
03/08/2024
“Three Idiots Make a Masterpiece.” So read the headline on Rolling Stone’s review of the ’ debut LP, "Licensed to Ill," which became the first ever hip-hop album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on this day in 1987.
Considering the near-universal acclaim that the group now enjoys, dismissing the Beastie Boys as a trio of idiots might seem wildly uncharitable today. And yet, to be fair, that is a completely accurate — even profound — description of "Licensed to Ill." Click the link below for details. (📸: MEGA) https://ow.ly/aape50QNRVq