From 1982s to 1998s and 2004's , Beastie Boys have pushed, bent, and molded the boundaries of music and pop culture worldwide. Starting out as a punk band from New York City, they mutated into the first Hip Hop act to hit number one on the pop charts, and went back to live instrumentation, while always drawing on a wide array of musical sourcesfrom funk to hardcore, from Hip Hop to afro-cuban jazz.

Compiled by the band, Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science takes you through the lives of MCA, Ad-Rock, and Mike D as they chronicle the creation of "Fight for Your Right", "Shake Your Rump", "Hey Ladies", "Pass the Mic", "Jimmy James", "So Whatcha Want", "Sure Shot", "Sabotage", "Intergalactic", "Body Movin" and moreall in their own words. The anthology also includes two CDs packed with their greatest hits and B-sides, making this the ultimate Beastie Boys collectors item.

With photographs taken by Spike Jonze, Ari Marcopoulos, Ricky Powell, Glen E. Friedman, Danny Clinch, Nathanial Hrnblowr, and Sean Mortenson, to name a few, provides the most insightful look to date into the trio that has defined cutting edge hip hop and alternative music and culture for more than two decades.