And just like that, my mood has gone back down the shitter.
“Beastie Boys” rapper MCA — real name Adam Yauch — has died.
In 2009, MCA announced he was being treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node. He has since undergone surgery and radiation therapy.
So far, it’s not clear if the death is related to the rapper’s battle with cancer.
Russell Simmons’ website GlobalGrind.com first reported the death. We have spoken to people independently connected to the rapper who also say he is dead.
Yauch co-founded Beastie Boys in 1979 with Mike D, Mix Master Mike, and Ad Roc. The group has won multiple Grammys.
Yauch became a vegan at the recommendation of his Tibetan doctors.
Yauch is survived by his wife and daughter. He was 47. – TMZ
You can catch what was quite possibly Adam’s last televised performance on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 9 p.m. tomorrow (May 5th).
a true hip hop pioneer
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
GOD DAMMIT
wow…
R.I.P. the original white boys of hip hop. no sleep to brooklyn
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
one of the first to hit my ears when I was real young
Damn, R.I.P. Adam and thanks for all you did for hip hop.
Just a heads up….I don’t think he performed at the HOF induction.
Just read a post and fucked up my day.
Yeah, he couldn’t attend to the HOF…RIP to one of the greatest :(
R.I.P. :(
R.I.P. As a long time fan of Beasties I’m really depressed.
Hip hop takes a “L” today. R.I.P.
Rest in Peace to a legend.
RIP to a true legend, just a standout person in hip hop art and this culture in general.
Another Hip Hop great gone…
Rest In Peace, MCA
Seriously, Greatest White To Ever Touch The MIC!
SIGH!!!! WE LOST ANOTHER ONE R.I.P. MY MAN…
At least he died doing what he loved: being ill.
R.I.P. i rememver bumpin’ hello nasty when i was like 10 ha damn this is terrible news though
Just an awful disease that I hope in the very near future no longer steals lives. I personally watched my mother battle breast cancer and it’s brutal on a family. RIP Adam, you left your mark on the world.
Sad to hear about this. I still rank Paul’s Boutique as one of the 5 best assembled albums in Hip-Hop history. Completely changed the game with arrangement and sample chops. It’s basically a blueprint for my approach to mixtapes. I’ll be playing Mick Boogie’s tribute ti the Beastie Boys all weekend now. Rest in Peace MCA
One of the first non-Michael Jackson albums I owned was Licensed To Ill. RIP MCA.
strapped on my ear goggles and what did i see
but the music bought the people into harmony
r.i.p adam
damn hot sauce committee part 2 was one of the best albums of 2011. i have not been this sad since nate dogg died
Licensed To Ill was the first explicit album I was allowed to buy.
I woke up all dumb-ass excited to see The Avengers later tonight too.
Fuck man…RIP MCA.
RIP. *pours out some brass monkey*
RIP MCA, you will be missed, that’s a good chunk of my childhood/adolescence right there. Very sad about this.
I was JUST listening to Paul’s Boutique yesterday……..
RIP MCA.
RIP to a legend.
R.I.P. :(
I shed tears earlier when I first heard about this. Beastie Boys are the one’s who got me into Hip Hop. Bumpin’ nothin’ but Beastie Boy’s albums today. R.I.P. MCA. Hip Hop lost another one… :(
R.I.P.
Beastie Boys are what got me into hip hop….
If You Can Feel What I’m Feeling Then It’s A Musical Masterpiece
But If You Can Hear What I’m Dealing With Then That’s Cool At Least
not a bad philosophy for anybody making music.
peace be with you brother x x x x x
listening: ‘I don’t know’ hello nasty
Always “Fight For Rights”. Peace Bro.
i just shocked! very bad news. i wish u all the best man u made old school REST IN PEACE
damn i thought i can hear more of you RIP
R.I.P
He was breaking the color barrier from the other side. a true musical and cultural pioneer. his music was the seed to my love for hip hop, which has sprouted over the years. He will be missed and today i will be BUMPING beastie boys ALLL DAYYY LOOONNNGG!!!!
RIP ADAM CANT STOP SMH TO THIS **SIGH**…..I KNOW MR.CEE WILL HONOR UR NAME ON MONDAY OL SKOOL @ NOON
i am like this R.I.P.
R.I.P. to one of the original pioneers of hip-hop. What a sad day in the world of music
“on the tough guy style I’m not too keen/to try to change the world I will plot & scheme” RIP to a legend
(fyi Mixmaster Mike wasn’t a founding member of the Beastie Boys)
Whether Black, Brown, White, Green or Yellow, the Hip Hop Community lost one of the most influential artists of MY lifetime. It was the Beastie Boys and Run DMC who started getting radio and Television spins, and while many will remember the Beastie’s for being the drunk young dudes who were looking to get high and get women, their music started to change with their age, and the message inside their music was beautiful. MCA will be missed, we can smile knowing he has touched the world up with his creative paintbrush…
Don’t forget what he said at the VMAs in 1998. On YouTube, search for “Beastie Boys – 1998 VMAS – Video Vanguard Award”. MCA’s comments start at 6:35. Heads will enjoy the clip (Chuck D. introduces them) but it’s what Adam says that I want to point out. Check it out and then share it. Peace.
RIP MCA you will be missed.
R>I>P
R.I.P MCA