To the 5 Boroughs

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studio album
First released:
Jun 7 2004

Overview Edit

To the 5 Boroughs is the Beastie Boys' sixth studio album. This album was released on June 14, 2004 internationally, and a day later in the United States. The album debuted #1 on the Billboard 200 with 360,000 copies sold in its first week.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

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This particular version Edit

Record label:
Catalog number:
7243 5 70854 2 7
Release dates:
  • Jun 15 2004 in United States

Genres

Alternative Rap, Hip-Hop, Adult Alternative, Alternative Hip-Hop, Alternative Rock, Rap. Vote on Genres

What do Amazon.com customers think?

5 stars Mature but full of energy.
To the 5 Boroughs is an extremely impressive album. On the one hand, it is pure, vintage Beastie Boys. You need only listen to about ten seconds of the album to know that these are the Beastie Boys you know and love. And yet, on the other hand, these are a noticably older, more mature Beastie Boys. The tracks are richer and more complex. Their flows now come gravel voiced and with the authoritztive tones of the elder shamans of rap. But the Beastie Boys have aged like great Scotch. They are stil…
Written by Gabriel Perdue
1 stars Very Disappointed
6 years and this is it??? The best track on the CD is the current single Ch-Check it out. The rest of the songs are un-innovative and boring. It left this reviewer cold. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your money on this CD.
Written by an unknown author

Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. composer

    1. Tony Romeo [(2)]
  2. design

    1. Matteo Pericoli [drawing]
  3. engineer

    1. Beastie Boys [recording]
    2. Chris Athens [mastering]
    3. DJ Duro [mix]
    4. Jon Weiner [recording]
  1. performer

    1. Beastie Boys [vocals]
    2. Mix Master Mike [turntables]
  2. producer

  3. writer

Other versions Edit

To the 5 Boroughs 16 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 473 3310
release dates: Jun 7 2004 in Japan
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To the 5 Boroughs 15 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Parlophone
catalog number: 473 3310
release dates: Jun 14 2004 in United Kingdom
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