Check Your Head is the third studio album by the Beastie Boys, released on April 21, 1992. Three years elapsed between the release of Paul's Boutique (the band's second album) and their recording of this album. Check Your Head was recorded at the G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, California in 1991. The double platinum album features the popular hits "So Whatcha Want" and "Pass the Mic." The album was re-released in 2009 in a number of formats and featured 16 b-sides and rarities as well as a commentary track. The album is extensively broken down track-by-track by Mike D, MCA, Ad-Rock, Mario Caldato Jr., and Money Mark in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique. Check Your Head is the third studio album by the Beastie Boys, released on April 21, 1992. Three years elapsed between the release of Paul's Boutique (the band's second album) and their recording of this album. Check Your Head was recorded at the G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, California in 1991. The double platinum album features the popular hits "So Whatcha Want" and "Pass the Mic." The album was re-released in 2009 in a number of formats and featured 16 b-sides and rarities as well as a commentary track. The album is extensively broken down track-by-track by Mike D, MCA, Ad-Rock, Mario Caldato Jr., and Money Mark in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique. false 2022-10-22 13:18:05 Check Your Head 8.8 1992 1992-01-01 1992-01-01 54 Alternative Rock Deep Funk East Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Funk Funk Rock Hip Hop Psychedelic Rock Punk Punk Rock Rap Rock 111414 2111986 ea70e1e9-51a2-48da-99d6-b9a2247973aa 9beb62b2-88db-4cea-801e-162cd344ee53 b0935b00-1380-3777-b79d-bd49ef5fb9c0 /media/data/media5/Music/Beastie Boys/Check Your Head (1992)/folder.jpg Beastie Boys Beastie Boys 1 1 Jimmy James 03:14 1 2 Funky Boss 01:35 1 3 Pass the Mic 04:17 1 4 Gratitude 02:45 1 5 Lighten Up 02:41 1 6 Finger Lickin’ Good 03:39 1 7 So What’cha Want 03:37 1 8 The Biz vs. The Nuge 00:33 1 9 Time for Livin’ 01:48 1 10 Something’s Got to Give 03:28 1 11 The Blue Nun 00:32 1 12 Stand Together 02:47 1 13 Pow 02:13 1 14 The Maestro 02:52 1 15 Groove Holmes 02:33 1 16 Live at P.J.’s 03:18 1 17 Mark on the Bus 01:05 1 18 Professor Booty 04:13 1 19 In 3’s 02:23 1 20 Namasté 04:01 Beastie Boys were an American hip hop/rap rock group from New York City, formed in 1981. The group was composed of Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar), Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), and Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums, programming). Beastie Boys were formed out of members of experimental hardcore punk band The Young Aborigines, which was formed in 1979, with Diamond on drums, Jeremy Shatan on bass guitar, John Berry on guitar, and Kate Schellenbach later joining on percussion. When Shatan left New York City in mid-1981, Yauch replaced him on bass and the resulting band was named Beastie Boys. Berry left shortly thereafter and was replaced by Horovitz. After achieving local success with the 1983 comedy hip hop single "Cooky Puss", Beastie Boys made a full transition to hip hop, and Schellenbach left. They toured with Madonna in 1985 and a year later released their debut album, Licensed to Ill (1986), the first rap album to top the Billboard 200 chart. Their second album, Paul's Boutique (1989), composed almost entirely of samples, was a commercial failure that later received critical acclaim. Check Your Head (1992) and Ill Communication (1994) found mainstream success, followed by Hello Nasty (1998), To the 5 Boroughs (2004), The Mix-Up (2007), and Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (2011). Beastie Boys have sold 20 million records in the United States and had seven platinum-selling albums from 1986 to 2004. They are the biggest-selling rap group since Billboard began recording sales in 1991. In 2012, they became the third rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In the same year, Yauch died of cancer and Beastie Boys disbanded. The remaining members have released several retrospective works, including a book, a documentary, and a career-spanning compilation album.