--- title: Video: Muppets Beastie Boys Mashup So Whatcha Want description: Here's a video of "So What'Cha Want" by the Beastie Boys "rapped" by Muppets canonical: https://time.com/3107637/muppets-beastie-boys-mashup-so-whatcha-want-video/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-13T19:28:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:12:25.035Z og:title: This Muppets-Beastie Boys Mashup Video Is What'cha Want og:description: Here's "So What'Cha Want" by the Beastie Boys "rapped" by Muppets og:url: https://time.com/3107637/muppets-beastie-boys-mashup-so-whatcha-want-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b4e5939d3425e53/69869f65cd684846ad0960ac/screen-shot-2014-08-13-at-3-21-12-pm.png?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2014-08-13 at 3.21.12 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Muppets-Beastie Boys Mashup Video Is What'cha Want twitter:description: Here's "So What'Cha Want" by the Beastie Boys "rapped" by Muppets twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b4e5939d3425e53/69869f65cd684846ad0960ac/screen-shot-2014-08-13-at-3-21-12-pm.png?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Muppets–Beastie Boys Mashup Is 'What'cha Want' by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 13, 2014 7:28 PM UTC  by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 13, 2014 7:28 PM UTC In the wake of a dark news cycle, sometimes you just want to escape into the comfort of a heartwarming viral video filled with excited [puppies](http://time.com/3104281/dog-meets-new-family-kitten-video/), [surfing pigs](http://time.com/3086740/surfing-pig-kama-hawaii-go-pro-video/) or, say, rapping Muppets. Today, the Internet gods or hamsters or whoever it is that runs the pipes and tubes of the World Wide Web looked down, smiled, and gave the world [this minute-long video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player%5Fembedded&v=kq-VNCGBDRU) of the Muppets “performing” the Beastie Boys hit “So What’cha Want.” Starring the Swedish Chef, Animal, and Beaker bravely stepping into the shoes of MCA, Ad-Rock and Mike D, this mashup by heaven-sent [YouTuber Mylo the Cat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player%5Fembedded&v=kq-VNCGBDRU) is everything you need to feel a little bit better today. Watch while you can, though, because the [Beastie Boys](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/11/27/goldieblox-changes-music-in-viral-video-to-appease-beastie-boys/) won’t [allow their music ](http://business.time.com/2013/11/26/fight-for-your-right-to-parody-beastie-boys-goldieblox-and-the-future-of-commercials/)to be used [in commercial endeavors](http://time.com/29983/beastie-boys-copyright-goldieblox/), probably not even by Muppets. **MORE**: [Watch a Dog Just Lose His Mind Meeting The Family’s New Kitten for the First Time](http://time.com/3104281/dog-meets-new-family-kitten-video/) **MORE**: [2 Chainz Makes a Baby Stop Crying](http://time.com/3103935/2-chainz-gets-baby-to-stop-crying-start-dancing/) Video: Muppets Beastie Boys Mashup So Whatcha Want ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3107637/muppets-beastie-boys-mashup-so-whatcha-want-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3107637/muppets-beastie-boys-mashup-so-whatcha-want-video/"},"headline":"This Muppets–Beastie Boys Mashup Is 'What'cha Want'","datePublished":"2014-08-13T19:28:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:25.035Z","description":"You want this mashup","url":"https://time.com/3107637/muppets-beastie-boys-mashup-so-whatcha-want-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","The Muppets","viral","Videos","Viral Videos"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b4e5939d3425e53/69869f65cd684846ad0960ac/screen-shot-2014-08-13-at-3-21-12-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b4e5939d3425e53/69869f65cd684846ad0960ac/screen-shot-2014-08-13-at-3-21-12-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2014-08-13 at 3.21.12 PM","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3107637/muppets-beastie-boys-mashup-so-whatcha-want-video/","name":"This Muppets–Beastie Boys Mashup Is 'What'cha Want'"}}]}] ```