Beastie Boys Co-Founder Adam Yauch Dead at 48 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-04-2012, 01:14 PM

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.

Yauch sat out the Beastie Boys' induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April, and his treatments delayed the release of the group's most recent album, Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2. The Beastie Boys had not performed live since the summer of 2009, and Yauch's illness prevented the group from appearing in music videos for Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2.

Yauch co-founded the Beastie Boys with Mike "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horowitz in 1979. The band started off as a hardcore punk group, but soon began experimenting with hip-hop. The band broke big with their first proper album, Licensed to Ill, in 1986, and further albums Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head and Ill Communication cemented the band as a true superstar act.

In addition to his career with the Beastie Boys, Yauch was heavily involved in the movement to free Tibet and co-organized the Tibetan Freedom Concerts of the late Nineties. In 2002, he launched the film production company Oscilloscope Laboratories.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...#ixzz1tvEZjx3k

Zoneboy · 05-04-2012, 01:22 PM

Looks like we were posting at the same time, no sense in merging them so I'll send mine to the graveyard.

Marvo301 · 05-04-2012, 01:51 PM

Adam Yauch

AKA · 05-04-2012, 02:00 PM

This one hurts. RIP, MCA.

AKA · 05-04-2012, 03:18 PM

Here's Yauch in 2009 announcing his diagnosis.

"So What'cha Want" (1992)

"Alive" (1999)

"Sabotage" (1994)

"No Sleep Till Brooklyn" (1986)

phoebe7165 · 05-05-2012, 10:56 AM

I actually had a co-worker yesterday tell me he never heard of the Beastie Boys. He's 25. But seriously??

I'm not really a fan of hip-hop but I did like alot of stuff from them. To me, it was hard rock hip-hop. Everytime I hear the opening guitar to Fight for your Right to Party, I always say "kick it!!" before they do!!

I had no idea he was even sick though.

Adam

catlover79 · 05-05-2012, 01:10 PM

I knew he was too ill to come to Cleveland recently when the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but had no idea how serious his situation had become. God bless his family and friends...

D-Dey · 05-05-2012, 10:49 PM

I was going to show two video clips of their controversial performances on Saturday Night Live with Alec Baldwin from December 10, 1994, but the first video was blocked by NBC & Universal Studios.
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/94/94h.phtml
Luckily tonight, I discovered this.

TMC · 05-11-2012, 01:56 AM

http://t.co/1QdyRc2N

The co-creator of "Chappelle's Show, Neal Brennan, had posted the clip, but Viacom had it removed because it was a copyright violation.

05-04-2012, 01:14 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Beastie Boys Co-Founder Adam Yauch Dead at 48 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. Yauch sat out the Beastie Boys' induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April, and his treatments delayed the release of the group's most recent album, Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2. The Beastie Boys had not performed live since the summer of 2009, and Yauch's illness prevented the group from appearing in music videos for Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2. Yauch co-founded the Beastie Boys with Mike "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horowitz in 1979. The band started off as a hardcore punk group, but soon began experimenting with hip-hop. The band broke big with their first proper album, Licensed to Ill, in 1986, and further albums Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head and Ill Communication cemented the band as a true superstar act. In addition to his career with the Beastie Boys, Yauch was heavily involved in the movement to free Tibet and co-organized the Tibetan Freedom Concerts of the late Nineties. In 2002, he launched the film production company Oscilloscope Laboratories. Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...#ixzz1tvEZjx3k
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phoebe7165 Pop Culture Goddess Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: US of A - the country of "really bad music" lovers Posts: 11,600	I actually had a co-worker yesterday tell me he never heard of the Beastie Boys. He's 25. But seriously?? I'm not really a fan of hip-hop but I did like alot of stuff from them. To me, it was hard rock hip-hop. Everytime I hear the opening guitar to Fight for your Right to Party, I always say "kick it!!" before they do!! I had no idea he was even sick though. Adam
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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I knew he was too ill to come to Cleveland recently when the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but had no idea how serious his situation had become. God bless his family and friends...
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AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	This one hurts. RIP, MCA.

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AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Here's Yauch in 2009 announcing his diagnosis. "So What'cha Want" (1992) "Alive" (1999) "Sabotage" (1994) "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" (1986)

05-05-2012, 10:49 PM	#8
D-Dey Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 11, 2000 Location: Long Island, New York, USA Posts: 5,514	I was going to show two video clips of their controversial performances on Saturday Night Live with Alec Baldwin from December 10, 1994, but the first video was blocked by NBC & Universal Studios. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/94/94h.phtml Luckily tonight, I discovered this.
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TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,366	YouTube pulls unaired Beastie Boys on 'Chappelle's Show' clip http://t.co/1QdyRc2N The co-creator of "Chappelle's Show, Neal Brennan, had posted the clip, but Viacom had it removed because it was a copyright violation.