Beastie Boys

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Classic logo (1985-1986)
The Beastie Boys: Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch and Michael Diamond

The Beastie Boys is an American alternative hip hop music group from New York City: Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Classic Beastiality[edit]

Licensed to Ill[edit]

  • Yo ho ho and a bottle of Brass Monkey,
    And when my girlie shakes her head, she sure gets funky.
    • Rhymin' and Steali
  • Down with Adrock and Mike D. and you ain't,
    And I got more juice than Picasso got paint.
    • - "The New Style"
  • Girls with boyfriends are the kind I like,
    I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike.
    • - "The New Style"
  • Some voices got treble, some voices got bass,
    We got the kind of voices that are in your face!
    • - "The New Style"
  • D. pulled me over said, 'Hide your gold,
    The girl is crafty like ice is cold!
    • She's Crafty
  • I keep a pistol in my pocket so you better be cautious,
    Fly around the world, but it kinda makes me nauseous.
    • Posse in Effect
  • I'm the king of the classroom, coolin' in the back,
    My teacher had beef so I gave her a smack,
    She chased me out of class, she was strapped with a ruler,
    Went to the bathroom, rolled myself a wooler.<pr>
  • "Because I'm hard hittin', always bitten, cool as hell,
    I got the tree on my mirror so my car won't smell.
    • Slow Ride
  • Got a girl in the Castle and one in the pagoda
    You know I got rhymes like Abe Vigoda.
    • Posse in Effect
  • Girls - to do the dishes
    Girls - to clean up my room
    Girls - to do the laundry
    Girls - and in the bathroom.
    • Girls
  • Man, living at home is such a drag
    Now your mom threw away your best porno mag (Busted!).
    • Fight for Your Right (to Party)
  • Lookin' for a girl, I ran into a guy
    His name was M.C.A., I said "Howdy ", he said, "Hi."
    • Paul Revere
  • Now my name is M.C.A. I've got a license to kill.
    I think you know what time it is it's time to get ill.
    Now what do we have here, an outlaw and his beer?
    I run this land, you understand, I made myself clear.
    • Paul Revere
  • Pistol packing, Monkey drinking, no money bum,
    I come from Brooklyn 'cause that's where I'm from.
    • Hold It Now - Hit It
  • Because you're pud-slappin, ball-flappin, got that Juice
    My name is Mike D and I can do the Jerry Lewis
    • Hold It Now - Hit It
  • We got the bottle, you got the cup,
    Come on everybody let's get fff...up!

Paul's Boutique[edit]

  • "Got arrested at the Mardi Gras for jumping on a float,
    My man M.C.A.'s got a beard like a billy goat." - "Shake Your Rump"
  • "The Patty Duke, The Wrench, and then I bust The Tango,
    Got more rhymes than Jamaica's got mangoes." - "Shake Your Rump"
  • "Running from the law and the press and the parents,
    `Is your name Michael Diamond?`
    No mine's Clarence." - "Shake Your Rump"
  • "Sometimes known as the leader of the homeless,
    Sometimes drunk and he's always phoneless." - "Johnny Ryall"
  • "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
    I egged the chicken, and then I ate his leg." - "Egg Man"
  • "Bust a Travis Bickle when I feel that I'm gettin' pushed
    Don't step to me cuz you're gonna get mushed" - "High Plains Drifter"
  • "No one really knows what I'm talkin' about,
    And yeah that's right, my name's Yauch." - "The Sounds Of Science"
  • "Break up with your girl, it ended in tears,
    Vincent Van Gogh, go and mail that ear." - "Hey Ladies"
  • "There's more to me than you'll ever know,
    And I got more hits than Sadaharu Oh" - "Hey Ladies"
  • "Predetermined destiny is who I am
    You got your finger on the trigger like the Son of Sam" - "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun"
  • "I am like "Clockwork Orange", goin' off on the town
    I've got homeboys bonanza to beat your ass down" - "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun"
  • "First I drink, then I got drunk
    I barfed, and then I stunk
    I'm short, but I can dunk
    And my dick is a tree trunk" - "Car Thief (demo version)"
  • "I'm a writer, a poet, a genius; I know it
    I don't buy cheeba; I grow it." - "Car Thief"
  • "I've got more stories than JD's got Salinger
    I hold the title, and you are the challenger" - "Shadrach"
  • "Pickpocket gangsters paying their debts
    Caught a bullet in the lung from Bernhard Goetz" - "Stop That Train"
  • "Girl, you should be with me, you should drop that bum
    Cuz I got more flavor than Fruit Striped Gum" - "Lay It On Me"

Check Your Head[edit]

  • "Money Mark, you know he's not having it,
    Just give him some wood and he'll build you a cabinet." - "Finger Lickin' Good"
  • "`Professor, whats another word for pirates' treasure?`
    `Why I think it's booty!`" - "Professor Booty"
  • "You shoulda' never started something you couldn't finish,
    'Cause writing rhymes to me is like Popeye to spinach." - "Professor Booty"

Ill Communication (1994)[edit]

  • I've got more rhymes than I've got grey hairs
    And that's a lot because I've got my share
    • Sure Shot
  • I want to say a little something that's long overdue
    The disrespect to women has got to be through
    To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends
    I want to offer my love and respect to the end
    • Sure Shot

Hello Nasty[edit]

  • "Sometimes I like to brag, sometimes I'm soft spoken,
    And when I'm in Holland I eat the pannenkoeken." - "Super Disco Breakin`"
  • "I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast,
    But I'm intercontinental when I eat French toast." - "The Move"
  • Have you seen what I mean,
    I'm the little gnome that's in your dreams."
    • Remote Control
  • So I got a little something for your pay-per-view,
    Like Don King I've got the crazy hair do.
    • Remote Control
  • "Well ice is cold and fire's hot." - "Unite"
  • If you try to knock me you'll get mocked
    I'll stir fry you in my wok

I like my sugar with coffee and cream" -

    • Intergalactic
  • If you got bad breath then maybe try scope
    And if you wash your ass you best use soap
    • Unite
  • So kick off your shoes and put on your swim fins
    'Cause when it comes to quarries I'm known to swim
    • Body Movin

The Sounds of Science[edit]

  • "Well it might sound odd, it might sound corny,
    But here's some sex rhymes for those that are horny." - "Boomin' Granny"
  • "A sassy, sophisticated, sexy lady,
    Well I'm twenty-six, and you're eighty." - "Boomin` Granny"
  • "Because I saw you at the checkout line,
    You dropped your coupons, and you were lookin' fine." - "Boomin` Granny"
  • "Sophisticated, and so mature,
    I couldn't really care if you were fifty, or seventy-four." - "Boomin' Granny"
  • Dip dip dive, so-socialize
    Open up your ears, and clean out your eyes.

To the 5 Boroughs[edit]

  • "All you Trekkies and TV addicts
    Don't mean to diss don't mean to bring static
    All you Klingons in your grandma's house
    Grab your backstreet friend and get loud" - "Ch-Check It Out"
  • "I said Doc, what's the condition,
    I'm a man that's on a mission,
    He said son, you'd better listen,
    Stuck in your ass is an electrician." - "Ch-Check It Out"
  • "I went to get a loan and they asked my race,
    I wrote down human inside the space,
    It's a disgrace how they try to debase,
    It ain't the banks damn business how my lineage trace." - "Right Right Now Now"
  • "Hey could you please pass me the peas,
    And let me get a tissue if you think your'e gonna sneeze." - "Rhyme The Rhyme Well"
  • "Adrock, A.K.A.,
    Sharp cheddar, my rhymes are better." - "Triple Trouble"
  • "Which one of you schnooks took my rhyme book? Look,
    Give it back, you're wicky wack." - "Hey Fuck You"
  • "I've got billions and billions of rhymes to flex,
    'Cause I've got more rhymes than Carl Sagan's got turtlenecks." - "Hey Fuck You"
  • "Your rhymes are fake like a Canal Street watch,
    You're hearing me and you're like `Oh my god it's Sasquatch!`" - "Hey Fuck You"
  • "I don't care what you heard, or care what you seen,
    I swear it wasn't me in Bear magazine,
    Because I'm not that hairy, oh contrary." - "Oh Word?"
  • "What'chu talkin' 'bout Willis? Who the illest?
    You know my name's Adam, stop callin' me Phyllis." - "The Brouhaha"
  • "I'm the one that won that dance contest,
    'Cause you know I dance the best." - "All Lifestyles"
  • "Like George Whipple on New York 1,
    Got a hairy ass and that's no fun!." - "That`s It That`s All"

Dance Moves[edit]

  • "October 31st, that is my date of birth,
    I got to the party and I did the Smurf." -The New Style
  • "I do the Smurf, the Popeye, and the Jerry Lewis,
    I like Bullwinkle but I don't like Moose." - Posse In Effect
  • "Mike D.'s day off everyday of the week,
    I got to the party and I did the Freak" - Posse In Effect
  • "Because you're pud-slapping, ball-flapping, got that juice,
    My name's Mike D. and I can do that Jerry Lewis." - Hold It Now - Hit It
  • "The Patty Duke, the Wrench, and then I bust the Tango,
    Got more rhymes than Jamaica got mangos." - Shake Your Rump
  • "Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll,
    I did the Doo-Wah Diddy and bust 'em with the Pre-Roll." - 3-Minute Rule
  • "I am known to do the Wop,
    Also known for the Flintstone Flop." - Intergalactic
  • "I wanna do the Freak until the break of dawn,
    Tell me party people, is that so wrong?" - Body` Movin
  • "Now I'm a break it down to the brass tacks,
    Do the Biz Mark dance and the Cabbage Patch." - Alive
  • "Well I'm a freaky streaker like Winnie the Pooh,
    T-shirt and no pants and I dance the Bugaloo." - That`s It That`s All

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