Sample and Reference Breakdown

• Bobo - Eric Bobo, Beastie Boys percussionist and drummer during the Ill Communication period
• The title "Bobo on the Corner" is a reference to the Miles Davis song "On the Corner" from the album On the Corner (1972)

Beastie Boys

"This song, like the majority of songs we did, came out of a jam. Mario C. always kept the DAT tape rolling so we had reference to what we were playing. There was a song by Miles Davis called 'Miles on the Corner' and it was also sort of a jam piece. I think Ad-Rock came up with the title. I basically just starting doing a percussion solo over the beat. The original jam was about 7-8 minutes long and Mario C. edited it to what is now on the Ill Communication record. I didn't know that it would be included on the album, but I think it's cool that there is a song named after me on a Beastie Boys record." - Eric Bobo, March 2003

Press

"[Beastie Boys] groove on the deep dub Miles Davis jazz of 'Bobo on the Corner.'" - New Musical Express, 1994