Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill Album

Courtesy of the first white rappers, The Licensed to Ill album is a perfect blend of ear-splitting rock and old school rap without which hip hop would never have broken into the mainstream. "License to Ill" is rude, obnoxious, and sometimes offensive by today's politically correct standards, but if you don't take it so seriously, it's also fun to listen to. "The New Style" is undeniably funky and has the Boys in rare form. "Paul Revere" is also pretty good with its drum machine played in reverse, and "No Sleep Til Brooklyn" is a fine mixture of amped-up guitars and hip hop beats. Like every good hip hop album, License to Ill" was all about drugs, women, and disrespecting any and all figures of authority. And it was recorded by three Jewish guys.