Production Credits: B-Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak Click for Lyrics First Appearance: Ill Communication LP May 31, 1994 Written by: Beastie Boys Performed by: Beastie Boys Production Notes: Produced by Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato, recorded and mixed at G-Son Studios, Atwater Village CA and Tin Pan Alley, New York, NY. Engineered by Mario Caldato and assistant engineer Settly. Sequenced at Bundy's Playhouse, mastered at Futuredisc by Tom Baker
Behind the Beats and Lyrics... Samples: Adam's answering machine message (featured only on Grand Royal and non-US releases of Ill Communication) References: Yahtzee - popular dice game K-Rob - old-school rapper Rammalzee - old-school graffiti artist and early MC/rap pioneer Mike McGill - old-school skater for Bones Brigade Russell Simmons - ex-Beastie manager D.F.L. - hardcore/punk band, also known as Dead Fucking Last Anthony Mason - NBA player I.R.T. - Interboro Rapid Transit Penn Station - Pennsylvania Station, a New York City train station 8th Ave - New York City street Savoir faire (french) - knowledge of just what to do in any situation The Knicks - The New York Knickerbockers, a professional NBA team Madison Square Garden - New York City indoor sports arena Hasbro - popular board game manufactuer Prince Jazzbo - reggae producer & musician Little Cindy Loo Hoo - Dr. Suess character Hurra - nickname for Beastie DJ Hurricane Raising Hell Tour - Beastie Boys/Run DMC mid-80's concert tour J.J. Evans - Jimmy Walker character on 70's TV show "Good Times" P.G.A. Pro Golf Tour - Sega video game Audi - term for "I'm outta here" Timbos - nickname for Timberland footwear Mario - Mario Caldato, Beastie producer Nonni's - an Italian food company, famous for their biscotti Sample & Reference Breakdown: "Allo? Allo...c'est un message pour Adam. Bon Adam, tu n'es pas la mais qu'est-ce tu fabriques? C'est Stephanie Volaine. I hope you learn how to speak french, because I was saying crazy bullshit about you, one second ago" - "Hello? Hello...this is a message for Adam. OK Adam, you're not there but what are doing/making? It's Stephanie Volaine. I hope you learn how to speak french, because I was saying crazy bullshit about you, one second ago" "Got fat bass lines like Russell Simmons steals money" - In the late 1987, Russell Simmons and Def Jam records claimed the Beastie Boys owed them seven more albums; the Beastie Boys counter claimed for breach of contract and alleged that Def Jam withheld over two million dollars of royalty payments
Commentary: "Got fat bass lines like Russell Simmons steals money" - "I'd like to say I have no animosity, but that would be a lie. How can you not dislike someone who stole from you?" - Michael Diamond, 1989 "Sending this out to K-Rob and Rammelzee" - "Rammelzee is a huge influence on the Beastie Boys - an underground hero with his own language and followers" - Beastie Boys, Summer 1994
Released Versions: B-Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak B-Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak (Clean Version)		Live: No Known Performances in Concert.

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