Creem Profiles
THE BEASTIE BOYS
(Pronounced “Boy Howdy!”)
July 1, 1987
HOME: In Heaven, there is no beer...
AGE: Slow And Low.
PROFESSION: Crass Monkeys.
HOBBIES: Rhymin’ & stealin’; holdin’ it & hittin’ it; stayin’ awake ’til Brooklyn; girls; fighting for their right to party.
LAST BOOK READ: My Weekly Reader.
LAST ACCOMPLISHMENT: They exist, don’t they?
QUOTE: “Eat Me.”
PROFILE: Initially a hardcore band, this trio of nice Jewish boys from Brooklyn merged the elements of metal with the street style of rap, got ace producer Rick Rubin involved, recorded CBS’s biggest debut LP in history, and are currently bringing their crotch-grabbing, beer spraying, colored condom schtick to the youth of America in auditoriums throughout the country.
BEER: Boy Howdy!