“Shake Your Rump” is the second track on and the first single from the Beastie Boys‘ second studio album Paul’s Boutique, released on July 25, 1989. It was produced and written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers.
Like the rest of the classic Paul’s Boutique, “Shake Your Rump” is a sampling smorgasbord; taking samples from:
- “Holy Ghost” by the Bar-Kays
- “That’s the Joint” by Funky 4+1
- “8th Wonder” by the Sugarhill Gang
- “Jazzy Sensation” by Afrika Bambaataa
- “Good Times Bad Times” by Led Zeppelin
- “Dancing Room Only” by Harvey Scales
- “Funky Snakefoot” by Alphonse Mouzon
- “Tell Me Something Good” by Ronnie Laws
- “Unity” by James Brown and Afrika Bambaataa
- “No Matter What Sign You Are” by Diana Ross and The Supremes
- “6 O’Clock DJ (Let’s Rock)”, “Born to Love You”, & “Yo Yo” by Rose Royce
- “Super Mellow”, by Paul Humphrey, Willie Bobo, Shelly Manne, & Louis Bellson
(WhoSampled / Wikipedia)
Beastie Boys “Hey Ladies” flag party is held on top of the Capitol Records building in Hollywood, California; June 1989 (Photo by: Henry Diltz/Cache Agency)