Forty years on from his trailblazing group’s incendiary debut, the New York-born rapper is releasing his first solo record. He talks to Kevin E G Perry about their raucous hard-partying early years, clashing with label boss Russell Simmons, and what he learned from late bandmate Adam Yauch

Mike D says his sons, and the influence of the late Adam Yauch, helped him realise it was time to make music again.

Membre d’un des premiers groupes de rap, les New-Yorkais Beastie Boys, le rappeur publie son premier album solo, quatorze ans après la mort de son ami MCA.