In 1998, the Beastie Boys finally put out a new album. It seemed like an eternity to me, as they had put out two albums when I was in high school, but it took nearly my entire college career until a new album hit. It is not their strongest album to date, nor since. But, it was unique and new. The highlight was their return to scratching and the abundance of samples, who else could be so awesome that they could sample a their own song from over a decade ago? (3:19 of 'The New Style' from Licensed to Ill sampled in 'Body Movin'). The return to heavy mixing coincided with worldwide introduction of Mix Master Mike as a Beastie Boy partner. I can't say 4th Beastie Boy as that title has been held by numerous others, Mario C, Bobo, Biz Markie, Money Mark , etc) and really there are only 3 Beastie Boys. Excerpt from 'Three MC's and One DJ' from Hello Nasty "Hey yo, Adam, what's up? This is Mix Master Mike calling from Sacramento. Um...