RIP MCA

[Alidar Jarok]

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Adam "MCA" Yauch, a founding member of the pioneering rap band the Beastie Boys, has died, the band's publicist said Friday. He was 47.

Yauch revealed in July 2009 that he had surgery for a cancer in a salivary gland and a lymph node.

Yauch's death comes less than a month after the Beastie Boys were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Because of his fight with cancer, Yauch did not attend, Rolling Stone reported.

The Beastie Boys - Yauch, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz and Michael "Mike D" Diamond – did not perform that night. But Horovitz read a letter from Yauch to the audience.

"I'd like to dedicate this to my brothers Adam and Mike," Yauch wrote, according to Rolling Stone. "They walked the globe with me. It's also for anyone who has ever been touched by our band. This induction is as much ours as it is yours."

I had no idea MCA was fighting with cancer. Beastie Boys were undeniably influential and just plain fun. May he rest in peace.

 

[datagal]

The Beastie Boys were one of the few rap groups that I loved.

RIP MCA.

 

[Roshi]

Fuck!

 

[Kira's Mom]

I knew he was sick, but not that sick. That sucks.

 

[ManOnTheWave]

I remember the thread about his cancer from 2009. Hadn't heard anything in a while, so I'd hoped he was doing okay. Sorry to be wrong.

Farewell.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Like a lemon to a lime a lime to a lemon
I sip the def ale with all the fly women

That's crazy, I always liked MCA, he kind of reminded me of Booger from the Revenge of the Nerds movies (meant in a good way).

If I'm not mistaken, wasn't he the one in the group who was really behind the Tibet cause?

 

[datagal]

Like a lemon to a lime a lime to a lemon
I sip the def ale with all the fly women

That's crazy, I always liked MCA, he kind of reminded me of Booger from the Revenge of the Nerds movies (meant in a good way).

If I'm not mistaken, wasn't he the one in the group who was really behind the Tibet cause?

It was him.

 

[Kirby]

Sad news. I remember when they announced that he had cancer, but since nothing else was said and they put out a new album last year I thought he was ok. RIP Adam...

Edit to add: FUCK YOU CANCER!!!

 

[Disruptor]

That sucks. Whose gonna fight for our right to party now?

Oh, we should. Damn, that was the message of the song all along! (Yes, I know it was a satire on their part that most people didn't get.)

Sad day, the Beastie Boys were a fixture of growing up in the mid-80's (and more, or course).

We should do an egg raid on Mojo in MCA's honour.

 

[ALF]

That fucking sucks. RIP MCA.
So glad I was able to see them perform live, once.
I second the call for an egg raid.

 

[Garak]

The Beasties were such a huge part of growing up for me. Sad to hear this.