
Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by American rap rock group Beastie Boys. It was released on November 15, 1986, by Def Jam and Columbia Records, and became the first rap LP to top the Billboard album chart. It is one of Columbia Records’ fastest-selling debut records to date and was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2015 for shipping over ten million copies in the United States.
- “Rhymin & Stealin” 4:08
- “The New Style” 4:35
- “She’s Crafty” 3:35
- “Posse in Effect” 2:26
- “Slow Ride” 2:57
- “Girls” 2:14
- “Fight for Your Right” 3:27
- “No Sleep till Brooklyn” 4:07
- “Paul Revere” 3:41
- “Hold It Now, Hit It” 3:26
- “Brass Monkey” 2:37
- “Slow and Low” 3:38
- “Time to Get Ill” 3:37
Beastie Boys – producers
Joe Blaney – mixing
Steven Ett – audio engineer
Kerry King – lead guitar on “No Sleep till Brooklyn” and “Fight for Your Right”
Rick Rubin – producer
Steve Byram – art direction
Sunny Bak – photography
World B. Omes (David Gambale) – cover art
Nelson Keene Carse – trombone
Danny Lipman – trumpet
Tony Orbach – tenor saxophone