Brass Monkey (song)
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| “Brass Monkey” | |||||
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| Single by Beastie Boys from the album Licensed to Ill |
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| Released | 1987 | ||||
| Format | Single | ||||
| Recorded | Spring 1986 | ||||
| Genre | Hip-hop | ||||
| Length | 2:37 | ||||
| Label | Def Jam/Columbia Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Beastie Boys, Rick Rubin | ||||
| Producer | Rick Rubin | ||||
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Brass Monkey is a song by the New York hip hop group Beastie Boys. It was a single released from their first album Licensed to Ill. It is also on the Solid Gold Hits album. The song features the Roland TR-808 drum machine.[citation needed] It is covered by Richard Cheese on his Aperitif for Destruction album.
The song refers to an alcoholic drink, the Brass Monkey, a name attributed to various recipes.
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