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Beastie Boys<\/a>\u2019 Mike D has released his first song as a solo artist, \u201cSwitch Up.\u201d The song, which was produced by the band and Carter Lang, is the first new music from any singular Beastie Boy since 2011\u2019s Hot Sauce Committee Part Two<\/em>. Check it out below.<\/p>\n \u201cSwitch Up\u201d began as an experiment in Mike D\u2019s home studio, during sessions with his sons, Davis and Skyler Diamond, who perform as the indie-dance duo Very Nice Person. The Diamond brothers brought their dad onstage for a surprise show on April 11, delivering renditions of Beastie Boys songs like \u201cLooking Down the Barrel of a Gun\u201d and \u201cSo What\u2019cha Want.”<\/p>\n Mike D hasn\u2019t performed with the Beastie Boys since his bandmate Adam \u201cMCA\u201d Yauch died in 2012<\/a>. The group, however, has continued to cement their legacy with vinyl<\/a> reissues<\/a>, a greatest hits album<\/a>, a Spike Jonze-directed documentary<\/a>, and even an official square<\/a> in New York, at the corner of Ludlow and Rivington where the Paul\u2019s Boutique<\/em> cover was shot.<\/p>\n Mike D will mark the release of his new song with a few shows later this month, including two dates at Ne York roller rink Xanadu Roller Arts on May 22 and 23. He\u2019ll also play at Sid the Cat Auditorium in South Pasadena, California on May 10.<\/p>\n