Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys. It was released on November 15, 1986 by Def Jam and Columbia Records. It was the first rap LP to top the Billboard album chart. It is also one of Columbia Records' fastest-selling debut records to date and eventually sold over ten million copies in the United States. Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys. It was released on November 15, 1986 by Def Jam and Columbia Records. It was the first rap LP to top the Billboard album chart. It is also one of Columbia Records' fastest-selling debut records to date and eventually sold over ten million copies in the United States. false 2025-11-08 00:00:20 1986 1986-01-01 1986-01-01 44 Hip Hop 111414 2111984 e7ccc930-e6f9-4637-a3c8-836c3b7cf544 9beb62b2-88db-4cea-801e-162cd344ee53 57f5e7c8-2a6e-34a0-b4cd-0e77695bc36f /config/metadata/library/7f/7f2e8e42deabbf1aeabf1495ccca1705/folder.jpg Beastie Boys Beastie Boys 1 1 04:09 1 1 04:08 1 3 03:35 1 4 02:26 1 5 02:57 1 6 02:13 1 7 03:31 1 8 04:08 1 9 03:41 1 10 03:26 1 11 02:37 1 12 03:38 1 13 03:38