Licensed to Ill
Tracklist:
- Rhymin & Stealin
- The New Style
- She's Crafty
- Posse In Effect
- Slow Ride
- Girls
- Fight for Your Right
- No Sleep Till Brooklyn
- Paul Revere
- Hold It Now, Hit It
- Brass Monkey
- Slow and Low
- Time to Get Ill
Licensed to Ill
01 Rhymin & Stealin
Because mutiny on the bounty's what we're all about I'm gonna board your ship and turn it on out No soft sucker with a parrot on his shoulder 'Cause I'm bad gettin' bolder, cold getting colder Terrorizing suckers on the seven seas And if you've got beef, you'll get capped in the knees We got sixteen men on a dead man's chest And I shot those suckers and I'll shoot the rest Most illingest be-boy - I got that feeling 'Cause I am most ill and I'm rhymin' and stealin' Snatching gold chains, vicking pieces of eight I got your money and your honey and the fly name plate We got wenches on the benches, and bitties with titties Housing all girlies from city to city One for all and all for one Taking out M.C.'s with a big shotgun All for one and one for all Because the Beastie Boys have gone A.W.O.L. Friggin' in the riggin' and cuttin' your throat Big biting suckers getting thrown in the moat We got maidens and wenches, man they're on the ace Captain Bly is gonna die when we break his face Most illingest be-boy - I got that feeling 'Cause I am most ill and I'm rhymin' and stealin' Ali Baba and the forty thieves Ali Baba and the forty thieves Ali Baba and the forty thieves Ali Baba and the forty thieves Ali Baba and the forty thieves Ali Baba and the forty thieves Ali Baba and the forty thieves Ali Baba and the forty thieves
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02 The New Style
And on the cool check in Center stage on the mic And we're puttin' it on wax It's the new style Four and three and two and one (What up!) And when I'm on the mic the suckers run (Word!) Down with Adrock and Mike D. and you ain't And I got more juice than Picasso got paint Got rhymes that are rough and rhymes that are slick I'm not surprised you're on my dick Be-E-A-S-T-I-E, what up Mike D. Ah yeah, that's me I got franks and pork and beans Always bust the new routines I get it, I got it, I know it's good The rhymes I write, you wish you would I'm never in training, my voice is not straining People always biting and I'm sick of complaining So I went into the locker room during classes Went into your locker and I smashed your glasses You're from Secausus, I'm from Manhattan You're jealous of me because your girlfriend is cattin' There it is Kick it! Father to many, married to none And in case you're unaware I carry a gun Stepped into the party, the place was over packed Saw the kid that dissed my home boy and shot him in the back I had to get a beeper 'cause my phone is tapped You better keep your mouth shut 'cause I'm fully strapped I got money in the bank, I can still get high That's why your girlfriend thinks that I'm so fly I've got money and juice, twin sisters in my bed Their father had Aids so I shot him in the head If I played guitar I'd be Jimmy Page The girlie's I like are underage (Check it!) Girls with boyfriends are the kinds I like I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike My father, he's jealous 'cause I'm making that green I've got the girlie's numbers from the places I been There it is Kick it! You wanna know why, because I'm October 31st, that is my date of birth I got to the party and you know what I did the Smurf Taxing all females from coast to coast And when I get my fill I'm chilly most We rag-tag girlies back at the hotel And then we all switch places when I ring the bell I chill at White Castle 'cause it's the best But I'm fly at Fat Burger when I way out west K-I-N-G-A-D whammy All the fly ladies are on my jammy Went to the prom, wore the fly blue rental Got six girlies in my Lincoln Continental I met a girl at the party and she started to flirt I told her some rhymes and she pulled up her skirt Spent some bank, I got a high powered jumbo Rolled up a wooly and I watched Colombo Let me clear my throat Kick it over here baby pop And let all the fly skimmies Feel the beat Hmm Drop Coolin' on the corner on a hot summer day Just me, my posse and M.C.A. A lot of beer, a lot of girls and a lot of cursing Twenty-two automatic on my person Got my hand in my pocket and my finger's on the trigger My posse's gettin' big and my posse's gettin' bigger Some voices got treble, some voices got bass We got the kind of voices that are in your face Like the bun to the burger, like the burger to the bun Like the cherry to the apple, to the peach to the plum I'm the king of the Ave., and I'm the king of the block I'm M.C.A., and I'm the King Adrock I'm Mike D., I got all the fly juice On the checkin' at the party on the forty deuce Walking down the block with the fresh fly threads Beastie Boys fly the biggest heads
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03 She's Crafty
Well this girl came up to me, she says she's new in town But the crew been said they seen her around I thought they were right but I didn't want to know The girlie was Def and she wanted to go I think her name is Lucy but they all call Loose I think I thought I seen her on eighth and forty-deuce The next think she said, my place or yours? Let's kick some bass behind closed doors! We got into the cab, the cab driver said He recognized my girlie from the back of her head He said a little something about tip to base So I made him stop the cab to get out of the place I shouldn't have looked back man I'll always regret it Something's going on and I'll probably never get it She was crying like a baby, stupid dumb It's just too bad that girl's a bum She's crafty, she's gets around She's crafty, she's always down She's crafty, she's got a gripe She's crafty, and she's just my type She's crafty I spent my last dollar to buy a Sabrett When I seen this girl I could never forget Now I like nothing better than a pretty girl smile And I haven't seen a smile that pretty in a while The girl came up to me she said she loved the show Asked her to come home and she couldn't say, no We got the crib, there's Adam and D. We didn't say a word, they just stared at me I said, I don't know her just met her tonight And Adrock started hiding everything in sight D. pulled me over said, hide your gold, The girl is crafty like ice is cold! The girl is crafty, she knows all the moves I started playing records, she knew all the grooves He thought she was a thief and D. was right But I just figured she'd spend the night When I woke up later in the afternoon She had taken all the things from inside his room I found myself naked in the middle of the floor She had taken the bed and the chest of drawers The mirror, the TV, the new guitar cord My remote control and my old skateboard She robbed us blind, she took all we owned And the boys blamed me for bringing her home She's crafty, she's gets around She's crafty, she's always down She's crafty, she's got a gripe She's crafty, and she's just my type She's crafty She's crafty, she's gets around She's crafty, she's always down She's crafty, she's got a gripe She's crafty, and she's just my type She's crafty She's gets around She's crafty, and she's always down She's crafty, she's got a gripe She's crafty, and she's just my type She's crafty
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04 Posse In Effect
Yes, yes, y'all and you don't stop You keep it on and shockin' the place Well I'm M.C.A. I got nothing to prove Pay attention my intention is to bust a move I drink quarts and cans and bottles and sixes Between the turntables keep the vodka and the mixes I'm Mike D. I got the deuces wild A list of girlies numbers that I've dialed I do the Smurf, the Popeye, and the Jerry Lewis I like Bullwinkle but I don't like Brutus I'm schoolin' in the boys' room coolin' by the locker All the girls in class know that I'm the cool rocker Punk in the hall man I should of oughta hit him Had the fresh rhymes and the kid cold bite 'em Smokin' in the boys room is what I do best While you were at a party your girlfriend fessed I keep a pistol in my pocket so you better be cautious Fly around the world but it makes me nauseous Mike D.'s day off everyday of the week I got to the party and I did the freak I got a girl in the Castle and one in the pagoda You know I got rhymes like Abe Vigoda I'm a Def Manhattan killer, a rhyme driller A mic in my hand and a mouth full of Miller I got a hat not a visor, I drink Budweiser The turntables up on the drum riser The needle's in the groove and the vinyl's on the platter I know that I'm fly man there's no need to flatter I travel around the globe, it's keeping girlies dizzy My name's Mike D., now watch me get busy y'all You're a fake wearin' sucker whose gold got rusted Cheaper than a hot do with no mustard You tried to steal my fresh and you got cold busted Because your crew's all soft and I'm disgusted I'm from downtown from the city of Manhattan I got a lotta girlies and not one's cattin' My posse's in effect and we're doin' the do And we got more rhymes than your damn crew Caught you poppin' that weak and you must of been dusted Stuck you head in the toilet and stone cold flushed it Word
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05 Slow Ride
They got a committee to get me off the block 'Cause I say my rhymes loud and I say 'em nonstop Because being bad news is what we're all about We went to White Castle and we got thrown out I got my boy Mike D., I got the King Adrock I got the jammy with the ammo inside my sock I shot homeboy but the bullet was a dud So I reached in the Miller cooler, grabbed a cool Bud Slow riding, gun hidin' on the go I'm fly like an eagle and I drink Old Crow I'm the king of the classroom, coolin' in the back My teacher had beef so I gave her a smack She chased me out of class she was strapped with a ruler Went to the bathroom, rolled myself a wooler With bottle in hand at the microphone stand Ah yo homeboy, what you drinkin' man I got money, I got juice I got to the party and I got loose I got rhythms, I got rhymes I got the girlies with the Def behinds I got ill, I got busted I got dust and I got dusted I got gold, I got funky I got the new dance, they call the Brass Monkey Because I'm hard hittin', always bitten, cool as hell I got trees on my mirror so my car won't smell Sittin' around the house, gettin' high and watchin' tube And eating Colonel's chicken, drinkin' Heineken brew And I'm a gangster, I'm a prankster, I'm the king of the Ave. And I'm hated, confrontated for the juice that I have All the fly ladies are making a fuss But I can't pay attention, 'cause I'm on that dust
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06 Girls
Girls, all I really want is girls And in the morning it's girls 'Cause in the evening it's girls I like the way that they walk And it's chilly to hear them talk And I can always make them smile From White Castle to the Nile Back in the day There was this girl around the way She liked by home-piece M.C.A. He said he would not give her play I asked him, please?, he said, you may Her pants were tight and that's O.K. If she would dance, I would D.J. We took a walk down to the bay I hope she'll say, Hey me and you should hit the hay I asked her out, she said, no way I should of probably guessed their gay So I broke north with no delay I heard she moved real far away That was two years ago this May I seen her just the other day Jockin' Mike D. To my dismay Girls, to do the dishes Girls, to clean up my room Girls, to do the laundry Girls, and in the bathroom Girls, that's all I really want is girls Two at a time, I want girls With new wave hairdos, I want girls I ought to whip out my, Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls Girls, girls, girls, girls, yeah
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07 Fight for Your Right
Kick it! You wake up late for school, man you don't want to go You ask you mom, please? but she still says, no! You missed two classes, and no homework But your teacher preaches class like you're some kind of jerk You gotta fight for your right to party Your pop caught you smoking, and he said, no way! That hypocrite smokes two packs a day Man, living at home is such a drag Now your mom threw away your best porno mag (bust it!) You gotta fight for your right to party You gotta fight Don't step out of this house if that's the clothes you're gonna wear I'll kick you out of my home is you don't cut that hair Your mom busted in and said, what's that noise? Aw, mom you're just jealous it's the Beastie Boys! You gotta fight for your right to party You gotta fight for your right to party Party Party
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08 No Sleep Till Brooklyn
No sleep till, Brooklyn! Foot on the pedal Never ever false metal Engine running hotter than a boiling kettle My job ain't a job It's a damn good time City to city I'm running my rhymes. On location Touring around the nation Beastie Boys always on vacation Itchy trigger finger But a stable turntable I do what I do best Because I'm willing and able. Ain't no faking Your money I'm taking Going coast to coast to watch all the girlies shaking. While you're at the job working nine to five The Beastie Boys at the Garden Cold kickin' it live. No sleep till Another plane Another train Another bottle in the brain Another girl Another fight Another drive all night. Our manager's crazy He always smokes dust He's got his own room at the back of the bus. Tour around the world You rock around the clock Plane to hotel Girls on the jock. We're trashing hotels like it's going out of style Getting paid along the way 'Cause it's worth your while. Four on the floor Ad-Rock's out the door M.C.A.'s in the back because he's skeezin' with a whore. We got a safe in the trunk with money in a stack With dice in the front and Brooklyn's in the back. No sleep till No sleep till Brooklyn, no sleep till Brooklyn ! Ain't seen the light since we started this band M.C.A. get on the mike, my man! Born and bred Brooklyn The U.S.A. They call me Adam Yauch But I'm M.C.A. Like a lemon to a lime A lime to a lemon I sip the def ale with all the fly women. Got limos, arena, TV-shows Autograph pictures and classy hoes Step off Homes Get out of my way Taxing little girlies from here to L.A. Waking up Before I get to sleep 'Cause I'll be rockin' this party eight days a week! No sleep till No sleep till Brooklyn! No sleep till Brooklyn! No sleep till Brooklyn! No sleep till Brooklyn! No sleep till Brooklyn! No sleep till Brooklyn! No sleep till Brooklyn! No sleep till Brooklyn! No sleep till Brooklyn! No sleep till Brooklyn!
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09 Paul Revere
Now here's a little story I've got to tell About three bad brothers you know so well It started way back in history With Adrock, (M.C.A.) and me (Mike D.) I had a little horse named Paul Revere Just me and my horsy and a quart of beer Riding across the land kicking up sand Sheriff's posse on my tail 'cause I'm in demand One lonely Beastie I be All by myself without nobody The sun is beating down on my baseball hat The air is gettin' hot the beer is getting flat Lookin' for a girl I ran into a guy His name is M.C.A., I said, "Howdy" he said, "Hi" He told a little story that sounded well rehearsed Four days on the run and that he's dying of thirst The brew was in my hand and he was on my tip His voice was hoarse, his throat was dry and he asked me for a sip He said, "Can I get some?" I said, you can't get none! Had a chance to run He pulled out his shotgun He was quick on the draw, I thought I'd be dead He put the gun to my head and this is what he said, "Now my name is M.C.A., I've got a license to kill I think you know what time it is, it's time to get ill Now what do we have here an outlaw and his beer I run this land, you understand, I make myself clear." We stepped into the wind - he had a gun, I had a grin You think this story's over but it's ready to begin "Now I got the gun, you got the brew You got two choices of what you can do It's not a tough decision as you can see I can blow you away or you can ride with me" I said, I'll ride with you if can get me to the border The sheriff's after me for what I did to his daughter I did it like this, I did it like that I did it with a whiffleball bat So I'm on the run, the cop's got my gun And right about now it's time to have some fun The King Adrock that is my name And I know the fly spot where they got the champagne." We rode for six hours the we hit the spot The beat was a bumping and the girlies was hot This dude was staring like he knows who we are We took the empty spot next to him at the bar M.C.A. Said, (Yo, you know this kid?) I said, I didn't, but I know he did (The kid said) Get ready cause this ain't funny My name's Mike D. And I'm about to get money. Pulled out the jammy, aimed it at the sky He yelled, (Stick 'em up!) and let two fly Hands went up and people hit the floor He wasted two kids that ran for the door "I'm Mike D. And I get respect Your cash and your jewelry is what I expect" M.C.A. Was with it and he's my ace So I grabbed the piano player and I punched him in the face The piano player's out the music stopped His boy had beef and he got dropped Mike D. Grabbed the money (M.C.A. Snatched the gold) I grabbed two girlies and a beer that's cold.
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10 Hold It Now, Hit It
Now I chill real ill when I start to chill When I fill my pockets with a knot of dollar bills Sipping pints of ale out the window sill When I get my fill I'm chilly chill Now I just got home because I'm out on bail What's the time? It's time to buy ale Peter eater, parking meter all of the time If I run out of ale, it's Thunderbird wine Miller drinking, chicken eating, dress so fly I got friends in high places that are keeping me high Dow with Mike D. And it ain't no hassle Got the ladies of the eighties from here to White Castle Hold it now (hold it now, hold it now) hit it! Now its me Adam Yauch in the place to be And all the girls are on me cause I'm down with Mike D. I'm down with Mike D. And it ain't no baloney For real, not phony, "O.E." and Rice-a-Roni I come out at night 'cause I sleep all day Well, I'm the King Adrock and he's M.C.A. Well I'm cruising, I'm bruising, I'm never ever losing I'm in my car, I'm going far and dust is what I'm using Around the way is where I'm from And I'm from Manhattan and I'm not a bum Because you're pud-slapping, ball-flapping, got that juice My name's Mike D. And I can do that Jerry Lewis Hold it now (hold it now, hold it now) hit it! Hip-hop, body rockin', doing the do Beer drinking, breath stinking, sniffing glue Belly flipping, always illing, busting caps My name's Mike D. And I write my own snaps I'm a peep-show seeking on the forty-deuce I'm a killer at large and I'm on the loose Pistol packing, Monkey drinking, no money bum I come from Brooklyn 'cause that's where I'm from Cheap-skate, perpetrating, money hungry jerk Everyday I drink a "O.E." and I don't go to work You drippy nose knuckle-head, you're wet behind the ears You like men, and we like beer (beer, beer, beer) Hold it now, hit it! King of the Ave. With the Def female You're rhyming and stealin' with the freshest ale Cooling at the crib watching my TV Ed Norton (Ted Knight) and Mr. Ed Pump it up homeboy, just don't stop Chef Boy-are-dee cooling on the pot I take no slack 'cause I got the knack And I'm never dusting out 'cause I torch that crack The King Adrock, that is my name And you're drinking Moet, we got the champagne A quarter dropping, going shopping buying wigs Surgeon general cut professor D.J. Thigs Hold it now (hold it now, hold it now), hit it! Hit it! (Hit it, hit it, hit it, hit it) Hold it now (hit it!) Yo Leroy!
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11 Brass Monkey
Brass Monkey, that funky Monkey Brass Monkey junkie That funky Monkey Brass, got this dance that's more than real Drink Brass Monkey here's how you feel Put your left leg down your right leg up Tilt your head back let's finish the cup M.C.A. With the bottle (D. Rocks the can) Adrock gets nice with Charlie Chan We're offered Moet (we don't mind Chivas) Wherever we go with bring the Monkey with us Adrock drinks three (Mike D. Is D.) Double R. Foots the bill most definitely I drink Brass Monkey and I rock well I got a Castle in Brooklyn (that's where I dwell) Brass Monkey that funky Monkey Brass Monkey junkie That funky Monkey Because I drink it anytime and anyplace When it's time to get ill I pour it on my face Monkey tastes Def when you pour it on ice Come on y'all it's time to get nice Coolin' by the lockers getting kind of funky Me and the crew we're drinking Brass Monkey This girl walked by she gave me the eye I reached in the locker grabbed the Spanish Fly I put it with the Monkey mixed it in the cup Went over to the girl, "Yo baby, what's up?" I offered her a sip (sip) the girl she gave me lip (lip) It did begin the stuff wore in and now she's on my tip Brass Monkey that funky Monkey Brass Monkey junkie That funky Monkey (Brass) Step up to the bar put the girl down She takes a big gulp and slaps it around Take a sip you can do it (you get right to it) We had a case in the place and we went right through it You got a dry Martini thinking you're cool I'll take your place at the bar I smack you off your stool I'll down a '40 dog" in a single gulp And if you got beef you'll get beat to a pulp Monkey and parties and reelin' and rockin' Def, def (girls, girls) all y'all jockin' The song and dance keeping you in a trance If you don't buy my record I got my advance I drink it (I think it) I see it (I be it) I love Brass Monkey but I won't give D. It We got the bottle, you got the cup Come on everybody let's get fff Brass Monkey that funky Monkey Brass Monkey junkie That funky Monkey Brass Monkey that funky Monkey Brass Monkey junkie That funky Monkey Brass Monkey
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12 Slow and Low
Let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo Let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo It's never old school, all brand new So everybody catch, the bugaloo flu Not like a fever, not like a cold The beats are clear, the rhymes are bold So don't see a doctor or see a nurse Just listen to the music, first things first First of all, get off the wall It's time to party so have a ball We slowed it on down, so get the hell up Like a volcano I'll erupt We got determination, bass and highs White Castle fries only come in one size What you see is what you get And you ain't seen nothing yet So let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo Let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo I do not sing but I make a Def song You could live your whole life and I hope you live long On the Gong Show we won't get gonged We're the Beastie Boys, not Cheech and Chong Strong as an ox, fresh out the box The crowd is so live, they're coming in flocks And when we go on, the crowd goes off It's all hard rock there's nothing soft Let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo Let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo Let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo Let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo We don't only rock the house but we'll house we rock We don't stroll but we roll straight to the top M.C.A., Adrock, Mike D. makes three And we can do it like this in the place to be When I'm recorded, you'll be rewarded I know my song is Def 'cause you all applauded Not P.C.P. or L.S.D. just me Mike D. in the place to be This is not free, you must pay a fee Cash on delivery like a C.O.D. So let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo Let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo The beat is slow in order to dance I want to hear I dos and no I can'ts First you move your leg and then your arm It's not fast and nervous, this dance is calm It's truly stable and you ought to be able To dance to the record when it's on the turntable So let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo Let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo Let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo Let it flow, let yourself go Slow and low, that is the tempo
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13 Time to Get Ill
What's the time? It's time to get ill And what's the time? It's time to get ill So what's the time? It's time to get ill Now what's the time? It's time to get ill I'm not the type of person who like to waste my time And when I'm on the mic I just say my rhymes And I'm out on bail, the check is in the mail They can sentence me to life but I won't go to jail I'm cool calm collected, from class I was ejected Just me, Mike D., and M.C.A. we're rarely disrespected I got all the time that I need to kill What's that time? It's time to get ill You been fully captivated by that funky ass bass Your girlfriend screams when M.C.A.'s in the place He stumbles in the room with the Chivas in his hand Cold chillin' in the spot at the microphone stand I'd have the pedal to the metal if I had a car But I'm chiller with the Miller, cold coolin' at the bar I can drink a quart of Monkey and still stand still What's the time? It's time to get ill Went outside my house I went down to the deli I spent my last dime to refill my fat belly I got rhymes galime, I got rhymes galilla And I got more rhymes than Phyllis Diller M.C.A. takes a stand, man you're in command Homeboy, turn it out and don't give a damn My name is M.C.A. I've got a license to kill And what's the time? It's time to get ill Riding down the block with my box in my hand Today I feel like chillin' just as chill as I can Coolin' on the corner with a forty of O.E. 'Cause me and M.C.A. we're down with Mike D. When I run a jam I don't give a damn When I'm throwing bass I say, "Thank you ma'am." Fuel injected, rhyme connected running things Well I'm the King Adrock and I'm the king of all kings I'm looking for a spot, things are gettin' hot I'm M.C.A., I'm here to stay and you sir, are not Oh no, it could not be, it's such a sight to see It's such a trip, you're on my tip so listen to Mike D. My work is my play, because I'm playing when I work My name's Mike D., as you can see and I can do the jerk M.C.A., Adrock, Mike D. it's chill What's the time? It's time to get ill Now what's the time? It's time to get ill And what's the time? It's time to get ill So what's the time? It's time to get ill Now what's the time? It's time to get ill
Videos:
- Fight For Your Right
- No Sleep till Brooklyn
- Hold It Now, Hit It
"Paul Revere" and "The New Style" had been released as singles. Both did well; they built on the success of "Hold It Now, Hit It," got played by the same mix shows and club DJs. By early February 1987, the LP had gone platinum. DJ Run had been proven correct. This seemed incredibly fast; we were barely out of high school. Being small-time celebrities in our little NYC nightclub world had been fun; getting a chance to make records was incredible; opening for Madonna and Run-DMC was surreal. But this was something else entirely. And nobody - us, Rick, Run, nobody -could have imagined what happened next.