Mmmmmm… Drrrrrop!!

Casual Beastie Boys fans will shout “mmmm… DROP!” when “Intergalactic” comes on the radio, not realizing its origins. Originally from the track “The New Style” (heard at 3:21) on their 1986 debut Licenced to Ill, “drop!” has shown up in MC Hammer to the Ying Yang Twins.

The Pharcyde “Drop”
throughout

Ying Yang Twins “Drop”
1:08

MC Hammer “Pump It Up (Here’s the News)”
4:48

The Beatnuts “Straight Jacket”
0:53

The Beastie Boys “Intergalactic”

2:37