orbit,
But everywhere Russell went he'd be selling to everybody. - Beastie Boys Story 00:05
But everywhere Russell went he'd be selling to everybod...
"Run-DMC is gonna be the biggest artist of our generation." - Beastie Boys Story 00:09
"Run-DMC is gonna be the biggest artist of our generati...
They're white B-boys and they're gonna be the biggest group in the world." - Beastie Boys Story 00:07
They're white B-boys and they're gonna be the bigg...