Classic longplayers from the past
7 March 2024
37 years ago today (my God, times flies), on 7 March 1987, fight for your right legends BEASTIE BOYS were the first rap act to have a No.1 album in the US. It happened with their debut LP, LICENSED TO ILL. The longplayer is one of Columbia Records‘ fastest-selling debut records to date.
The origins of rap music go way back to the 40s. In modern times Afro-American artists made it globally famous with their own specific rhyming style. Yet, it was a white rap band that scored the genre’s first number one LP in the US. Yep, rap moved in mysterious ways.
LICENSED TO ILL