Ill Communication
Artist Beastie Boys
Genre Hip Hop
Genre Rock
Style Boom Bap
Style Jazzy Hip-Hop
Style Punk

Ill Communication is the fourth studio album by American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, released by Grand Royal Records on May 31, 1994. Co-produced by Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato, Jr., it is among the band’s most varied releases, drawing from hip hop, punk rock, jazz, and funk, and continues their trend away from sampling and towards live instruments, which began with their previous release, Check Your Head (1992). The album features musical contributions from Money Mark, Eric Bobo and Amery “AWOL” Smith, and vocal contributions from Q-Tip and Biz Markie. Beastie Boys were influenced by Miles Davis’s jazz rock albums On the Corner (1972) and Agharta (1975) while recording Ill Communication.The album became the band’s second number-one album on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and their second triple platinum album. It was supported by the single “Sabotage”, which was accompanied by a music video directed by Spike Jonze that parodied 1970s cop shows.

Tracklisting

  1. Sure Shot (3:20)
  2. Tough Guy (0:58)
  3. B-Boys Makin’ With The Freak Freak (3:54)
  4. Bobo On The Corner (1:13)
  5. Root Down (3:32)
  6. Sabotage (2:59)
  7. Get It Together (4:06)
  8. Sabrosa (3:30)
  9. The Update (3:16)
  10. Futterman’s Rule (3:42)
  11. Alright Hear This (3:07)
  12. Eugene’s Lament (2:13)
  13. Flute Loop (1:55)
  14. Do It (3:17)
  15. Ricky’s Theme (3:44)
  16. Heart Attack Man (2:15)
  17. The Scoop (3:36)
  18. Shambala (3:41)
  19. Bodhisattva Vow (3:09)
  20. Transitions (3:32)

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Wikipedia URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ill_Communication
Format Vinyl 2× LP Album Remastered Reissue (180 gram, Gatefold)
Label Capitol Records
Catalog Number 509996 94232 15
Notes Gatefold sleeve. ℗ © 1994 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys All songs published by Brooklyn Dust Music/Polygram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) except “Get It Together” published by Brooklyn Dust Music/Polygram International Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Jazz Merchant Music (ASCAP). Recorded & mixed at G-Son Studios, with the parquet floor, Atwater Village, CA and Tin Pan Alley, New York, NY. Sequenced at Bundy’s Playhouse. Mastered at Futuredisc Q-Tip appears courtesy of Jive Records Biz Markee appears courtesy of His Own Damn Self A1: Contains a sample from “The Funny Side Of Moms Mabley” Recording courtesy of MCA Records, Inc., and embodies portions of of the composition “Howlin’ For Judy published by EMI Deshon Music, Inc. (BMI), performed by Jeremy Steig, courtesy of Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc. A5 contains samples from “Root Down (And Get It)” published by Jimmy’s Music and performed by Jimmy Smith under license from Polygram Special Markets, a division of Polygram Group Distribution, Inc. B2 contains samples from “Headless Heroes published by Lonport Music (BMI) performed by Eugene McDaniels, courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation, by arrangement with Warner Special Products. B4 contains a sample from “Children of the Earth Flames” performed by John Klemmer, courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. C1 contains excerpts from “Graffiti Rock” performed by Michael Holman, courtesy of Michael Holman. C3: contains elements from “Flute Thing” published by Unichappell Music, Inc./Sea-Lark Entertainment and Six Continents Music (BMI). All rights administered by Unichappell Music, Inc. “Flute “Thing” performed by The Blues Project, under license from Polygram Special Markets, a division of Polygram Group Distribution, Inc.; and contains a sample from “Craps (After Hours)” performed by Richard Pryor, courtesy of Richard Pryor. D2 contains a sample from"Jacob’s Ladder” published by Vernita Music (BMI) and performed by Cedar Walton, Jr., courtesy of Columbia Records; and contains samples from “Atma-Tomorrow” performed by Michael Urbaniak’s Fusion, courtesy of Columbia Records; and contains samples from “I Know I Could Love You Better” performed by The Free Movement, courtesy of Columbia Records; and contains samples from “Tough” published by Neutral Gray Music, Original J.B. Music, Funkgroove Music & Rushgroove Music (ASCAP) and performed by Kurtis Blow, under license from Polygram Special Markets, a division of Polygram Group Distribution, Inc. The original matrix number, 28599, is still in the runouts but crossed out with a sequence of Xs. Track durations not listed on release.
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