American hip hop band formed in New York in 1981 as a hardcore punk combo. After the success of their first hip hop track, "Cooky Puss" in 1983, they turned into a rap group that sometimes include punk rock tracks in their albums. From 1992 to 2001, they ran the [l=Grand Royal] label. The band officially stopped in June 2014, following the death of [a=Adam Yauch] in 2012. Members: [a=Ad Rock] ([a=Adam Horovitz]): vocals, guitar (1982-2014) [a=MCA] ([a=Adam Yauch]): vocals, bass (1981-2012) [a=Mike D] ([url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/4043933-Michael-Diamond-3]Michael Diamond[/url]): vocals, drums (1981-2014) [a797069]: guitar (1981-1982) [a110727]: drums (1981-1984) + touring members: [a=Rick Rubin] (as DJ Double R): disc jockey (1984-1985) [a185889] ([a191439]) – disc jockey (1986) DJ [a128173] ([a555935]) – disc jockey (1986–1997) [a130898] ([a750830]) – percussion (1992–1996) [a3880] ([a252213]) – keyboards, vocals (1992–2014) [a48084] ([a436745]) – drums (1994–1995) [a394805] – drums, percussion (1996–2014) [a9838] ([a756781]) – disc jockey, turntablist and backing vocals (1998–2014)

Released: 2007

Label: Capitol Records

Country: Europe

Tracklist

A1	B For My Name
A2	14th St. Break
A3	Suco De Tangerina
A4	The Gala Event
A5	Electric Worm
A6	Freaky Hijiki
B1	Off The Grid
B2	The Rat Cage
B3	The Melee
B4	Dramastically Different
B5	The Cousin Of Death
B6	The Kangaroo Rat