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The Beastie Boys: Crude, Rude and No. 1

Jim Sullivan, The Boston Globe, 3 April 1987

CLEVELAND — Mike D. and MCA, two-thirds of the Beastie Boys, are sitting in MCA's hotel room after the group's concert. MCA is picking out a pretty melody on his acoustic guitar. Mike D. is staring off into space. Suddenly, something clicks in his head. "Can I spit on your wall?" Mike D. enquires.

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