Columbia Records asked the Beastie Boys to change the original title `` Do n't be a Faggot '' because they thought it was homophobic .
The group originally wanted to title the album Do n't Be a Faggot , but Columbia Records refused to release the album under this title – arguing that it was homophobic – and pressured Russell Simmons , the Beastie Boys ' manager and head of Def Jam Recordings at the time , into forcing them to choose another name .
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