10 May 2026
Hip-rap-hop crusaders Beastie Boys became an instant sensation when they
released their soon 40-year (15 November 1986) old debut LP Licensed To III
featuring their hysterical haymaker Fight For Your Right.
In 2012, the band was no more after the untimely death
of co-vocalist and bassist Adam MCA Yauch due to cancer.
Now 14 years later, co-vocalist/songwriter MIKE D (né Michael Louis Diamond,
60 years ago in NYC) offers his debut single, titled SWITCH UP.
It’s an old skool breakbeat rap, quite heavy, power-driven by muscled bass vivacity.