my favorite band is the beastie boys.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Beastie Boys were an American hip hop group from New York City, formed in 1981. For the majority of their career, the group consisted of Michael \"Mike D\" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam \"MCA\" Yauch (vocals, bass) and Adam \"Ad-Rock\" Horovitz (vocals, guitar). Originally formed as a four-piece hardcore punk band, the Young Aborigines, in 1978 by Diamond (vocals), John Berry (guitar), Yauch (bass) and Kate Schellenbach (drums), the band appeared on the compilation cassette \"New York Thrash\", contributing two songs from their first EP, \"Polly Wog Stew\", in 1982. Berry left shortly thereafter, and was replaced by Horovitz. After achieving moderate local success with the 1983 experimental hip hop 12-inch single \"Cooky Puss\", Schellenbach dropped out and the Beastie Boys made a full transition to hip hop, releasing a string of successful singles. They toured with Madonna in 1985 and a year later released their debut album \"Licensed to Ill\". The Beastie Boys have sold 26\u00a0million records in the United States and 50\u00a0million records worldwide, making them, according to \"Billboard\", the biggest-selling rap group since the magazine began recording sales data in 1991. With seven platinum or better albums from 1986 to 2004, the Beastie Boys were one of the longest-lived hip hop acts worldwide.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Please tell me you have heard of the Beastie boys??!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm familiar with them.  They are from New York City, and formed in 1981"}, {"role": "user", "content": "They have been my favourite band since I was 11. Shame most of them died so young"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It really is, but with seven platinum or better albums between 1986 and 2004 they were one of the longest lived hip hop acts worldwide."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Funnily enough there were four members in the first version of the Beastie Boys. It was Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch  and two people who would later leave the group when Ad Rock joined"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, they were originally called The Young Aborigines"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I didnt know that. Yet I call myself a fan. Least we both agree that they had their time and boy was it sweet."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Agreed.  On the 1992 single Skills to Pay the Bills Mike D raps,\"I'm the original Young Aboriginal/Continued evolution of an individiual\""}]