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<\/a><\/p>\nI think most sentient beings can agree that Paul’s Boutique<\/em><\/a> is one of the greatest albums of the last 20-30 years. Catch me on the right day and I might say it’s the greatest album ever. Released in 1989, Paul’s<\/em> was the by-product of 7 men: The Beastie Boys<\/a>, an LA DJ named Matt Dike<\/a> (who later went on to co-found Delicious Vinyl<\/a>), two other LA DJs named Mike Simpson and John King (better known as the Dust Brothers<\/a>), and producer\/engineer Mario Caldato, Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n Some critics have asserted that Paul’s Boutique<\/em> is the Sgt. Pepper’s<\/em><\/a> of rap, no doubt inspired by the group’s ballsy samples of The Beatles<\/a>. But, I think that’s both inaccurate and underselling Pauls’<\/em> brilliance. If anything, it’s the musical equivalent of The Simpsons<\/a>, strafing our frontal lobes with absurdist tom foolery and dropping more cultural references than JD’s got Salinger<\/a>.<\/p>\n Beastie Boys – Johnny Ryall<\/strong><\/p>\n