Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch, Beastie Boys Cofounder, Dies of Cancer at 47

[Flipmo]

Adam Yauch, one third of the white hip-hop group Beastie Boys, which helped bring rap music to the suburbs, has died. He was 47.
Yauch, also known as MCA, died following a battle with cancer, the Associated Press reported, citing his mentor Russell Simmons.
The trio had a hit with “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)” from their first album in 1986 and later won over critics with sampled music, drum beats and biting lyrics on records such as “Paul’s Boutique,” their second release, in 1989. The group traded on its image of beer-drinking punks and enjoyed their greatest success with Adam “Ad-rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond.
The Beasties were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland last month. Yauch was too sick to attend the ceremony. They were the third hip-hop group to be inducted, joining Run-D.M.C. and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...stie-boys-cofounder-dies-of-cancer-at-47.html

 

[S O F I]

lol @ Bloomberg article.

but sucks. rip. i never actively bumped the beastie boys, was never into their shit, but big loss, history wise and what not.

 

[Pittsey]

I liked some of the music. I always considered their music to be closer to the alternative section in a record store, than to rap.... but... RIP.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

R.I.P.

I hope this doesn't mean the end of the Beastie Boys. I'm sure they were going to release The Hot Sauce Committee, Part One.

 

[dilla]