BS 2000

BS 2000
BS 2000
Also known as	Beat Science 2000
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1995–2002
Labels	Grand Royal;
Spinoff of	Beastie Boys; Suicidal Tendencies;
Past members	Ad-Rock; Amery Smith

BS 2000 (also known as Beat Science 2000)^[1] was an American rock and hip hop group formed by Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (member of Beastie Boys) and Amery "AWOL" Smith (drummer for Suicidal Tendencies and touring drummer for Beastie Boys) featuring Janay North.^[1] Their music features short instrumentals fusing hip-hop and electronic effects. Music on this album was inspired by French obscure band X-Ray pop.^[3]

In 1997, BS 2000 released their vinyl-only self-titled debut. BS 2000 later released a limited-edition vinyl/CD, "Buddy", in 2000 and Simply Mortified on vinyl and CD in 2001.

A remix of their song "The Scrappy" (remixed by the Latch Brothers) was featured in the Xbox video game, Jet Set Radio Future.^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

BS 2000 (1997)
Simply Mortified (2000)

Singles

"The Scrappy" (2000)
"Buddy" (2000)
"Beach Blanket Boggle Boogie" (2000)
"It Feels Like" (2001)^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hess, Mickey (2007). Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture. Westport, Connecticut, United States: Greenwood Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-313-33902-8. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b Smilebit (February 25, 2002). Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox). Sega. Level/area: Credits.
^ Beauvallet, J. D. "Des invités de marque pour X-Ray Pop - Les Inrocks". www.lesinrocks.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-30.
^ "BeastieMania". Beastiemania.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

External links

BS 2000 discography

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[hiphop-1] Hess, Mickey (2007). Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture. Westport, Connecticut, United States: Greenwood Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-313-33902-8. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

[JSRF-2] Smilebit (February 25, 2002). Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox). Sega. Level/area: Credits.

[3] Beauvallet, J. D. "Des invités de marque pour X-Ray Pop - Les Inrocks". www.lesinrocks.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-30.

[4] "BeastieMania". Beastiemania.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

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v t e Beastie Boys
Ad-Rock John Berry Mike D MCA Kate Schellenbach
Studio albums	Licensed to Ill Paul's Boutique Check Your Head Ill Communication Hello Nasty To the 5 Boroughs The Mix-Up Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Compilations	Some Old Bullshit The In Sound from Way Out! Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science Solid Gold Hits Beastie Boys Music
EPs	Polly Wog Stew An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego Pretzel Nugget Root Down Aglio e Olio Nasty Bits Scientists of Sound (The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1) The Mix-Up Bonus Tracks
Live musicians	Rick Rubin Doctor Dré DJ Hurricane Money Mark Eric Bobo Alfredo Ortiz Mix Master Mike
Associated acts	The Young and the Useless Dust Brothers Mario Caldato Jr. BS 2000 The Latch Brothers
Filmography	Beastie Boys Video Anthology Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! Fight for Your Right Revisited Beastie Boys Story
Related articles	Discography Songs Grand Royal The Beastles Oscilloscope Laboratories Simply Mortified
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