Detroit Free Press — Adam Yauch, the gravelly voiced Beastie Boys rapper and the most conscientious member of the seminal hip-hop group, has died. He was 47. Yauch's representatives confirmed that the rapper died Friday morning in New York after a nearly three-year ... more info

Sky News — Tributes have been paid to Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch who died aged of 47 after a long fight against cancer. more info

Soul Sides — Along with Run DMC, the Beastie Boys were the first rap artists I ever listened to obsessively. I never thought of them as a trio of individual MCs; they always sounded to me like a group package so I can’t say MCA was “my favorite” of three... more info

Time — My knees went weak when I heard MCA had died. Perhaps that’s because it wasn't simply the death of a man but of a piece of my youth -- and of a time when hip hop itself was young. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The Hip Hop Chronicle is saddened at the loss of MCA of the legendary Beastie Boys. The cause of death has not been confirmed but Adam “MCA” Yauch was diagnosed with salivary gland cancer in 2009. Along with Mike D and Ad Roc, The Beastie Boys so... more info

Detroit Free Press — Adam (MCA) Yauch and the Beastie Boys helped fuel Kid Rock's rap-and-rock career, the Detroit star recounted today. more info

Perez Hilton — So sad. As we cope with the shocking news of the passing of the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch today, we have what would come to be his last performance. Adam can be seen in the video (above) performing Intergalactic with his group mates at Bonnaroo, in ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Most fans of the Beastie Boys' early hits know Adam Yauch, or MCA as he was known, for a few choice boasts, like “I got more juice than Picasso's got paint.” Despite the group's early reputation as party animals, however, peace, mindfulness and p... more info

The Independent — Musicians including Moby and Justin Timberlake have paid tribute to the groundbreaking hip hop artist Adam Yauch, co-founder of the influential rappers the Beastie Boys, whose death at the age of 47 was announced yesterday. more info

KEXP Seattle — By now, either through the Twitterverse, Facebook, text message, or through a co-worker’s passionate chain email, the sad news that Adam Yauch aka MCA of the Beastie Boys has succumbed to his fight with cancer is reverberating throughout the music ... more info