The Beastie Boys originally started out as a hardcord punk band and before they started making rap music. During the Madonna tour in 1985, The Beastie Boys used to open for themselves in disguise as a metal band called Triphammer and eventually they brought Trip Hammer on their Licensed to Ill tour.
Before joining the Beastie Boys, Adam Horovitz was in a punk band called The Young And Useless.
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