The series starts off strong with its musical guests. Season 1, Episode 9, "Hell is Other Robots" features Mike D and Ad-Rock (Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz), two of the three members of the rap group, The Beastie Boys. They were among one of the most enduring rap acts, with their first album, 1986's "Licensed to Ill," staying at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 for seven weeks straight.
The Beastie Boys start their respective episode, now as preserved heads in jars (a concept used by the show to work in celebrity cameos and historical figures). Fry, Bender, and Leela attend one of their concerts, with Fry particularly excited to finally attend the show. They get the opportunity to meet them backstage where Fry tells them that he had all five of their albums back in 1999. They respond by saying, "That was a thousand years ago –- now we have seven."
Sadly, this prediction isn't too far off. With band member Adam Yauch, aka MCA, dying of cancer in 2012, the Beastie Boys would disband, as originally reported by GQ (via ABC News). They would only release eight albums in total, the last of which being their 2011 album "Hot Sauce Committee Part Two."
