Mike D on telling Beastie Boys bandmate Ad-Rock he was making a solo album – and why he doesn’t feature on

Mike D has explained why his Beastie Boys bandmate Ad-Rock doesn’t feature on his new solo album ‘Thank You‘.

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The rapper recently dropped his debut solo album on August 28, which notably did not feature his former Beastie Boys bandmate, Ad-Rock.

Now, Mike D has opened up on why Ad-Rock failed to appear on the album, telling Consequence that he called him to break the news.

He said that he waited until he was “really committed” to making the album until he “had to call Adam and tell him. It’s almost like I was calling [and] telling him I was in a relationship or something.

I guess I was — I was in a relationship with making a record.”.

Mike D went on to say that Ad-Rock “couldn’t have been sweeter” about the news, adding: “He was just very supportive, and then we also joked around and he said, ‘Oh, yeah, I’m trying to figure out what I’m going to do.

I’m playing some drums.’ So it was nice. I’m glad that we had that conversation.”.

He also told Consequence that there was never any intention to bring Ad-Rock onto the project, explaining: “I would have felt weird about it and I think he would have felt weird about it, and why go there.

Let’s just be clear and be honest, it was very important to me that I make my own record.”.

We spoke to Mike D around the release of ‘Thank You’, where the rapper told us about the impetus for making a record post-Beastie Boys.

The band split following the death of Adam “MCA” Yauch in 2012, who died from parotid cancer.

We reviewed ‘Thank You’ when it dropped, giving the record a four-star review. “His true solo potential will be revealed when he goes on to push harder on his extremes, but what you have in ‘Thank You’ is a solid and joyful return to be grateful for.

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