Why people recommend it
Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz offers a comprehensive look at the legendary hip-hop group and their cultural impact. Bill Burr discussed reading this memoir on multiple episodes of the Monday Morning Podcast, sharing his thoughts with his listeners in early 2019. On his March 25, 2019 episode, Burr mentioned that he was reading the hardcover edition of the Beastie Boys autobiography, joking about how taking the plastic off might affect its collector value. Later in that same episode, while responding to a listener email, he noted that the book functions effectively as a detailed history book on the hip-hop genre. A month later, on the April 22, 2019 episode, Burr returned to the subject while discussing his music discovery process. He shared that reading the Beastie Boys book led him to download the exact album containing a famous sample the group used, praising it as a killer album that he would have otherwise completely missed. Burr's recurring commentary highlighted the book's ability to engage even casual readers with its rich musical history, compelling storytelling, and deep dive into the evolution of a foundational American rap group.
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Bill Burr — 3 mentions
“I downloaded that album where they took that sample from it's such a killer album the only reason why I know about is because I'm reading the The Beastie Boys book that book you did”
“so now I'm reading the The Beastie Boy book hardcover edition and as I was taking the plastic off I was thinking like it's just gonna affect the value of it”
“and even now that I'm reading I'm reading like the [ __ ] Beastie Boy autobiography I'm reading the [ __ ] which actually is I'm finding a is is a history book on a certain genre of music that I believe the kids call hip-hop”