In June ‘09 we gave you the info on Beastie Boys’s (Nas and Santigold-guesting) Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1, their follow up to the all-instrumental The Mix-Up. After MCA’s cancer diagnosis, the band went took time off and the release was delayed. Since that time, MCA beat cancer, the guys received a Rock And Roll [...]

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Group will release 'Hot Sauce Committee Part 2' before 'Hot Sauce Committee Part 1'

Great news from the Beastie camp

Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi and the Beastie Boys are among the 15 nominees for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame next year. Over 500 music industry insiders will cast their vote to select the inductees, which will be announced in December. The ceremony will take place in New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel in March.