WAY OT: Adam Yauch (aka MCA of Beastie Boys fame) has died
Adam Yauch (MCA) of the Beastie Boys dead at 48
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The Beastie Boys, from left, Adam Horovitz, Mike Diamond and Adam Yauch in an undated file photo.
Adam Yauch, one-third of the pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 48, Rolling Stone has learned. Yauch, also known as MCA, had been in treatment for cancer since 2009. The rapper was diagnosed in 2009 after discovering a tumor in his salivary gland.
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F***. RIP, MCA. Time to grab my "Challah at your boy" shirt out of the closet and bump Paul's Boutique for the rest of the afternoon.
RIP Adam Yauch
Jeebus I still rock out to a lot of my old Beasties records....RIP MCA!
Reasons to miss MCA:
He always knew what time it was: "I think you know what time it is, it's time to get Ill"
He had a beard like a Billy Goat
He was from Brooklyn
He was a Praying Mantis on the court
He was pro-Tibet before it was cool
Thank you for fighting for our rights--to party.
Pour out some of your brass monkey. RIP MCA
If Michael Jackson was our generation's Elvis, is this our generation's Keith Moon, minus the obsessive self-destruction?
Sorry to see him go. Cancer sucks.
I am really bummed by this. I've loved me some b-boys since the eighties. I know MCA has been sick for a while, but this still really sucks. Thank you, Adam, and keep it ill - wherever you are.
Damn, that is sad. I had heard some years ago that he was sick, but I didn't know it was serious. Beasties were and always will be the shit. And Fuck Nick Chase for talking shit about them being inducted in the HOF. Quit spinning the same 10 shitty songs everyday.
I'm sad to see this.
I can't say much about lessons here, I have the gene. I know if I had his money and life I would not have made it past 40 I heard a saying that apply's to me I wonder if it could apply to him, it goes like this..(One beer is too many and 20 beer's is never enough)
just got a little more awesome, though.
RIP. Keep it Ill.
Beastie Boys --> All Songs --> Shuffle
Man, cancer is a scary, horrible disease. I feel like almost everytime that I hear someone died it is due to cancer, whether in the news or personally. Makes you wonder if we are going to need to undergo some massive lifestyle changes to avoid it becoming even more problematic. I wonder if the magnitude of chemicals we are exposed to everyday in food, cleaning products, industrial products etc, and all of the electromagnetic fields that we are surrounded by due to everything going wireless, has had an effect on cancer rates.
Disclaimer: I have zero expertise or knowledge on this issue. Just speculating.
After doing a bit of research this link: http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2009_pops09/browse_csr.php gives some good information. You can search by type of cancer, and see incidence rates, death rates, rates by age etc etc. Some very interesting info.
Cancer rates seem to have rose a bit overall in the last 35-40 years, but less people are dying from it. Incidence growth rates vary greatly depending on the trype of cancer though. For example, lung cancer has lowered, while testicular cancer has almost doubled. I would be interested in seeing the numbers from before 1975. Don't know if this information exists though.
I wonder how much of this has to do with the fact that we have a more aged population. There is a higher percentage of the population over the age of 50 than ever before (I think, without looking this up), so it would make sense that the incidence rate would be higher. I don't know if that explains the entire change though.
For years, people simply died of "natural causes". The numbers go up as they detect more cases.
Beastie Boys the whole ride home from work today. RIP MCA
Till Heaven. RIP MCA. Long Live the Beastie Beastie Beast-ie Boys.
Hello Nasty was the first CD I ever bought. RIP MCA.
Hello Nasty was my first and a Beastie Boys greatest hits was the second. On top of that, I used to steal my older brother's Ill Communication cassette all the time.
Anyway, to tribute MCA I feel like it would be solid for China to free Tibet today.
It was his time, after all he's been ill since the mid 80's.
/bad insensitive joke
But seriously, sad to see him go. The Beastie Boys were still making good music.
RIP Adam.
Beastie Boys will always be childhood idols of mine.
RIP MCA. Cancer sucks.
Damn...one rap/rock group that actually played their own instruments. I've been cranking BB all day and will be all weekend.
I did not think they were going to last, especially when 3rd Base hit. Im glad they did. Classic music!
Slow and Low back in 86. Love this one and No sleep till BKLYN!
This sucks, we were just blasting some Beastie Boys during my lacrosse games last night. Always will be one of my favorite groups.
I stole your honey, like I stole your bike. Great stuff. We'll miss ya, Adam.
WTF what a crappy week!