Root Down

Release Date: October 4, 2019

Beastie Boys' Root Down (2019) compiles multiple versions and remixes of their hip-hop classic alongside rare B-sides and instrumentals. The EP format showcases the group's sample-heavy production style with funky breaks, jazz loops, and their trademark rapid-fire vocal delivery across ten tracks that span different eras of their catalog.

Standout Tracks

• Root Down (Free Zone Mix): The opening remix with its infectious jazz-funk sample loop
• Time To Get Ill: Raw early track with aggressive beats and old-school hip-hop swagger
• Flute Loop: Hypnotic instrumental built around a repeating flute sample

Mood: head-nodding, driving, energetic, nostalgic

Tracklist

1. A1. Root Down (Free Zone Mix)
2. A2. Time To Get Ill
3. A3. Heart Attack Man
4. A4. The Maestro
5. A5. Sabrosa
6. A6. Root Down (PP Balloon Mix)
7. B1. Root Down (LP)
8. B2. Flute Loop
9. B3. Time For Livin'
10. B4. Something's Got To Give