Russell Simmons:
"That record was a joke. It was not made so they could be No. 1 on MTV. They made "Hold It Now, Hit It" so they could be No. 1 on MTV. They made "Girls" and all these fun, alternative, cool, interesting, better records than "Fight for Your Right (To Party)" so they could make money. "Fight for Your Right (To Party)" was too big a representation of what they were because it really wasn't what they were."
Ed Lover:
"It was another rock meets hip-hop video but it was it was three white boys doin' a rock meets hip-hop video. 'Fight For Your Right' probably spawned the Rage Against the Machines and the Limp Bizkits and everybody that's doin' it right now."
Nelson George:
"What was important about the Beasties is they never put on the cloak that 'We're gonna act black.' They put on the cloak of 'We like hip-hop and we can interpret it our way.' That's the difference between them and almost everyone else who came through, who tried to authenticate themselves by rhyming."
Everlast:
"That song really aggravated me. Nobody was trying to see a white guy rap at that time, unless he was doing something in that vein. Looking back on it, though, I think it's a great video."
Ludacris:
"The 'Fight for Your Right' video, just wilding out, having fun, that's what I'm all about. I loved it. They was chasing women, they were having parties, drinking, doing all of this stuff. That's what life is all about. Fightin' for your right to damn party.
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