re: Who is the best Beastie Boy?

That's sort of like answering "Kurtis Blow", because he's the guy who showed hip hop could be viable on a major label, so technically, no one gets big without him. But hat sorta misses the point of the exercise. I like Run-DMC a lot, but the Beasties are far better wordsmiths and took rap to a new level past the foundation they built.

And I'd agree it's Ad Rock.