Mike D transported the Ojai Valley Women’s Club back to the 1990s earlier this month, delivering a now-viral surprise performance of Beastie Boys classics. Watch footage below.
A few days before the April 11th appearance, the alternative band Very Nice Person — comprised of Mike D’s sons Skyler and Davis Diamond — advertised they would be joined by a “very special guest.”
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To the delight of those in attendance at the community center, the spry 60-year-old rapper took the stage to deliver energetic renditions of Beastie Boys songs such as “So What’cha Want” from 1992’s Check Your Head and “Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun” from 1989’s Paul’s Boutique .
As seen in the footage posted online, Mike D and sons had the crowd bopping and moving for the more familiar “So What’cha Want,” while there was a slightly less enthusiastic reception to other songs.
In an interview with Ojai Valley News , promoter David Berger explained how the surprise appearance came together: “It came about…