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Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (2011)

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The album was planned as two parts, but only Part Two came out, and the plan for the second half ended after Adam Yauch's death.

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Hot Sauce Committee Part Two: eighth and final studio album by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys
Released through Capitol Records; release dates differ by source: English Wikipedia gives May 3, 2011, Korean Wikipedia gives April 27, 2011
Originally planned in two parts, with Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1 slated for 2009
Only one collection, Part Two, was released; the two-part plan was dropped after Yauch's death
Recorded at Oscilloscope Laboratories according to the release listing

Working title was Tadlock's Glasses, tied to a former bus driver named Tadlock
Later speculation held that the Tadlock story was a joke misread by the media
A large amount of material was recorded under the two-part plan
Yauch described the method as playing and sampling at the same time, plus sampling obscure records
Pt. 1 had its artwork revealed and a planned release date of September 15, 2009
Yauch's cancer diagnosis delayed the release
On October 17, 2010, the band emailed that Pt. 1 would be shelved indefinitely and Pt. 2 would come in 2011
Pt. 2 track list was nearly the same as Pt. 1, without the track Bundt Cake

Recording took place at Oscilloscope Laboratories
Mixing took place at Electric Lady Studios in New York City and mastering at Universal Mastering Studios
Credits list the band as producers, engineers and art directors
After Yauch's death the two-part plan was abandoned

1	Make Some Noise	3:30
2	Nonstop Disco Powerpack	4:09
3	Ok	2:50
4	Too Many Rappers (New Reactionaries version)	4:52
5	Say It	3:26
6	The Bill Harper Collection	0:24
7	Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win	4:11
8	Long Burn the Fire	3:34
9	Funky Donkey	1:57
10	The Larry Routine	0:31
11	Tadlock’s Glasses	2:19
12	Lee Majors Come Again	3:43
13	Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament	2:54
14	Here’s a Little Something for Ya	3:09
15	Crazy Ass Shit	1:57
16	The Lisa Lisa/Full Force Routine	0:49
17	Make Some Noise (Cornelius remix)	3:01
18	Pop Your Balloon	3:00
19	B‐Boys In the Cut	2:33

Fight For Your Right

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The Beastie Boys were an American hip-hop group formed in New York City in 1981.
They began as a hardcore punk band, having previously been members of the Young Aborigines.
Adam Yauch replaced the departing bassist Jeremy Shatan, and the band took the name Beastie Boys.
The 1983 single "Cooky Puss" won local success and marked their full move into hip-hop.

The main line-up was Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar), Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass) and Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums).
Yauch also directed many of the group's music videos under the alias Nathanial Hörnblowér.

Their debut album Licensed to Ill (1986) was the first rap album to top the Billboard 200.
Paul's Boutique (1989) was made with the Dust Brothers and was a commercial failure but gained critical acclaim.
Check Your Head (1992) and Ill Communication (1994) found mainstream success.
Hello Nasty (1998) and To the 5 Boroughs (2004) followed, and the instrumental album The Mix-Up came in 2007.
Their final album was Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (2011).
The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, becoming the third rap group so honored.
Yauch died of parotid cancer in 2012, and the group disbanded.

Critically acclaimed on release, with the energetic rapping, experimental production and disregard for contemporary hip-hop trends praised
AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine): four and a half stars out of five
The Guardian (Dave Simpson): four out of five stars, saying the eighth album revisits old-school roots with wit and invention
Rolling Stone (Rob Sheffield): four out of five stars, describing master musicians in their comfort zone
Los Angeles Times (Matt Diehl): four out of four stars, calling it vintage Beasties
Pitchfork (Mark Richardson): 7.0 out of 10, saying the 16 songs may not add up to something amazing but do the job

Metacritic aggregate: universal acclaim, based on a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 from 42 critic scores

Debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, behind Adele's 21
Sold 128,000 copies in its first week of release
Ranked first on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top Digital Albums, Top Rap Albums and Top Rock Albums charts, per the French article
Four singles: Lee Majors Come Again, Too Many Rappers featuring Nas, Make Some Noise, Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win featuring Santigold
Too Many Rappers peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100, the group's first Hot 100 single in five years

The working title was Tadlock's Glasses, a name tied to a former bus driver who once drove for Elvis Presley's back-up singers.
Make Some Noise leaked online five days before its scheduled release date, then came out on time as a download and a Record Store Day 7-inch.
The album was launched by live-streaming it online via boombox from inside Madison Square Garden.
Long Burn the Fire paid homage to the 1970s soul-rock band Black Merda, according to Tiny Mix Tapes.
A commentary track on the Check Your Head re-release mentions that Bob Dylan would appear on the album.
The album is dedicated to the memory of several people, including Jam Master Jay.