Daily album for January 8, 2026 Hello Nasty by Beastie Boys (1998)

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Cover art for Hello Nasty

Genres

  • abstract hip hop
  • art pop
  • boom bap
  • east coast hip hop
  • electro
  • experimental hip hop
  • hip hop
  • instrumental hip hop
  • neo-psychedelia
  • rap rock
  • turntablism

Hello Nasty is the fifth studio album by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, released on July 14, 1998, by Grand Royal and Capitol Records. The album sold 681,000 copies in its first week, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and won Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards. In Beastie Boys Book (2018), Ad-Rock said he felt Hello Nasty was the group's "best record".

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