3 The Hard Way Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Mushmouth Joe 

Cover art for 3 The Hard Way lyrics by Beastie Boys

Nothing? Wow. 3 The Hard Way is a great song! Well, anyway, I'll try to say something useful just in case anyone ever reads this. "We're gonna rock this motherfucker like three the hard way!" This line is sampled from LL Cool J's first album. There are a lot of little tributes like this on To The 5 Boroughs. This one represents a long time friendship with LL. Ad Rock gave LL's demo to Rick Ruben. And now, how many albums, movies, & TV shows later? LL is sitting on a big fat pile of money! I enjoyed watching him & Chuck D (also featured on this album) induct the Beasties into The Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. I know if Yauch had been up to it, they would've done something amazing! Instead, there was a Beastie tribute. I suffered through Kid Rock but The Roots were great as always. So far, The Roots are the only band I know that can do the Beasties justice.