"Now here's a little story I got to tell About three bad brothers you know so well It started way back in history With Ad-Rock, MCA, (and me) Mike D" CHUBS BUMPERSIN returns and we talk about this hip hop classic, LICENSE TO ILL (1986) by BEASTIE BOYS!

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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 became the first rap LP to top the Billboard 200 chart, and was the second rap album to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It is one of Columbia Records' fastest-selling debut records to date and was certified Diamondby the RIAA in 2015 for shipping over ten million copies in the United States.[1] The album received critical acclaim for its unique musical style, chemistry between the group members, and their stylized rapping. Since its release, Licensed to Ill has been ranked by critics as one of the greatest hip hop and debut albums of all time.

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