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Today marks the release of Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, the Beastie Boys' eighth studio album. With it comes almost two decades of fresh-kick-rocking, no-laces-wearing awesomeness mixed with a little bit of rock and roll and college frat boy style. SWAG! These guys preceded the all-Jordan-everything era and came up in a time when adidas was sitting on top of the world. They might even had a hand in the aforementioned dominance. Over the years the balance of power changed, but did the "Three Idiots" change up as well? Keep clicking to see the Beastie Boys' greatest footwear moments...
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Who: Ad Rock
What: adidas Superstar
When: February 1987
Where: "Some Kind Of Wonderful" premiere in L.A.
2
Who: Mike D
What: adidas Conductor "Ewing"
When: May 1, 1987
Where: Rooftop in NYC
3
Who: MCA
What: adidas Conductor
When: March 1, 1987
Where: Rooftop in NYC
4
Who: MCA
What: adidas Stan Smith
When: December 18, 1988
Where: Streets of NYC
5
Who: Beastie Boys
What: adidas Campus
When: 1990
Where: Photo shoot with Paul Natkin
6
Who: Ad Rock
What: Puma Clyde
When: January 16, 1991
Where: "The Grifters" premiere in Century City, CA
7
Who: Beastie Boys
What: adidas Campus/Gazelle
When: 1994
Where: Larry Busacca photo shoot in NYC
8
Who: Ad Rock
What: Nike Cortez
When: December 11, 1997
Where: "Kundun" premiere in NYC
9
Who: Mike D
What: Nike Air Rift
When: November 26, 2000
Where: "Dancer In The Dark" premiere in Hollywood, CA
10
Who: Mike D
What: adidas Pro Model Low
When: June 7, 2003
Where: 2003 Field Day Music Festival in East Rutherford, NJ
11
Who: Ad Rock
What: adidas Superstar
When: June 7, 2003
Where: 2003 Field Day Music Festival in East Rutherford, NJ
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Who: Mike D
What: adidas Nastase Millenium
When: April 19, 2004
Where: 2004 MTV VMA's in Miami
13
Who: Mike D
What: Nike Dunk Low
When: April 26, 2004
Where: On the set of MTV's "Direct Effect" in NYC
14
Who: Ad Rock
What: And1 Devastate Mid
When: April 16, 2004
Where: On the set of MTV's "Direct Effect" in NYC
15
Who: Mike D
What: Nike Blazer Mid
When: June 15, 2004
Where: On the set of MTV's "Beastie Boys" special in NYC
16
Who: Mike D
What: Bape Skullsta
When: October 3, 2004
Where: 2004 VH1 Hip Hop Honors in NYC
17
Who: MCA
What: Clarks Wallabees
When: November 18, 2004
Where: 2004 Europe Music Awards in Rome
18
Who: Mike D
What: adidas Gazelle
When: March 16, 2006
Where: 20th annual SXSW Music and Film Festival in Austin, TX
19
Who: Mike D
What: Vans Slip-On
When: October 7, 2006
Where: 2006 VH1 Hip Hop Honors in NYC
20
Who: (from left to right) Ad Rock, Mike D and MCA
What: adidas Superstar, ZX 500 and Stan Smith
Where: Random photo shoot
21
Who: Mike D and Ad Rock
What: Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star (on both)
Where: Mark Seliger photo shoot for Rolling Stone
22
Who: MCA (center)
What: Sorel Caribou Boot
Where: Random photo shoot
23
Who: (from left to right) MCA, Ad Rock and Mike D
What: adidas Conductor, Stan Smith and Conductor
Where: Glen E. Friedman photo shoot
