BEASTIE BOYS' MCA(Adam Yauch) Dead at 47

TMZ.com ^ | 5/4/12 | staff

[GQuagmire]

So far, it's not clear if the death is related to the rapper's battle with cancer.

Russell Simmons' website GlobalGrind.com first reported the death. We have spoken to people independently connected to the rapper who also say he is dead.

Yauch co-founded Beastie Boys in 1979 with Mike D, Mix Master Mike, and Ad Roc. The group has won multiple Grammys.

Yauch became a vegan at the recommendation of his Tibetan doctors.

Yauch is survived by his wife and daughter. He was 47.

[Vision]

One of the coolest white guys ever to walk the planet

You life a sad life.

[Vision]

Well said. This was a group that bashed Dubya and had lyrics like, "what's the problem, Bush and Saddam just need to hang together with the cocaine and Courvoisier."

What a retched legacy.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

The Beastie Boys have always been bigtime Libs.

But, who cares at this point?

A death of a talented man is sad none-the-less...

[LibertyRocks]

Thanks for the ping... Some sad news. Prayers for Mr. Yauch’s wife and daughter, as well as the other Boys, friends and loved ones.

[Drew68]

This thread should've had 150+ posts by now.

Where'd everyone go?

Sigh...

Again, RIP Adam.

[Jet Jaguar]

Well I’ll add one.

RIP.

I enjoyed their goofy music.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[Longbow1969]

"The people you would have overdose on drugs never would. Like Mötley Crüe would never overdose, man, never. You could put them in a room with two tons of crack, they'd come out half an hour later, goin 'ROCK ON MAN!'" - Dennis Leary

Actually, I'm pretty sure Motley Crue's bassist, Nikki Sixx, did overdose on drugs and was technically dead for a few minutes. He was resuscitated and managed to get out of the hospital fairly quickly - of course he immediately went back to shooting heroin again.

Still, Motley Crue and lot of those 80's glam metal bands are still touring and making music. Many of them have held up remarkably well and are still huge concert draws.

[CSM]

Wow! I’ve been on a buying binge of some of my favorite 80’s albums and just purchased “Liscence to Ill!” It is a great album all the way thru!

[CSM]

“Hair metal isn’t dead, but it has apparently gone bald...”

I just did some buying of 80’s metal CD’s for my 21 year old SIL. He loves that stuff....what I found interesting is that Poisen’s stuff was priced WAY over the market for other bands. I passed on them, but they must have some hard core cult following!

OK, sorry for hijacking the thread...