10 Legendary Albums That Fans Originally Hated

If you were to place bets back in the late '80s, chances are we wouldn't have been talking about the Beastie Boys at all these days. In the wake of Fight For Your Right to Party, this was the kind of party rap that existed only in the minds of frat bros and would continue to fuel ragers to this day. Even with the one album wonder tag on them, Paul's Boutique was where the Beasties started to morph into who we know them as today.

Since there was no standout single on this record, most fans thought this was just the classic sophomore slump happening, relying more on the samples than actually rapping. The samples are what made this record what it is though, mixing together countless artists that they loved and making an almost psychedelic experience out of the whole thing, including the back half that chops up bite sized songs into B Boy Bouillabaisse.

This wasn't by accident either, with the Dust Brothers taking their trademark sound and turning this record into one of the best sounding hip hop records of the '80s. In the years since, Paul's Boutique became the launch pad for the Beasties to transition to other styles, including playing their own instruments on albums like Check Your Head and Ill Communication. While it might be an odd entry in the hip hop catalogue, Paul's Boutique feels almost too expansive to be confined to just one single genre. This is the kind of music that does whatever style it wants from track to track, and it makes for one hell of a ride.