The much anticipated follow-up to their Grammy-winning instrumental album 'The Mix-Up' from 2006, 'Hot Sauce Committee, Part Two' is the eighth studio album by the Beastie Boys. The Beastie Boys have faced plenty of adversity in recent months, but fans will be glad to know that the legendary hip-hop trio still plans to release their brand-new album, 'Hot Sauce Committee Part Two,' on May 3, as scheduled. The album was originally scheduled to follow 'Hot Sauce Committee Part One,' but after Adam 'MCA' Yauch was diagnosed with cancer, the group decided to postpone the record indefinitely. Speaking to the BBC back in February 2009, before he received the diagnosis, Yauch enthusiastically promised that the group's eighth studio album would take fans in a ''bizarre'' new direction. Once the bassist was diagnosed with cancer, the group's plans hit a roadblock -- but, as it turns out, they were far from derailed. Ultimately, the Beastie Boys took all of the 16 tracks that were slated to comprise 'Part One,' and moved them over to 'Part Two' without changing the title. ''Although we regret to inform you that 'Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1' will continue to be delayed indefinitely, 'Hot Sauce Committee Part 2' will be released on time as originally planned in spring of 2011,'' the band confirmed, in a statement. ''I Know It's Weird And Confusing, But At Least We Can Say Unequivocally That Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 Is Coming Out On Time, Which Is more Than I Can Say About Part 1, And Really Is All That Matters In The End.'' Says Adam 'MCA' Yauch. ''we Just Kept Working And Working On Various Sequences For Part 2, And After A Year And Half Of Spending Days On End In The Sequencing Room Trying Out Every Possible combination, It Finally Became Clear That This Was The Only Way To Make It Work. Strange But True, The Final Sequence For Hot Sauce committee Part 2 Works Best With All Its Songs Replaced By The Tracks We Originally Had Lined Up In Pretty Much The Same Order We Had them In For Hot Sauce Committee Part 1. So We've Come Full Circle.'' Included among the 16 new tracks is 'Too Many Rappers,' featuring Nas, which the group debuted during a performance at Bonnaroo in 2009. Also making an appearance on the new album is Santigold, who contributed to the track 'Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win.' Beastie Boys Are Mike D, MCA, And Adrock. They Began As A Punk Band Thrown Together For Its Bass Player's 17th Birthday Party, And Have evolved Into One Of The Most Influential And Groundbreaking Successes Of Its Time. Through The Band's 25-year And- Counting Career, they Have Logged 40 Million In Sales Worldwide, Two Grammy Awards, The Mtv Video Vanguard Lifetime Achievement Award, Four #1 albums - including The First Hip Hop Album Ever To Top The Billboard 200, The Band's 1986 Debut Full Length, Licensed To Ill, And countless Sold Out World Tours, Magazine Covers And Tv Appearances. TRACKLISTING: 01 MAKE SOME NOISE 02 NONSTOP DISCO POWERPACK 03 OK 04 TOO MANY RAPPERS (NEW REACTIONARIES VERSION FEAT. NAS) 05 SAY IT 06 THE BILL HARPER COLLECTION 07 DON'T PLAY NO GAME THAT I CAN'T WIN (FEATURING SANTIGOLD)* 08 LONG BURN THE FIRE 09 FUNKY DONKEY 10 THE LARRY ROUTINE 11 TADLOCK'S GLASSES 12 LEE MAJORS COME AGAIN 13 MULTILATERAL NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT 14 HERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YA 15 CRAZZY ASS SHIT 16 THE LISA LISA/FULL FORCE ROUTINE