The Beastie Boys's Paul's Boutique
Music Roadtrip
Video Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BptQHAW2T5M
Description: On a humble corner of Ludlow and Rivington on the Lower East Side, the Beastie Boys turned a cluttered storefront into the widescreen universe of Paul’s Boutique. What was once a discount clothing shop becomes, on the cover, a kind of urban bazaar of samples, characters, and downtown residue—perfectly mirroring the album’s dense, crate-digger sound. Standing at the intersection today, you can almost hear the layered beats and obscure loops ricocheting off the tenement walls, a time capsule from when hip-hop’s future was being quietly rewritten. This corner is one of the featured stops in the MusicRoadTrip.com App.
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