DJ Hurricane

Integrante do Run-DMC, um dos grupos de Hip-Hop mais influentes da década de 80, Jam Master Jay foi assassinado no dia 30 de outubro de 2002, enquanto gravava uma nova música em seu estúdio no Queens, na cidade de Nova Iorque.

Solid Gold Hits is a greatest hits collection by Beastie Boys, released in November 2005. In contrast to 1999's The Sounds of Science anthology, Solid Gold Hits consists only of tracks that were released as singles. Where The Sounds of Science is a double CD compilation, Solid Gold Hits contains one CD with all their singles that broke gold, plus a DVD with the respective videos of the songs. Although the standard US release of the CD/DVD has 15 songs, the Japanese release has the song and video for "Right Right Now Now" as the last song.

When you experience The Work of Director Spike Jonze, you enter a world where anything can happen and frequently does. From the innovative director of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation., this superior compilation of music videos, documentaries, interviews, and early rarities offers abundant proof that Jonze is the real deal--a filmmaker ablaze with fresh ideas and fresh ways of filming them. Featuring The Beastie Boys, Bjork, Weezer, The Pharcyde, Fatboy Slim and many others.

The Beastie Boys are among the most influential groups of the last two decades. As their music has opened hip-hop to a wider audience and changed the parameters of its sound, their ambitious music videos have carried the medium to new levels of artistic expression. This groundbreaking two-disc anthology showcases eighteen videos containing alternate visual angles and multiple audio tracks. Loaded with never-before-seen footage and unreleased music tracks, this special edition also contains a trove of rare still photos and exclusive audio commentary by the band and the video directors.

O inesquecível video de "Sabotage", pedrada que mescla rap e rock dos Beastie Boys, marcou a Era de Ouro da MTV com seu formato frenético, sua edição incrível e seu estilo único. Ao assisti-lo, fica a impressão que o diretor Spike Jonze, que futuramente ficaria famoso por seus dramas idiossincráticos nos cinemas, também poderia ter sido um grande diretor de ação. Inspirado em séries policials do anos 70 como — Hawaii Five-0, The Streets of San Francisco, S.W.A.T. e Starsky & Hutch —, o clipe traz MCA, Ad-Rock, Mike D e o DJ Hurricane interpretando múltiplos personagens enquanto a ágil câmera de Jonze confere urgência às imagens. Polêmicas à parte, o clipe foi tão importante e influente que inspirou o cineasta Danny Boyle a criar a igualmente frenética cena de abertura do clássico Trainspotting - Sem Limites.

New York, 1986: a city of big dreams and equally big problems. Like New York itself, hip-hop music encompassed both of these human conditions. But hip-hop and its cultural birthplace shared other important characteristics, too: the desire to always be original, a hustle-to-survive ambition, and — if the stars aligned — the ability to come out on top, no matter what the odds. Big Fun in the Big Town is about hip-hop when artistry in the game was still at its center. When skills, not hype, got you your first record deal. When Run-DMC took the reins from Doug E Fresh and Grandmaster Flash, paving the way for hundreds of other hitmakers to follow. When a chart-topping LL Cool J still lived with his Grandmother. When the Latin Quarter was the club to be at on any weekend night. And when artists from all backgrounds could taste their own pop chart dreams, just beyond their reach but still seemingly attainable.