American hip hop band formed in New York in 1981 as a hardcore punk combo. After the success of their first hip hop track, "Cooky Puss" in 1983, they turned into a rap group that sometimes include punk rock tracks in their albums. From 1992 to 2001, they ran the [l=Grand Royal] label. The band officially stopped in June 2014, following the death of [a=Adam Yauch] in 2012. Members: [a=Ad Rock] ([a=Adam Horovitz]): vocals, guitar (1982-2014) [a=MCA] ([s]Adam Yauch[/s]): vocals, bass (1981-2012) [a=Mike D] ([url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/4043933-Michael-Diamond-3]Michael Diamond[/url]): vocals, drums (1981-2014) [a797069]: guitar (1981-1982) [a110727]: drums (1981-1984) + touring members: [a=Rick Rubin] (as DJ Double R): disc jockey (1984-1985) [a185889] ([a191439]) – disc jockey (1986) DJ [a128173] ([a555935]) – disc jockey (1986–1997) [a130898] ([a750830]) – percussion (1992–1996) [a3880] ([a252213]) – keyboards, vocals (1992–2014) [a48084] ([a436745]) – drums (1994–1995) [a394805] – drums, percussion (1996–2014) [a9838] ([a756781]) – disc jockey, turntablist and backing vocals (1998–2014)

Released: 2019-10-04

Label: Capitol Records

Country: Europe

Tracklist

A1	Root Down (Free Zone Mix)
A2	Time To Get Ill
A3	Heart Attack Man
A4	The Maestro
A5	Sabrosa
A6	Root Down (PP Balloon Mix)
B1	Root Down (LP)
B2	Flute Loop
B3	Time For Livin'
B4	Something's Got To Give