Pass the Mic


"Pass the Mic" is the first single from the third studio album Check Your Head by Beastie Boys, released on April 7, 1992.

Lawsuit

"Pass the Mic" contains an unlicensed sample of "Choir", a 1982 composition by jazz flautist James Newton. Newton sued In 2000; the judge found that the sample, comprising six seconds and three notes, was de minimis and too small to require a license. Newton lost appeals in 2003 and 2004.

Track listing

  1. "Pass the Mic" – 4:30
  2. "Dub the Mic" – 4:26
  3. "Drunken Praying Mantis Style" – 2:37
  4. "Pass the Mic " – 4:24
  5. "Netty's Girl" – 5:39

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