Beastie Boys photo by Ros O'Gorman

Questlove Posts His Beastie Boys Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Demo

by Andrew Tijs on August 16, 2012

Ringleader of The Roots, Questlove, has posted the Beastie Boys mix demo for the R’n’R Hall Of Fame online.

Beastie Boys - image by Ros O'Gorman.

The drummer, DJ and mainman for The Roots (who, while we’re here, are also Jimmy Fallon’s house band on his Late Night Show), has posted the guide track for the Beastie Boys Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame tribute.

He posted it with a long explanation about the process of guide demos, why he chose particular songs to showcase during the tribute, and posted it in honour of the late MCA Adam Yauch, whose 48th birthday would’ve been this month.

Check out the demo below and click through for his little essay about the project.

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