Beastie Boys New York State Of Mind Mixed by DJ Green Lantern (Mixtape)

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• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 2004
• ASIN: B000CRBI7K
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #155,002 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Beastie Boys - New York State Of Mind(Mixed By DJ Green Lantern) - featuring music from Beastie Boys including remixes, classics & more...

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pauls Boutique, 15 years later, January 18, 2007

By	L. mazurek "actually her son" (noqwhere, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As anyone knows, the Beastie Boys made their greatest album in 1989, Pauls Boutique, as funky party album filled with nonstop samples and no filler. Well New York State of Mind is like Paul's Botique 15 years later. DJ Green Lantern is an exxcelent DJ, and he makes all the tracks feel as fresh and catchy, if not catchier, as when they were first released. Some moments on this album are absolute, indescribable strokes of genius, such as putting Biggie Smalls on the hook for "Hey Ladies," Ludacris rapping "When I move you move" during the chorus of "Body Movin'." But the true highlight of the album is "Looking Down The Barrell of a Gun," which uses the instrumental from Jay-Z's "U Dont Know," and a Biggie Smalls rap to create one of the most indescribable jolts of pure adrenaline in recent years. There are also some new tracks loosely based on some of the Beasties' older songs, such as Busta Rhymes doing an excellent modern version of "Paul Revere," and better yet, MOP doing a updated "No Sleep Till Brooklyn." The only track that doesn't quite seem to fit is a Clipse freestlye over the instrumental for "Pass the Mic." However, that track is also excellent and from the beggining to end, New York State of Mind is undeniably an absolute hip-hop masterpeice, perhaps even matching Pauls Botique.