Beastie Boys

"Alive," the lone new single among old-school faves on the Beastie Boys' compilation, has been graced with a Grammy nomination. The nomination follows a pair of wins in 1998 for best alternative music performance for Hello Nasty and best rap performance for "Intergalactic." The track was a collaborative writing and producing effort of Beastie Boys' Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz and Adam Yauch and is the first original material released since the hit-spawning Hello Nasty hit record bins in the summer of '98. "Alive" is a funky, superfluous joint containing a positive message that I hope provided the Beastie Boys with yet another Grammy.