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Title: Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1989, Hip Hop, Golden Age Hip Hop, New York City, New York / Los Angeles, California 6/26
Condition: New (BC) | Members: Mike D (65' - ), MCA Y (64' - 12'), Ad-Rock H (66' - )
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: After Licensed To Ill, the Beastie Boys split from Def Jam in a bitter money and control fight, moved to Los Angeles, and had to rebuild while critics dismissed them as a frat-rap joke.

2. Studio Lore: The Dust Brothers packed the album with a wild amount of samples, from funk and soul to rock scraps and movie dialogue, before sample clearance became the legal minefield it is now.

3. Media Narrative: Paul's Boutique flopped at first, then became the classic “they were actually geniuses” record, turning the Beasties from novelty brats into crate-digging hip hop lifers.