Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
| type = studio
| artist = Beastie Boys
| cover = Hot Sauce Committee Part Two.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2011|05|3}}
| recorded = 2008–2009
| studio = Oscilloscope Laboratories (New York City)
| genre = {{hlist|Hip-hop|electro{{cite web | url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/beastie-boys-hot-sauce-committee-part-two | title=Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes | access-date=June 13, 2016 | author=Eastwick, Andrew | archive-date=June 25, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625063140/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/beastie-boys-hot-sauce-committee-part-two | url-status=live }}}}
| length = {{Duration|m=44|s=07}}
| label = Capitol
| producer = Beastie Boys
| prev_title = The Mix-Up
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Beastie Boys Music
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
| type = studio
| single1 = Lee Majors Come Again
| single1date = 2009
| single2 = Too Many Rappers
| single2date = July 21, 2009
| single3 = Make Some Noise
| single3date = April 11, 2011
| single4 = Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win
| single4date = July 26, 2011
}}
}}
Hot Sauce Committee Part Two is the eighth and final studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on May 3, 2011, through Capitol Records. The project was originally planned to be released in two parts, with Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1 originally planned for release in 2009. The release was delayed after band member Adam "MCA" Yauch's cancer diagnosis.{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/beastie-boys/46215 |title=Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch diagnosed with cancer |date=July 20, 2009 |work=NME |access-date=September 20, 2009 |archive-date=July 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724151037/http://www.nme.com/news/beastie-boys/46215 |url-status=live }} After a two-year delay, only one collection of tracks, Part Two, was released and the plan for a two-part album was eventually abandoned after Yauch's death on May 4, 2012.
The album was critically acclaimed upon release, with the energetic rapping, experimental production, and disregard for contemporary hip hop trends being praised. It also performed well commercially, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. The release was supported by four singles – "Lee Majors Come Again", "Too Many Rappers" featuring Nas, "Make Some Noise", and "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" featuring Santigold.
Background
The album was previously known by the working title Tadlock's Glasses,{{cite news | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7906287.stm | title =Beasties promise 'strange' record | publisher =BBC News | date =February 23, 2009 | access-date =February 23, 2009 | first =Damian | last =Jones | archive-date =October 23, 2017 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20171023231645/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7906287.stm | url-status =live }} which was stated to refer to a former bus driver named Tadlock, who used to drive for Elvis Presley's back-up singers. Presley once gave Tadlock a pair of glasses which he was proud of. It was later speculated that the Tadlock's Glasses story was simply a joke misinterpreted by the media.
A large amount of material was recorded, and the plan was to release the album, now called Hot Sauce Committee, in two parts as the Beastie Boys revealed to Drowned in Sound.{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137232-boys-will-be-boys--beastie-boys-talk-hot-sauce-committee-pt-1 |title=Boys will be boys: Beastie Boys talk Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1 |author=Adam Anonymous |date=June 28, 2009 |publisher=Drowned in Sound |access-date=September 20, 2009 |archive-date=July 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704120344/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137232-boys-will-be-boys--beastie-boys-talk-hot-sauce-committee-pt-1 |url-status=dead }} Regarding the album's structure, Yauch stated, "It’s a combination of playing and sampling stuff as we’re playing, and also sampling pretty obscure records. There are a lot of songs on the record and there are a lot of short songs and they kind of all run into each other."{{Cite web |url=http://earsucker.com/2009/06/03/beastie-boys-announce-new-album-hot-sauce-committee-due-in-september/ |title=Beastie Boys announce new album 'Hot Sauce Committee', due in September |access-date=March 15, 2011 |archive-date=January 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103192134/http://earsucker.com/2009/06/03/beastie-boys-announce-new-album-hot-sauce-committee-due-in-september/ |url-status=live }} A commentary track included with the Check Your Head re-release mentions that Bob Dylan would appear on the album.Beastie Boys "Check your Head" Commentary, at about the 16:30 mark.
=Part 1 =
The first part of the album was intended to be called Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1 and was prepared for release, with artwork revealed and a planned release date of September 15, 2009. In an interview, the trio stated that the album was completed and that they would tour the United Kingdom to support the new record. This was delayed after Adam "MCA" Yauch was diagnosed with cancer. On July 20, 2009, Yauch announced the cancellation of tour dates, and assured fans that he should be fine after surgery.{{Cite web |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/beastie-boys-mca-announces-he-has-cancer-group-pus/30949/ |title=Beastie Boys' MCA Announces He Has Cancer, Group Pushes Back Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 |access-date=March 15, 2011 |archive-date=May 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508201838/http://www.prefixmag.com/news/beastie-boys-mca-announces-he-has-cancer-group-pus/30949/ |url-status=live }} In October 2009, Adam Yauch announced that the band had not yet decided a new release date, but was quoted saying he was hoping to release it in the first half of 2010.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8296304.stm |title=Beastie Boy 'hopeful' over cancer |date=October 8, 2009 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=October 12, 2009 |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802214159/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8296304.stm |url-status=live }}
Drowned in Sound also gave a review of the first part on June 28, 2009, the same time they did the interview with the Beastie Boys for the album.{{cite news |last1=Anonymous |first1=Adam |title=Boys will be boys: Beastie Boys talk Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1 |url=https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137232-boys-will-be-boys--beastie-boys-talk-hot-sauce-committee-pt-1 |access-date=5 May 2021 |publisher=Drowned in Sound |date=28 June 2009 |archive-date=June 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617155625/https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137232-boys-will-be-boys--beastie-boys-talk-hot-sauce-committee-pt-1 |url-status=dead }} It features most of the tracks which appeared on Part Two in a different order with the additional skit "Bundt Cake" which was described as "Another skit, this time a mere 21 seconds over a crisp drum break with snatches of cyber vocals".
{{Track listing
| title1 = Tadlock's Glasses
| length1 =
| title2 = B-Boys in the Cut
| length2 =
| title3 = Make Some Noise
| length3 =
| title4 = Nonstop Disco Powerpack
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| title5 = OK
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| title6 = Too Many Rappers
| note6 = featuring Nas
| length6 =
| title7 = Say It
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| title8 = The Bill Harper Collection
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| title9 = Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win
| note9 = featuring Santigold
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| title10 = Long Burn The Fire
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| title11 = Bundt Cake
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| title12 = Funky Donkey
| length12 =
| title13 = Lee Majors Come Again
| length13 =
| title14 = Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament
| length14 =
| title15 = Pop Your Balloon
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| title16 = Crazy Ass Shit
| length16 =
| title17 = Here's A Little Something For Ya
| length17 =
}}
=Part 2=
An email sent out on October 17, 2010, from the Beastie Boys announced that Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1 would be shelved indefinitely, and Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 would be released in 2011. An email sent the following week now clarified that Pt. 2 would be released with almost exactly the same track list as was announced for Pt. 1, excluding the track "Bundt Cake."{{cite web |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/beastie-boys-re-jig-hot-sauce-committee |title=Beastie Boys re-jig "Hot Sauce Committee" |first=Robin |last=Murray |date=October 25, 2010 |work=Clash |access-date=October 25, 2010 |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028024011/http://www.clashmusic.com/news/beastie-boys-re-jig-hot-sauce-committee |url-status=live }} No date was set for Part 1.[http://music.ign.com/articles/115/1156133p1.html Beastie Boys Announce Hot Sauce Committee Release Date] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807030034/http://music.ign.com/articles/115/1156133p1.html |date=August 7, 2011 }}, Music News, IGN.com The project was finally released in May 2011 under the title Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, with a slightly altered track listing including a new version of "Too Many Rappers".{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/11/15/beastie-boys-reveal-hot-sauce-committee-part-2-track-list |title=Beastie Boys Reveal Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 Track List |publisher=IGN |date=2010-11-15 |access-date=2013-09-09 |archive-date=March 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308190848/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/11/15/beastie-boys-reveal-hot-sauce-committee-part-2-track-list |url-status=live }}
According to Andrew Eastwick from Tiny Mix Tapes, "Long Burn the Fire" paid homage to the 1970s soul-rock band Black Merda with its fuzz-inflected guitar riffs. Its song title, Eastwick continued, "may also be a sly nod" to music critic Robert Christgau, who recommended the band's 1972 record of the same name to the Beastie Boys in his review of their 1994 album Ill Communication.{{cite web|last=Eastwick|first=Andrew|year=2011|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/beastie-boys-hot-sauce-committee-part-two|title=Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|work=Tiny Mix Tapes|access-date=May 23, 2016|archive-date=June 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625063140/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/beastie-boys-hot-sauce-committee-part-two|url-status=live}}
Leaks and promotion
On April 6, 2011, "Make Some Noise" was leaked online five days ahead of its release date and subsequently made available via their blog.{{cite web |url=http://blog.beastieboys.com/post/4394591238/make-some-noise-this-wasnt-really-part-of-the |title=Make some noise |access-date=April 7, 2011 |archive-date=April 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409050558/http://blog.beastieboys.com/post/4394591238/make-some-noise-this-wasnt-really-part-of-the |url-status=live }} It was released on time as a digital download and as a limited edition 7" vinyl single for Record Store Day five days later with a Passion Pit remix of the track as a B-side.{{cite web |last=Kuperstein |first=Slava |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.14406/title.beastie-boys-hot-sauce-committee-part-two-available-for-free-stream |title=Beastie Boys' "Hot Sauce Committee Part Two" Available For Free Stream | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2011-04-25 |access-date=2013-09-09 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022100707/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.14406/title.beastie-boys-hot-sauce-committee-part-two-available-for-free-stream |url-status=live }} To promote the album, the Beastie Boys released clips of two songs: "Lee Majors Come Again" features hardcore punk, while the "B-Boys in the Cut" is an a cappella piece. The tracks were previously released with a select few copies of the Check Your Head vinyl edition package.{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/05/26/beastie-boys-make-fans-hungry-for-hot-sauce-committee-due-in-september |title=Beastie Boys Make Fans Hungry For Hot Sauce Committee, Due In September |author=Rya Backer |date=May 26, 2009 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=September 20, 2009 |archive-date=July 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724053230/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/05/26/beastie-boys-make-fans-hungry-for-hot-sauce-committee-due-in-september |url-status=dead }}
"Lee Majors Come Again" and "Here's a Little Something for Ya" are featured in remixed form on the Activision video game, DJ Hero. "Lee Majors Come Again" also appears in Skate 3. A clean version of "Pop Your Balloon" was released on the soundtrack to NBA Live 10 in mid-2009. The album was launched on April 23, 2011, by live-streaming the album online via boombox inside Madison Square Garden; two days later, they streamed the explicit album version via SoundCloud to combat the leaking of the clean promo version over the previous weekend. The online launch had been announced with the cryptic message "This Sat, 10:35 a.m. EST – Just listen, listen, listen to the beat box" sent by email on April 22, 2011.
"Here's a Little Something for Ya" also features on the soundtrack for 2011 film Real Steel.{{cite news |last1=Jagernauth |first1=Kevin |title='Real Steel' Soundtrack Features New Tracks By 50 Cent & Timbaland; Tunes By Beastie Boys & More |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/10/real-steel-soundtrack-features-new-tracks-by-50-cent-tunes-by-beastie-boys-more-116017/ |access-date=5 May 2021 |publisher=Indie Wire |date=3 Oct 2011 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505134852/https://www.indiewire.com/2011/10/real-steel-soundtrack-features-new-tracks-by-50-cent-tunes-by-beastie-boys-more-116017/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Real Steel Movie Soundtrack |url=https://soundtrack-movie.com/real-steel/ |website=Soundtrack-Movie.com |access-date=5 May 2021 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505134845/https://soundtrack-movie.com/real-steel/ |url-status=live }}
Singles
"Lee Majors Come Again" was released as the album's first single in 2009.{{cite web |author=Raul Pollicino |url=http://www.beastiemania.com/discog/show.php?r=leemajors7uspromo |title=Discography |publisher=Beastiemania.com |access-date=2011-05-24 |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927215224/http://www.beastiemania.com/discog/show.php?r=leemajors7uspromo |url-status=live }} It was released as a 7" single, and some of these singles were distributed with select copies of a reissue box set of the group's third studio album Check Your Head{{cite web |url=http://www.beastiemania.com/discog/show.php?r=leemajors7uspromo |title=Lee Majors 7" U.S. Promo |date=March 30, 2011 |publisher=Beastiemania.com |access-date=May 11, 2011 |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927215224/http://www.beastiemania.com/discog/show.php?r=leemajors7uspromo |url-status=live }} A version of the song "Too Many Rappers", featuring Nas, was released as the album's second single in July 2009.{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/35982-listen-beastie-boys-too-many-rappers-ft-nas/ |title=Listen: Beastie Boys: "Too Many Rappers [ft. Nas]" |first=Tom |last=Breihan |date=July 21, 2009 |publisher=Pitchfork Media |access-date=September 20, 2009 |archive-date=September 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922022756/http://pitchfork.com/news/35982-listen-beastie-boys-too-many-rappers-ft-nas/ |url-status=live }} It peaked at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the Beastie Boys' first single in five years to chart on the Hot 100, after 2004's "Ch-Check It Out", which peaked at #68.{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/too-many-rappers-feat.-nas/id324136785 |title=iTunes – Music – Too Many Rappers (feat. Nas) – Single by Beastie Boys |publisher=iTunes |date=2009-07-21 |access-date=2013-09-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003060831/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/too-many-rappers-feat.-nas/id324136785 |archive-date=October 3, 2014 |df=mdy-all }} "Too Many Rappers" has also been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. This may not be regarded as belonging to this album as at the time it was intended for and promoted as part of the (never released) Hot Sauce Committee Pt 1 album. A revised version of "Too Many Rappers" was included on the Hot Sauce Committee Pt 2 album.
The next single, "Make Some Noise" was released as a download on April 11, 2011, and five days later as 7" vinyl single for Record Store Day.{{cite web |url=http://www.ilikemusic.com/music_news/Beastie_Boys_Make_Some_Noise_Clip-12808 |title=Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise Clip |date=March 30, 2011 |publisher=ILikeMusic.com |access-date=March 31, 2011 |archive-date=April 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402015115/http://www.ilikemusic.com/music_news/Beastie_Boys_Make_Some_Noise_Clip-12808 |url-status=live }} "Make Some Noise" reached at #7 in Alternative Songs chart, #15 in Rock Songs, #18 in Japan Hot 100 and #76 in Canadian Hot 100.{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/make-some-noise/id434079229 |title=iTunes – Music Videos – Make Some Noise by Beastie Boys |publisher=iTunes |date=2011-05-10 |access-date=2013-09-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519181658/http://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/make-some-noise/id434079229 |archive-date=May 19, 2011 |df=mdy-all }} On July 26, 2011, "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" was released as the fourth single.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-play-no-game-that-i-cant/id458019970 |title=iTunes – Music – Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (Remixes) [feat. Santigold] – EP by Beastie Boys |publisher=iTunes |date=2011-08-12 |access-date=2013-09-09}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} It debuted at #80 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, marking the group's first appearance on the chart in 24 years, after 1987's "Brass Monkey" which peaked at #83.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 83/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/hot-sauce-committee-pt-2/beastie-boys|title=Reviews for Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2 by Beastie Boys|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-date=March 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314123205/http://www.metacritic.com/music/hot-sauce-committee-pt-2/beastie-boys|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hot-sauce-committee-pt-2-mw0002073494|title=Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2 – Beastie Boys|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 9, 2013|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|archive-date=September 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912091525/http://www.allmusic.com/album/hot-sauce-committee-pt-2-mw0002073494|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2Score = A−{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/beastie-boys-ihot-sauce-committee-part-twoi-55415|title=Beastie Boys: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|work=The A.V. Club|date=May 3, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2013|last=Rabin|first=Nathan|author-link=Nathan Rabin|archive-date=March 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322115156/http://www.avclub.com/review/beastie-boys-ihot-sauce-committee-part-twoi-55415|url-status=live}}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3Score = A−{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2011/04/27/hot-sauce-committee-part-two-review-beastie-boys-music-ewcom|title=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 27, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2013|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|archive-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403124238/http://www.ew.com/article/2011/04/27/hot-sauce-committee-part-two-review-beastie-boys-music-ewcom|url-status=live}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/28/beastie-boys-hot-sauce-review|title=Beastie Boys: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two – review|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=April 28, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2013|last=Simpson|first=Dave|archive-date=October 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023173827/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/28/beastie-boys-hot-sauce-review|url-status=live}}
| rev5 = Los Angeles Times
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|4}}{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/05/album-review-beastie-boys-hot-sauce-committee-part-two.html|title=Album review: Beastie Boys' 'Hot Sauce Committee Part Two'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 2, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2013|last=Diehl|first=Matt|archive-date=May 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506085555/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/05/album-review-beastie-boys-hot-sauce-committee-part-two.html|url-status=live}}
| rev6 = MSN Music (Expert Witness)
| rev6Score = A−{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/ew2011-05.php|title=Raphael Saadiq/Beastie Boys|work=MSN Music|date=May 10, 2011|access-date=May 9, 2015|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|archive-date=June 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624032904/http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/ew2011-05.php|url-status=live}}
| rev7 = NME
| rev7Score = 7/10{{cite journal|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/beastie-boys--2/12025|title=Album Review: Beastie Boys – 'Hot Sauce Committee Part Two'|journal=NME|date=April 27, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2013|last=McMahon|first=James|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306142111/http://www.nme.com/reviews/beastie-boys--2/12025|archive-date=March 6, 2016}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev8Score = 7.0/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15398-hot-sauce-committee-part-two/|title=Beastie Boys: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|work=Pitchfork|date=May 4, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2013|last=Richardson|first=Mark|archive-date=November 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103203834/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15398-hot-sauce-committee-part-two/|url-status=live}}
| rev9 = Rolling Stone
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/hot-sauce-committee-part-two-20110426|title=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 26, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2013|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|archive-date=July 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707210809/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/hot-sauce-committee-part-two-20110426|url-status=live}}
| rev10 = Spin
| rev10Score = 6/10{{cite journal|url=http://www.spin.com/2011/05/beastie-boys-hot-sauce-committee-part-two-capitol/|title=Beastie Boys, 'Hot Sauce Committee Part Two' (Capitol)|journal=Spin|date=May 3, 2011|access-date=September 9, 2013|last=Walters|first=Barry|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214907/http://www.spin.com/2011/05/beastie-boys-hot-sauce-committee-part-two-capitol/|url-status=live}}
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Upon its release, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 42 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars out of five, saying "The Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2 does find the Beastie Boys at their best." Dave Simpson of The Guardian gave the album four out of five stars, saying "Now in their fourth decade of working together, the Beasties' eighth studio album revisits their old-skool roots. However, their wit and invention transforms such tired cliches into their freshest offering in years."
Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone gave the album four out of five stars, saying "We get the sound of master musicians in their comfort zone, doing everything their own way. Nobody would want to hear the Beasties try anything else." Matt Diehl of the Los Angeles Times gave the album four out of four stars, saying "This is vintage Beasties, all exuberant pass-the-mike battle rhymes and gritty break-beats so funky, it’s near impossible not to head-bob through the entire record." Mark Richardson of Pitchfork Media gave the album a 7.0 out of 10, saying "Taken together, these 16 songs, which seem to touch on just about everything the Beastie Boys have said and done, may not add up to something amazing, but they do the job."
Commercial performance
Hot Sauce Committee Part Two debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 128,000 copies in its first week.{{cite news|newspaper=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 11, 2011|title=Beastie Boys Score No. 2 Debut on Billboard 200, Adele Holds at No. 1|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471634/beastie-boys-score-no-2-debut-on-billboard-200-adele-holds-at-no-1|access-date=May 14, 2011|archive-date=March 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322070243/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471634/beastie-boys-score-no-2-debut-on-billboard-200-adele-holds-at-no-1|url-status=live}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Beastie Boys; additional lyrics on "Too Many Rappers" by Nasir Jones and "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" by Santi White. All tracks are mixed by Cassius band member Philippe Zdarhttps://www.discogs.com/release/11247961-Beastie-Boys-Hot-Sauce-Committee-Part-Two/image/SW1hZ2U6NDI5NDMxMDM=.
| title1 = Make Some Noise
| length1 = 3:30
| title2 = Nonstop Disco Powerpack
| length2 = 4:09
| title3 = OK
| length3 = 2:49
| title4 = Too Many Rappers
| note4 = New Reactionaries version; featuring Nas
| length4 = 4:51
| title5 = Say It
| length5 = 3:25
| title6 = The Bill Harper Collection
| length6 = 0:24
| title7 = Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win
| note7 = featuring Santigold
| length7 = 4:11
| title8 = Long Burn the Fire
| length8 = 3:33
| title9 = Funky Donkey
| length9 = 1:56
| title10 = The Larry Routine
| length10 = 0:30
| title11 = Tadlock's Glasses
| length11 = 2:19
| title12 = Lee Majors Come Again
| length12 = 3:43
| title13 = Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament
| length13 = 2:54
| title14 = Here's a Little Something for Ya
| length14 = 3:08
| title15 = Crazy Ass Shit
| length15 = 1:56
| title16 = The Lisa Lisa / Full Force Routine
| length16 = 0:49
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Vinyl edition – bonus 7" / iTunes deluxe bonus tracks
| title17 = Pop Your Balloon
| length17 = 3:00
| title18 = B-Boys in the Cut
| note18 = contains "The Larry Routine"
| length18 = 2:33
}}
Note
The bonus 7" has tracks 17 and 18 reversed.
{{Track listing
| headline = Vinyl digital download Redeem bonus track
| title17 = Make Some Noise
| note17 = The Bug remix
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japan bonus track
| title17 = Make Some Noise
| note17 = Cornelius remix
| length17 = 3:01
}}
Personnel
Personnel adapted from album liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|others=Beastie Boys|year=2011|type=album liner notes|publisher=Capitol Records}}
- Mike D – vocals, drums
- Ad-Rock – vocals, guitars
- MCA – vocals, bass guitar, upright bass
- Money Mark – keyboards
- DJ Hurricane – turntables
- Mix Master Mike – turntables
- Beastie Boys – producers, engineers, art direction
Charts
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{{album chart|Australia|7|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Austria|20|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|3|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|13|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|3|artist=Beastie Boys|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Denmark|8|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|6|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Finland|29|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|France|26|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|3|id=156682|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Ireland2|12|artist=Beastie Boys|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Italy|71|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Norway|9|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|New Zealand|17|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|10|date=20110508|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Beastie Boys|album=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|UK2|9|date=20110508|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Beastie Boys|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Beastie Boys|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRap|1|artist=Beastie Boys|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Beastie Boys|rowheader=true|access-date=December 13, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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See also
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|type=album|332216|name=Hot Sauce Committee Part Two}}
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