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Track Listings

1 Ch-Check It Out
2 Right Right Now Now
3 3 The Hard Way
4 Time To Build
5 Rhyme The Rhyme Well
6 Triple Trouble
7 Hey F*?# You
8 Oh Word?
9 That's It That's All
10 All Lifestyles
11 Shazam!
12 An Open Letter To NYC
13 Crawlspace
14 The Brouhaha
15 We Got The

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The hiatus is back off, again, for the Beastie Boys, and music lovers will bob their heads with insuppressible glee. With its Nice & Smooth impersonations and shout outs to Brooklyn's Albee Square Mall, To the 5 Boroughs, their first album in six years, harkens the return of the trio to the city that made them who they are today. It's an up-tempo yet surprisingly homogenous assemblage of vintage electro-style party beats, and it's a strictly Beastie affair: the Boys co-wrote and produced each track themselves, which means that it sports none of the sonic fripperies and quirky collaborations that distinguished previous classics such as Paul's Boutique. Finally jelling after two years of on-again, off-again recording, To the 5 Boroughs will appeal to those fans old enough to remember the Licensed to Ill tour. Those old-schoolers are sure to appreciate the album's mostly off-the-cuff lyrics and minimal-to-the-extreme musical landscape--even if its stripped-down sound may leave others longing for the days when the Boys were California dreamin'. --Rebecca Levine

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The hiatus is back off, again, for the Beastie Boys, and music lovers will bob their heads with insuppressible glee. With its Nice & Smooth impersonations and shout outs to Brooklyn's Albee Square Mall, To the 5 Boroughs, their first album in six years, harkens the return of the trio to the city that made them who they are today. It's an up-tempo yet surprisingly homogenous assemblage of vintage electro-style party beats, and it's a strictly Beastie affair: the Boys co-wrote and produced each track themselves, which means that it sports none of the sonic fripperies and quirky collaborations that distinguished previous classics such as Paul's Boutique. Finally jelling after two years of on-again, off-again recording, To the 5 Boroughs will appeal to those fans old enough to remember the Licensed to Ill tour. Those old-schoolers are sure to appreciate the album's mostly off-the-cuff lyrics and minimal-to-the-extreme musical landscape--even if its stripped-down sound may leave others longing for the days when the Boys were California dreamin'. --Rebecca Levine

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.16 x 5.63 x 0.55 inches; 3.03 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Capitol
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2004
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 29, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Capitol
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00021LRWM
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Best Sellers Rank: #59,850 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 449 ratings

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4.4 out of 5 stars
449 global ratings

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Customers praise the album's quality, with one noting it's a classic hip-hop release. The beats receive positive feedback, with one customer highlighting the excellent flow. Customers appreciate the album's sense of humor and find it entertaining.

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14 customers mention "Album quality"12 positive2 negative

Customers praise the album's quality.

"Great Album..." Read more

"...they retreat back to the beginning and record a classic hip-hop album. This album absolutely glitters with Golden Age samples and sound...." Read more

"AWESOME!!!" Read more

"another great album from this great band" Read more

6 customers mention "Beat quality"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the beats of the album, with one customer specifically praising the funky rhythm and another noting the variety of tracks.

"...It has some samples and good beats, just like their breakout album...." Read more

"...It has some very different beats that mixed up in my head decently after one sitting...." Read more

"...Also the beat is sick! love it" Read more

"...Track after track makes me want to dance and rap right along. I enjoy their beats and sense of humor." Read more

4 customers mention "Humor"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the album humorous, with one mentioning that the raps make them laugh.

"...It is a relatively straightforward hip-hop album, but it is fun and occasionally even thought-provoking." Read more

"...There is a sense of humor in this album which I like, some of the raps make me laugh. Also the beat is sick! love it" Read more

"This album is political without being drab. It is also quite entertaining...." Read more

"...I enjoy their beats and sense of humor." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Chris Topher
    5.0 out of 5 stars Still waiting....
    Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2023
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    Bought this album just after Christmas and it's still not here..... I've been told it's lost, it'll never show up and then given a delivery date of today....As of today no album . Dont no what to think. Great album regardless... Would like to have my album.

    EDIT:::: Great seller. The album was lost in shipping and was replaced quickly... They were great and worked it out to insure I got what I ordered.. They kept in touch to insure it was delivered. I really can't say enough about how great they were..(I don't work for them btw) Now I think you should buy something for yourself..... From them...
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  • J. Kopf
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Point For The Beasties
    Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2011
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    Look back into the past of the Beastie Boys. Every album they released was one step ahead of the last one. Each one introduced new weirdness into their sound. TT5B shows the Beasties as what they are, mature and thoughtful, but, instead of blazing forward on the path (no funk instrumentals are to be found here, no weird turntablist tricks), they retreat back to the beginning and record a classic hip-hop album. This album absolutely glitters with Golden Age samples and sound. The overall theme is worshipping at the altar of almighty NYC; as such, this is an album that is not as universally translatable as some are. If you hate NYC with a passion or are fickle to it, this album's lyrics will not interest you in the slightest. Fortunately, you won't need the lyrics; the beats are tight and the bass is booming.

    This is a classic-sounding album from the maturing Beastie Boys. It is a relatively straightforward hip-hop album, but it is fun and occasionally even thought-provoking.
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  • Jason A. Myers
    4.0 out of 5 stars A strange and odd mix for the Beatsy Boys
    Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2004
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    I have waited a VERY long time for this CD to come out. It seems like a lot longer than 6 years...(I don't think we can count sounds of science)
    Regardless. The thing about this CD is, it isn't all like Ch-Check it out. It has some very different beats that mixed up in my head decently after one sitting. (Usually I have to let the entire CD play about ten times before I catch the groove the B-Boys are throwing down).
    This CD is sort of a mix of Hello Nasty, Paul's Boutique, and Root Down. Most of the songs are laid back, most are NOT in your face hard core stuff Like Check Your Head.
    If you like the BBoys, you will like the CD, how can you not?
    If you think the entire CD is like Ch-Check it out, you don't need to be listening to the Beasties anyway...they've got soooOOooo much more than just that.
    I don't think too many of the other songs will get very much radio play...they are just too "dirty"...and I don't mean the lyrics. If you know the BBoys, you will know what I mean. The songs are full of front side talking and back end stuff that makes the BBoys the BBoys.
    Enjoy it.
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  • David Cunningham
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album
    Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2014
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    I recently got turned on to one of the songs on this album (An Open Letter to NYC) and loved it. I checked out the rest of the album and it too was great. This collection of songs reminds me of when I was a teenager and listened to "License to Ill" for the first time. It has some samples and good beats, just like their breakout album. It also helps that I'm from Brooklyn and in the first part of "The Hard Way" Adam mentions the high school we both went to. In other words, listening to this album makes me feel younger. There, I said it!
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  • Troy Tolbert
    5.0 out of 5 stars MUSIC IS EXCITING!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023
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    AWESOME!!!
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  • Annie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album
    Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2013
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    I would highly recommend this album. The whole album flows together really nicely, it's one of those albums where you can listen to the whole thing enjoyably there isn't a bad song on it. There is a sense of humor in this album which I like, some of the raps make me laugh. Also the beat is sick! love it
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
    Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2020
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    another great album from this great band
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  • S Goodrich
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great
    Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2014
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    This album is political without being drab. It is also quite entertaining. If you listen to the lyrics closely you will discover a lot of crazy/goofy jokes.
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  • Philipp Reinecke
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beastie Boys 4ever
    Reviewed in Germany on September 4, 2009
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    Wieder mal eine tolle CD von den drei aus Brooklyn. MCA, MikeD und KingAdRock geben einen Einblick in die Vielfähltigkeit Ihrer genialen HipHop Kunst. Ich bin echt am überlegen, ob the 5 Boroughs besser ist als Pauls Boutique.
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  • bilodeau
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in Canada on November 24, 2018
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    J'adore cet album. Du beastie à l'état brut !
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  • Patrick-Ukulele-Oh
    5.0 out of 5 stars 最高なのです、Beasties!!!
    Reviewed in Japan on January 30, 2005
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    2004年5月のアムステルダムのライブをBSで観ました。
    のっけから「TRIPLE TROUBLE」の猿人が
    仮想した3人とともに赤いじゅうたんの上に出てくるし、
    いけるぞこりゃあ...！と思いました。
    6年前のアルバムが出てからは、チベタンをはじめ
    中・上流階級でリベラルな人たち...って感じの
    すこし真面目なBeastiesでしたから、
    「To the 5 Boroughs」が出た時も、
    さらに真面目路線まっしぐら...？と思っていました。
    でも、違っていた。すごく良い意味で！
    マイクDもアダム・ヤウクもアドロックも老けはしました。
    しかし、彼ら（＋Mix Master Mike）のこの歌声にリズム、
    すっごい最高です。ほんとに聴き飽きない。
    中毒のように果てしなく聴いてしまいます。
    アドロックは相変わらずほかの2人より
    ぐぐっと中腰で、とても可笑しかった。
    マイクDがインタビューで答えていたように
    「5 Boroughs」はかちっかちっと1曲1曲が短いです。
    そういうところもオールド・スクール回帰と
    言われるのでしょうが、回帰というより
    新しい音を求めるとこうなったんだろうと思います。
    今のHIPHOPは基本的にCDの時間の極限まで使って
    アルバムを作りますからね。
    Wu-Tang ClanやEMINEMなど内容は素晴らしいですが、
    Beastiesのように短いアルバムは
    聴いててすきっとします。
    声もオサレ度もぜんぜん変わりませんし、
    確実にかっこ良いぞ、これからも！って人たちです。
    「5 Boroughs」は今までBeastiesを好きだったひとも、
    どんな音？ってひとも、ぜひこの音を聴いてほしい。
    それくらい、このアルバムは好きです！
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  • The Cunjurer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic album
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2025
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    This album is one of the best hip hop albums ever the Beastie Boys really nailed this album.
    RIP MCA 🙏
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  • Cliente Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars We love the Beastie Boys
    Reviewed in Italy on September 17, 2016
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    Ottimo album, focalizzato ovviamente sulla città nativa del trio. Non deve mancare nella collezione. Bel imballaggio. Fantastici come sempre.
    Yo.
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