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Raekwon: I like the Beastie Boys, them niggas is a-ight. They've been around for a minute with Run-DMC and all that; and I know they still know what's going on in hip-hop too. They on point.
Heltah Skeltah's Ruck: There's room in hip-hop for that champagne poppin', there's room for the hardcore and there's definitely room for the Beasties. We need variety in this shit. Plus Ad Rock's my nigga.
Ras Kass: I think they moved on to a new genre. They're incorporating alternative music; but they're still relevant in that they're taking their following into that field and broadening hip-hop.
Erick Sermon: Hell yeah, the Beastie Boys are still relevant to hip-hop today! They are on of the few groups still keepin' it real from way back. Even their new shit sounds like it used to be.
Luniz's Yukmouth:Hell yeah, they are still bringin' that shit! To everyday Black folk they're probably looked at as rock-n-roll, and they probably wouldn't buy their album, but they're still rappin' and still poppin'. They will always be pioneers.
John Forte: Oh, that' ridiculous. The Beastie Boys are pioneers in the game. They went against the grain and proved that they were three white guys who really have an appreciation for hip-hop. They didn't front like they was from the ghetto, they just came out and made good music. They're still in a class by themselves.
E-40: The Beasties have always been ahead of their time. They're real crafty with theirs. Their music has always come from a base of hip-hop. It's a different kind of hip-hop, but it's still influenced by the essence so it's relevant.
Wyclef Jean:If you into hip-hop, you gotta love the Beastie Boys. They held it down with Run-DMC and they're some talented musicians. They're relevant for even what I do, pickin' up a guitar and playin' it. I heard like four joints from the new album and I'm feelin' it. I'm a fan. They could do a horrible song and I'd still like it.
Schoolly D: The thing you gotta remember about hip-hop is if you go back to like Grandmaster Flash, Funky Four Plus One, those guys were in the studios with bands. The Beastie Boys came from a band, so they should be able to express hip-hop any way they want to.
B-Real:I definitely like the Beasties, always have. I think they can still appeal to everybody. I know a lot of hip-hop kids that like that record that I didn't think would. When I heard it I was like, Yo, they came with some shit.
DJ Premier: I copped the new album but I haven't heard it yet because we've been runnin' around so much. I know they came out with punk music first before hip-hop, so I ain't mad at them, 'cause that was their style to begin with. I'm still into 'em because I have a wide range of music that I like. I would love to work wit 'em. Word, I'd give 'em an ill joint. Maybe that'll happen some day.â
Flip Mode Squad's Lord Have Mercy: Anybody that comes and offers more freedom in the rap game is extremely important because not everybody is a player or a thug. If you are a real hip-hop fan, they got joints that still bang you in the head, B.
Funkmaster Flex: I think they weren't relevant for a minute. I think when they left Def Jam, people kinda started to think of them as not bein' hip-hop cause they were on another label; but sellin' records like they're doin' now shows that hip-hop kids are buying it too. I listened to the new album and I think it's their time again.
So we'll just call this case closed.
