BS 2000 (also known as Beat Science 2000)
[ was an American rock and hip hop group formed by Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (member of Beastie Boys) and Amery "AWOL" Smith (drummer for ]Suicidal Tendencies
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and touring drummer for Beastie Boys) featuring Janay North. Their music features short instrumentals fusing hip-hop, electronic effects, and low-fi video game music. Music on this album was inspired by French obscure band X-Ray pop.
In 1997, BS 2000 released their vinyl-only self-titled debut. BS 2000 later released a limited-edition vinyl/CD, ''Buddy'', in 2000 and '' Simply Mortified'' on vinyl and CD in 2001.
''Simply Mortified'' was the final release through the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal
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''Grand Royal'' was also the name of a magazine written a ...
label.
A remix of their song "The Scrappy" (remixed by the Latch Brothers) was featured on the American and European versions of the Xbox
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video game, ''Jet Set Radio Future
is a 2002 action game developed by Smilebit and published by Sega for the Xbox; it is a sequel to the Dreamcast game '' Jet Set Radio'' (2000). As a re-imagining of the original game, it features improved gameplay mechanics, updated graphics, lar ...
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Discography
Studio albums
*''BS 2000'' (1997)
*''Beach Blanket Boggle Boogie'' (2000)
*''Buddy'' (2000)
*'' Simply Mortified'' (2000)
Singles
*"The Scrappy" (2000)
*"It Feels Like" (2001)
References
External links
BS 2000 discography
American hip hop groups