- Hold It, Now Hit It
Infobox Single
Name = Hold It Now, Hit It
Artist =Beastie Boys
from Album =Licensed to Ill
B-side =
Released =1986
Format =7"
Recorded = Spring1986
Genre =Hip-hop
Length = 3:27
Label =Def Jam /Columbia Records
Writer = Beastie Boys, Rick Rubin
Producer = Rick Rubin
Certification =
Last single = "She's on It "
(1985)
This single = "Hold It Now, Hit It"
(1986)
Next single = "The New Style"
(1986)
Misc ="Hold It Now, Hit It" is a song by the New York
hip hop groupBeastie Boys . It was a single released off of their first album "Licensed to Ill ". It is also remixed on the "New York State of Mind" album. The song was ranked 27 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hip Hop songs. The show claimed the song gave the Beastie Boys credibility among hip hop artists after the commercial success of "Fight for Your Right".Track listing
ide one
#"Hold It Now, Hit It"
#"Hold It Now, Hit It" (Instrumental)ide two
#"Hold It Now, Hit It" (Acapulco)
Usage
Boyz-n-the-Hood byEazy-E apparently samples PAGENAME much.References
External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F-Rsx4o7TA Music video on YouTube (cut version)]
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