Licensed to Ill

Licensed to Ill
Studio album by Beastie Boys
Released	15 November 1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Hip hop, rap rock
Length	44:33
Label	Def Jam, Columbia
Producer	Beastie Boys, Rick Rubin

Beastie Boys chronology
Next	Paul's Boutique (1989)

Licensed to Ill is the debut album by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released in 1986 on Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. It was the first hip hop album to top the Billboard album chart. It is also one of Columbia Records' fastest-selling debut records to date, and has sold over nine million copies in the United States.

The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1987, and was eventually certified 9x multi-platinum in 2001. The single "Brass Monkey" was certified Gold for shipment of 500,000 sales.

Legacy

In 1998, it was selected by The Source as one of the 100 Best Albums.

Rolling Stone ranked Licensed to Ill at #192 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2020.

Track listing

All songs produced by Rick Rubin and Beastie Boys. All songs performed by Beastie Boys.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Time
1.	"Rhymin' and Stealin'"	Diamond, Horovitz, Rubin, Yauch	4:08
2.	"The New Style"	Diamond, Horovitz, Rubin, Yauch	4:36
3.	"She's Crafty"	Diamond, Horovitz, Rubin, Yauch	3:35
4.	"Posse in Effect"	Diamond, Horovitz, Rubin, Yauch	2:27
5.	"Slow Ride"	Diamond, Horovitz, Rubin, Yauch	2:56
6.	"Girls"	Diamond, Horovitz, Rubin, Yauch	2:14
7.	"(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)"	Diamond, Horovitz, Rubin, Yauch	3:28
8.	"No Sleep till Brooklyn"	Diamond, Horovitz, Rubin, Yauch	4:07
9.	"Paul Revere"	Horovitz, McDaniels, Rubin, Summons	3:41
10.	"Hold It Now, Hit It"	Diamond, Horovitz, Rubin, Yauch	3:26
11.	"Brass Monkey"	Diamond, Horovitz, Rubin, Yauch	2:37
12.	"Slow and Low"	McDaniels, Rubin, Simmons	3:38
13.	"Time to Get Ill"	Diamond, Horovitz, Rubin, Yauch	3:37