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Studio album by Beastie Boys
Released May 31, 1994
Recorded 1993–1994
Studio
Tin Pan Alley (New York City)
G-Son (Los Angeles)
Genre
Hip hophardcore punkjazzfunk
Length 59:37
Label
Grand RoyalCapitol
Producer
Beastie BoysMario Caldato, Jr.
Beastie Boys chronology
Some Old Bullshit
(1994) Ill Communication
(1994) Root Down (EP)
(1995)
ll Communication is the fourth studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on May 31, 1994, by Grand Royal and Capitol Records. Co-produced by Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato, Jr., it is among the band`s most varied releases, drawing from hip hop, punk rock, jazz, and funk, and continues their trend away from sampling and towards live instruments, which began with their previous release, Check Your Head (1992). The album features musical contributions from Money Mark, Eric Bobo and Amery `AWOL` Smith, and vocal contributions from Q-Tip and Biz Markie. Beastie Boys were influenced by Miles Davis`s jazz rock albums On the Corner (1972) and Agharta (1975) while recording Ill Communication.[2]

The album became the band`s second number-one album on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and their second album to be certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was supported by the single `Sabotage`, which was accompanied by a music video directed by Spike Jonze that parodied 1970s cop shows.

Singles
`Sabotage` was the first single taken from Ill Communication. It was released to radio on May 9, 1994.[3] The backing track of the song was laid down by the band members, driven by MCA`s fuzzed and twangy bass, at Tin Pan Alley Studios in New York, and then sat unused for a year, with the working title of `Chris Rock`, before vocals were added. According to Ad-Rock in the 2020 documentary Beastie Boys Story, the lyrics are a fictitious rant about how their producer `was the worst person ever and how he was always sabotaging us and holding us back.`

`Get It Together`, which samples The Moog Machine`s cover of `Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In`, was released as a single on March 17, 1994.[4]

`Sure Shot` features a sample taken from jazz flautist Jeremy Steig`s song `Howlin` For Judy` from the 1970 album Legwork as the main instrumental part of the song, and was released as a single on May 31, 1994.[5] The album`s fourth single, `Root Down`, was released in 1995.[6]

Artwork
Mike D and MCA collaborated with Gibran Evans, son of the artist and designer Jim Evans (who designed a hand-drawn typeface specifically for Ill Communication that was used throughout the promotion of the album), to create the album`s packaging.[7] The photograph they chose for the front cover was taken by Bruce Davidson in 1964 at a Los Angeles drive-in diner called Tiny Naylor`s[8] as part of an assignment for Esquire, but the magazine ultimately did not publish the photos.[9] Although Davidson had not heard the Beastie Boys` music and did not understand it once he did—he later recalled thinking it sounded like a `secret language` when they sent him a demo tape—he agreed to let the band use his photo.[10]

The booklet that came with the album features the artwork `Gaia` by Alex Grey on the middle pages.
All tracks produced by Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato, Jr.

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `Sure Shot`
Beastie BoysCaldatoDJ Hurricane
3:19
2. `Tough Guy`
Beastie BoysAmery Smith
0:57
3. `B-Boys Makin` with the Freak Freak` Beastie Boys 3:36
4. `Bobo on the Corner`
Beastie Boys`Money` Mark NishitaEric Bobo
1:13
5. `Root Down` Beastie Boys 3:32
6. `Sabotage` Beastie Boys 2:58
7. `Get It Together` (featuring Q-Tip)
Beastie BoysQ-Tip
4:05
8. `Sabrosa`
Beastie BoysNishitaBobo
3:29
9. `The Update`
Beastie BoysNishitaCaldato
3:15
10. `Futterman`s Rule`
Beastie BoysNishita
3:42
11. `Alright Hear This` Beastie Boys 3:06
12. `Eugene`s Lament`
Beastie BoysNishitaBoboEugene Gore
2:12
13. `Flute Loop`
Beastie BoysCaldato
1:54
14. `Do It` (featuring Biz Markie)
Beastie BoysNishitaCaldatoBiz Markie
3:16
15. `Ricky`s Theme`
Beastie BoysNishitaBobo
3:43
16. `Heart Attack Man`
Beastie BoysSmith
2:14
17. `The Scoop`
Beastie BoysCaldato
3:36
18. `Shambala`
Beastie BoysNishitaBobo
3:40
19. `Bodhisattva Vow`
Beastie BoysCaldato
3:08
20. `Transitions`
Beastie BoysNishita
2:31
Total length: 59:37
Personnel
Beastie Boys – producers
Adam `Ad-Rock` Horovitz – vocals, guitar
Adam `MCA` Yauch – vocals, electric bass, double bass
Michael `Mike D` Diamond – vocals, drums
Money Mark – keyboards, organ
Eric Bobo – percussion; drums on `Ricky`s Theme`
Amery Smith – drums on `Tough Guy` & `Heart Attack Man`
Eugene Gore – violin on `Eugene`s Lament`
Q-Tip – vocals on `Get It Together`
Biz Markie – vocals on `Do It`
Mario Caldato, Jr. – producer