Pass the Mic

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“Pass the Mic”
“Pass the Mic” cover
Single by Beastie Boys
from the album Check Your Head
B-side Time For Livin', Drunken Praying Mantis Style, Netty's Girl
Released April 7, 1992
Format CD, MC, LP
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:16
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Beastie Boys
Producer Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato
Beastie Boys singles chronology
"Shadrach"
(1989)		 "Pass the Mic"
(1992)		 "So What'cha Want"
(1992)

"Pass the Mic" is the first single from the album Check Your Head by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on April 7, 1992. The song is longer at the end of the track than what appears on the CD album. It has a clip from a unknown live show for the additional 14 seconds. The last track, "Netty's Girl" has a short clip stitched on the end of it, as well as a secret 3 second clip at the end of the 5:39. The actual song is only 3 minutes long, as it appears on the Sounds Of Science Anthology.

[edit] Track Listing

  1. Pass the Mic (LP Version) 4:30
  2. Dub the Mic (Instrumental) 4:26
  3. Drunken Praying Mantis Style 2:37
  4. Pass the Mic (Pt. 2, Skills to Pay the Bills) 4:24
  5. Netty's Girl 5:39

[edit] Samples

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"Cooky Puss" · "Rock Hard" · "She's on It" · "Rhymin' & Stealin'" · "Hold It, Now Hit It" · "The New Style" · "Paul Revere" · "Brass Monkey" · "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" · "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" / "Posse In Effect" · "Girls" · "Hey Ladies" · "Shadrach" · "Pass the Mic" · "So What'cha Want" · "Jimmy James" · "Gratitude" · "Professor Booty" · "Sabotage" · "Get It Together" · "Sure Shot" · "Root Down" · "Intergalactic" · "Body Movin'" · "The Negotiation Limerick File" · "Remote Control" / "Three MCs and One DJ" · "Alive" · "Ch-Check It Out" · "Triple Trouble" · "Right Right Now Now" · "Now Get Busy" · "An Open Letter to NYC" · "The Electric Worm"
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