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
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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
ContactMusic — Hip-hop pioneer and Beastie Boys icon Adam Yauch has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 47 The rapper also known as Mca died on Friday 04May12 according to GlobalGrind com Yauch was diagnosed with a tumour in his salivary gland in 2009... more info
Pop Crunch — Beastie Boys star, Adam Yauch aka , MCA, was found dead today, at the age of 47. MCA, co-founded the rap group with Mike D, and Ad Rock in 1979, [...]
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Starpulse — Adam Yauch, one-third of the legendary hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47, according to TMZ. Yauch, also known as MCA, had been in treatment for cancer since 2009. The rapper... more info
ContactMusic — Adam Yauch the American MC and founder member of the pioneering hip hop trio the Beastie Boys has died aged 47 Yauch had undergone surgery and radiation therapy for cancer though it is not clear if the death is related to the rappers battle with the ... more info