A Question For All You Beastie Boys Fans

[andy_the_great]

Hey Dudes,

I'm a newbie to the beastie boys (y) and i was woundering if any of you guys/gals knows where the beastie boys got their sampl for triple trouble?

Please help!!!

Andy the great

[cj hood]

sugar hill gang's 'rappers delight'

[Weezman]

sugar hill gang's 'rappers delight'



and...."sugar hill gang" got the sample from:

"le CHIC's"....:) 70's jam ....."GOOD TIMES" (no.. not the tv show).

:rolleyes:

[Clarence]

Hey Dudes,

I'm a newbie to the beastie boys (y) and i was woundering if any of you guys/gals knows where the beastie boys got their sampl for triple trouble?

Please help!!!

Andy the great


You know that saying..."no question is a stupid question" Its now officially not true.

[Weezman]

You know that saying..."no question is a stupid question" Its now officially not true.


Ouch Clarence, what a welcoming eh?! :p Good ole BBMB hospitality.

[romanpetr]

Hey Dudes,

I'm a newbie to the beastie boys (y) and i was woundering if any of you guys/gals knows where the beastie boys got their sampl for triple trouble?

Please help!!!

Andy the great

Check this site : http://www.beastiemania.com/songspotlight/show.php?s=tripletrouble&band=b

Triple Trouble

First Appearance: To the 5 Boroughs LP, 4 June 2004
Written by: Beastie Boys/Bernard Edwards/Nile Rodgers
Performed by: Beastie Boys
Production Notes: Produced by Beastie Boys. Mixed by Supa Engineer "DURO" for No Question Ent./Loreal Inc. Recording engineered by Beastie Boys and Jon Weiner. Turntable Extraordinaire: Mix Master Mike. Recorded and mixed at Oscilloscope Laboratories. Mastered by Chris Athens at Sterling Sound.

Behind the Beats and Lyrics...

Samples:
Contains elements that were inspired by the lyrics from "Double Trouble at the Amphitheatre" written by Kevin Smith and Rodney Stone from the Wild Style soundtrack

"Rapper's Delight" - performed by the Sugarhill Gang from Rapper's Delight: The Best of Sugarhill Gang (1996)


References:
Bacardi - well known, popular brand of rum

All Temp-A-Cheer - Cheer brand laundry detergent

Mr. Belvedere - a character and televsion sitcom (1985-1990) starring actor Christopher Hewitt as a snooty, proper English butler who worked for a middle-class American family headed by Bob Uecker

Cerrone - Jean-Marc Cerrone [1952-], one of the most influential disco producers in Europe during the 1970's and early 1980's

Helen of Troy- in Greek mythology, the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda; her elopement to Troy with Paris caused the Trojan War

Jabba the Hutt - a giant, sluglike gangster who was the preeminent kingpin of crime in the Star Wars underworld

Bon vivant - French for someone who enjoys luxurious living; a fastidious devotee of good food and drink

Latte - hot espresso served mixed with hot milk

Wile E. Coyote - from Warner Bros. cartoons, nemesis to the Road Runner


Sample & Reference Breakdown:
"Hey Adam, it's Felicia. Hey Mike, it's Felicia. Hey Adam, it's Felicia" - Formerly Mike D's personal assistant, Felicia now works for the Beastie Boys' management company. She runs the merch, handles a lot of the tour promotional materials, and deals with packaging designs. Felicia is known to give a familiar message on one's voice mail, "Hi ____ it's Felicia".

"If you wanna know the deal about the Three / Well let me tell ya we're Triple Trouble y'all / We're gonna bring you up to speed!" is inspired by the lyrics of "Double Trouble at the Amphitheatre" performed by Rodney C., K.K. Rockwell, & DJ Stevie Steve: "If you wanna know the real deal about the Two / Let us tell ya we're Double Trouble, girls / And we're doing it just for you!"

"Ain't selling out to advertisers" - In a magazine interview, Adam Yauch once said the Beasties would never sell any of their songs to advertisers, nor promote any of their products

"Versatile All Temp-A-Cheer" - Cheer laundry detergent advertises that their product washes clothes in all temperatures, hence the slogan "All Temp-A-Cheer"

"Bam! Supernature Goddamn" - "Supernature" (1977) is a song by Jean-Marc Cerrone

"What the Helen of Troy is that? - A pun on the phrase "What the hell is that?"

[boys_beastie]

HO-TEL! MO-TEL!


also, if anyone on this board hasnt seen wild style, please watch it soon. i bought it about a year ago on dvd and its one of the coolest films ever. i kept thinkin he was gonna fall off the ampitheatre when hes on top of it at the end tho lol.

[Junker]

You know that saying..."no question is a stupid question" Its now officially not true.

That was rude!

[3MTA3]

Wow, Screech works for Cheer?! Ha...ha...ha I know I know.

[steve-onpoint]

and...."sugar hill gang" got the sample from:

"le CHIC's"....:) 70's jam ....."GOOD TIMES" (no.. not the tv show).

:rolleyes:

well, Onpoint's in da how. whatcha gonna do?

[Weezman]

well, Onpoint's in da how. whatcha gonna do?

go AWOL!!!! :p

[Clarence]

That was rude!


Ya know, it was rude. But c'mon now...the bboys would think you were pretty soft if you didn't know where that loop came from. Seriously.

Just keepin' it real man.