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Beastie Boys Rely on Boombox During Livestream at Madison Square Garden
- Posted on Apr 23rd 2011 11:10AM by Georgette Cline
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The 'Make Some Noise' creators decided to skip out on showcasing themselves but rather let a boombox do the talking -- in this case, rapping -- for them. In the middle of Madison Square Garden's basketball court, the New York Knicks logo decorating the floor, stands a single boombox with two microphones at its front. Besides a mysterious person dressed in a gorilla suit and the occasional maintenance employee passing by the camera, the arena is empty but the sounds of some of the Beastie Boys' recognized tunes --'Too Many Rappers' featuring Nas, 'Don't Play No Game that I Can't Win' -- fill the air.
Check out what the Beastie Boys have in store on the Livestream below.
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Jack
Wow, a Beat-Box? Dang, that's so hip! They really did pull out all the stops- no one has EVER done that before! And it's a great thing we still have white kids who can rip off black artists in NYC!
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