Beastie Boys - Sabotage

Sabotage

Beastie Boys Dir. Spike Jonze Play Channel
1994 90s hip hop

Written and produced by the Beastie Boys with Mario Caldato Jr., this track from Ill Communication features traditional rock instrumentation with Ad-Rock on guitar, MCA on bass, and Mike D on drums. The music video was directed by Spike Jonze.

The Story Behind

Adam Horovitz had been pitching the idea for a while. The Beastie Boys should dress up as undercover cops on a stakeout — fake mustaches, cheap ties, …

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151M views
3:04 duration
1994 released

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