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Beastie Boys
Hold It Now Hit It
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Under Rakim on "As the Rhyme Goes On" sits a sample of a Beastie Boys record from 1986, so play them back to back and hear one crew's track become another crew's floor. Same building, different tenants.
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Liner notes
Written by Ad‐Rock, Adam Yauch, Mike D, Rick Rubin.
Recorded earlier by Beastie Boys in 1986.
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Eric B. & Rakim's "As the Rhyme Goes On" samples an earlier record called "Hold It Now Hit It." Which group had that one on record first?Beastie Boys
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