Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty

I think this might be the first album by a hip-hop artist to make it to number one in the 90s which seems so strange as hip-hop was such a defining musical genre of the decade.  The Beastie Boys moved away from their early roots (Fight For Your Right To Party, No Sleep til Brooklyn) to becoming … I want to say Elder Statesmen of Hip Hop.  But that doesn’t feel quite right.  They evolved into being more socially conscious.  They organised the Tibetan Freedom Concert and diversified their interests (as all good hip-hop artists do) with their Grand Royal label which was a record label / clothing brand / magazine etc.  Beastie Boys best song (Sabotage) isn’t on Hello Nasty.  But Intergalactic is.  And that’s pretty great too.