Beastie Boys fans should prepare for a feast with this two-DVD collection from the Criterion collection (Capitol Records had planned a regular collection, but seem to have abandoned it along the way.) The collection is not by any means completely comprehensive (there are 18 videos included), but it does manage to be exhaustive in terms of what it does cover (and offer.) Each disc includes nine videos, with each group presented twice – the first is a sequential presentation that offers a choice of Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1, band commentary track, or directors commentary track.

Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science is the first Beastie Boys anthology composed of greatest hits, B-sides, and previously unreleased tracks. The retail release comes with a tri-fold sleeve that displays the majority of the band's album covers, as well as a booklet of liner notes. The title of the anthology is from the song of the same name, featured on their second album, Paul's Boutique.

When you're white and not too poor, it's hard to find a place in the nascent rap community at the dawn of the 80s. Yet Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam " MCA "Yauch and Adam" Ad-Rock " Horovitz not only succeeded in this feat, but were also quickly absorbed by this selective and on-the-go raposphere to unmask opportunistic impostors. The strength of the Beastie Boys was first to offer a very very personal reading of the rap idiom that he knows on the tip of their nails (in mourning). Punks at heart and as much passionate about hardcore as hip hop, the New York trio founded in 1981 first had the chance to settle at the top of the charts with a joyful single carried by an equally insane music video (we are in 1986 and MTV, then in full swing, makes the rain and the good weather via the videos that it broadcasts 24 hours a day) and that will become an anthem for many: (you Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!). Signed by the label Def Jam which already houses Public Enemy and L. L. Cool J, The Beastie play the bad boys, release dirty but still fair rhymes and impose their attitude of nickel-plated feet rap. Their debut album, License To Ill, produced by Rick Rubin, was a success around the world.

Something to remember while listening to the 2020 anthology Beastie Boys Music is that the band never knew what they were doing exactly—they had ideas but not really a plan. At least, not evidently. Listening to Music, the impression is of a band in a state of restless experimentation, true to themselves but so dilated and available to what the world had to offer that they couldn’t stay in place for long. They were magpies, and in their continuous absorption—new and old, white and black, cool and cool-in-waiting—they not only redrew boundaries between hip-hop, pop, and rock, but anticipated a culture in which stewing together your disparate interests could be a gesture of creativity in and of itself.

Aglio E Olio is an 8-song EP by the Beastie Boys. Released a year after Ill Communication, this was the band's first full return to hardcore punk and features friend AWOL on drums. This was released on their own Grand Royal label.

Some Old Bullshit is a 1994 compilation album by the Beastie Boys. Released around the same time they released a new album called Ill Communication, Some Old Bullshit consists of their old bullshit, specifically their debut EP when they were a hardcore punk band, their transformation to hip-hop when they released the single "Cooky Pus" as the group found themselves evolving.

Frozen Metal Head is a 1992 sampler EP CD by the Beastie Boys. It was released in support of their new album, Check Your Head and features a few songs from the disc plus a song from Paul's Boutique.

A live recording by the Beastie Boys from a performance at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark on 27 June, 1998. Sourced from the soundboard, may have been from an FM radio broadcast. Despite a proper catalog number, no company for this was listed.