Time — Adam Yauch, part of the groundbreaking hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys died Friday after a lengthy struggle with cancer. He was 47. He was diagnosed in 2009 after doctors found a tumor in his salivary gland, according to Rolling Stone.com, which confir... more info

Sky News — Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch has died at the age of 48, according to media reports in America. more info

ContactMusic — Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch has died The 47-year-old rapper - who was diagnosed with a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node in 2009 for which he underwent surgery and radiation therapy -passed away this morning 04 05 12 Adam - w... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, best known the world over as the thoughtful, witty, in-your-face rapper MCA, has died, according to reports. Yauch, who had been battling cancer for the last three years, was part of a trio of New York rappers whose musi... more info

ContactMusic — With the death of sad death of Adam Yauch - known worldwide as Mca - the world has lost one of the true pioneers of modern hip-hop with the 47 year-old alongside Ad-Rock and Mike D blazing a trail as the hugely critically and commercially successful ... more info

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Guardian Music — Brooklyn-born rapper was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and was unable to attend April induction into the hall of fameRapper Adam Yauch, a third of the trailblazing hip hop act the Beastie Boys, has died aged 47. Yauch, who performed as MCA, had been ... more info

Time — Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons says Adam Yauch, the gravelly voiced Beastie Boys rapper who co-founded the seminal hip-hop group, has died at age 47. more info

Metalsucks — Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, aka MCA, has died at the age of 47. He had been fighting cancer of the salivary gland since 2009. The Beastie Boys were obviously not a metal band, but they were incredibly important to pretty much any music fan born... more info

People.com — The rapper, 47, missed the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction for medical reasons more info