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Title: Great rap songs, wierd "other" songs
Review: The biggest problem with this album is that the Fatboy Slim remix of "Body Movin'" is the best song... and it's not actually on the CD! I appreciate experimental hip-hop, but the Beastie Boys seem to have hit upon the boring, uninventive side of experimentation. Why, for instance, do they "sing" on so many tracks? (See Mos Def for a rapper who can sing hooks or whole songs if he wants to.) I wanted to like this CD for years because I know that the Beasties are living legends. Sadly, the fact that this is the first CD I bought from them will keep me from ever exploring their legacy more closely. Try anything by Blackalicious, The Roots, or Common instead for some more well thought out hip-hop experimentation.
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