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personally on the phone when their lawyers refused to clear the sample, and later said that "AC/DC could not get with the sample concept. They were just like, 'Nothing against you guys, but we just don't endorse sampling.'"
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noted the song's, "parodic extremes. I mean, no one has a beat this big and this wet. While this platter delivers ample boasts for the buck, the Beasties never take themselves or their genre too seriously."
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then added, "So we told them that we don't endorse people playing guitars."
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Single
Beastie Boys
Genre
Rap rock
Label
Def Jam
Songwriter(s)
Michael Diamond
Adam Horovitz
Adam Yauch
Rick Rubin
Angus Young
Malcolm Young
Brian Johnson
Producer(s)
Rick Rubin
Beastie Boys
Cooky Puss
She's on It
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide
"Rock Hard" (1985)
media help
Beastie Boys
Def Jam
12"
samples
AC/DC
Back in Black

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