Is it possible to remain authentic when your art is a product? Hip-hop case studies for the culture industry's commodification of identity.
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Illingest B-Girl series two starts here! Enjoy a blind review of Mike D's new album Thank You by myself and a very special guest.
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14 Aug 2026
1.4 Beastie Boys: "Maybe I’m Laughing At You Right Now"
In this four-episode series, I analyze the Beastie Boys’ career through their music, tracing how their messages and embodiment of identity, commodification, authenticity, and socio-political awareness evolved from their formation in 1981 to the death of band member Adam Yauch (MCA) in 2012. In episode four, I conclude this series with some thoughts on the legacy of Beastie Boys and the importance of having fun.
Link to transcription and citations here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S5Dq_Mh4DVt2tYzWapSBGLb83KS6Oot8i1uD9baO5VM/edit?usp=sharing).
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7 Aug 2026
1.3 Beastie Boys: "The Resurrection of Kurt Kobain"
In this four-episode series, I analyze the Beastie Boys’ career through their music, tracing how their messages and embodiment of identity, commodification, authenticity, and socio-political awareness evolved from their formation in 1981 to the death of band member Adam Yauch (MCA) in 2012. In episode three, I talk about the Beasties’ Tibetan Freedom Concerts and post-9/11 US politics.
Link to text version (with photos!) here (https://illingestbgirl.substack.com/p/beastie-boys-the-resurrection-of).
Link to transcription and citations here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ig_NrjNQkic1zO1ow9RGzKVkgJdtyIhymGdW_QWQhB4/edit?usp=sharing).
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31 Jul 2026
1.2 Beastie Boys: "We Want To Be You"
Even if you’re not a Beastie Boys fan, you can probably recognize their most popular songs, like “Fight For Your Right To Party” or “Sabotage”. But I bet even most die-hard fans, like myself, don’t realize the significance of their battle to preserve their authenticity while being commodified by the culture industry. In this four-episode series, I’ll be analyzing the Beastie Boys’ career through their music, tracing how their messages on identity, commodification, authenticity, and socio-political awareness evolved from their formation in 1981 to the death of band member Adam Yauch (MCA) in 2012. In this episode, I talk about the significance of Grand Royal (the label) and Grand Royal (the magazine) to the Beastie Boys, their fans, and music culture.
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24 Jul 2026
1.1 Beastie Boys: "This Isn’t Your Record"
Even if you’re not a Beastie Boys fan, you can probably recognize their most popular songs, like “Fight For Your Right To Party” or “Sabotage.” But I bet even most die-hard fans, like myself, don’t realize the critical significance of their battle to preserve their authenticity while the culture industry commodified their very identity. In this four-episode series, I analyze the Beastie Boys' career through their music, tracing how their messages and embodiment of identity, commodification, authenticity, and socio-political awareness evolved from their formation in 1981 to the death of band member Adam Yauch (MCA) in 2012. In episode one, I talk about the difficulty of maintaining authenticity within the culture industry – what even is the culture industry anyway? – and the Beasties’ dramatic early years.
Link to text version (with photos!) here. (https://open.substack.com/pub/illingestbgirl/p/beastie-boys-this-is-not-your-record?r=8mn13e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true)
Link to transcription and citations here. (https://docs.google.com/document/d/18A-SAgXNfzhsaRpw5QutYb3WtHcDdJ7AJlz_jUyfC7A/edit?usp=sharing)
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