Licensed to Ill ... Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, released on November 15, 1986, by Def Jam and Columbia Records.

Although they had been making records since 1981, Licensed to Ill is the Beastie Boys’ debut full-length album. Originally a four-member hardcore punk band, music entrepreneur Rick Rubin...

Debut album by Beastie Boys released 1986 genre Hip Hop. Find on Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licensed_to_Ill & on Discogs at...

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Nov 15, 1986 · Every few years, well-meaning critics ask if The Beastie Boys’ 1986 debut album “holds up”. But that question misses the point: Licensed to Ill is one of the most colossally …

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 make myself clear."

Nov 15, 2025 · The first hip-hop album to top the Billboard 200, 'Licensed To Ill' saw Beastie Boys lay the groundwork for the hip-hop world we now live in.

Listen to Licensed To Ill on Spotify · album · Beastie Boys · 1986 · 13 songs

Perhaps Licensed to Ill was inevitable -- a white group blending rock and rap, giving them the first number one album in hip-hop history.

Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, released on November 15, 1986, by Def Jam and Columbia Records. The album ...