Licensed to Ill originally came out in 1986 on Def Jam and became the first rap album to top the US Billboard 200. Rick Rubin built the production around hard drum machines and rock guitars, with samples from Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and a solo by Slayer guitarist Kerry King on 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn'. Ad-Rock, MCA and Mike D shout their way across it, and '(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)', written as a parody of party rock, became their biggest hit. 'Brass Monkey', 'Paul Revere' and 'She's Crafty' also feature on the debut by the New York trio, which brought rap to an audience that had barely bought the genre before. This edition is an LP, released as a 30th anniversary edition.
- 1 Rhymin & Stealin
- 2 The New Style
- 3 She's Crafty
- 4 Posse In Effect
- 5 Slow Ride
- 6 Girls
- 7 (You Gotta ) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
- 8 No Sleep Till Brooklyn
- 9 Paul Revere
- 10 Hold It Now, Hit It
- 11 Brass Monkey
- 12 Slow and Low
- 13 Time To Get Ill