Abstract
As the Beastie Boys become Beastie Men, they are looking back with shame on some of their early antics. Adam ”Ad-Rock” Horovitz wrote a letter to Time Out New York publicly apologizing for the homophobic lyrics in the trio’s first album, ”Licensed to Ill” (which was originally supposed to be titled ”Don’t Be a Faggot”). ”I would like to… formally apologize to the entire gay and lesbian community for the s—ty and ignorant things we said on our first record,” Horovitz wrote.