Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys' MCA, Dead at 47 - RIP

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  • whgarrett
    whgarrett Posts: 574
    I am truly saddened by the death of MCA. I have always been a big fan of the Beasties. My heart goes out to his family especially Mike D and Ad Rock. Those guys are truly brothers from other mothers. RIP Adam Yauch. You will be missed. :cry:
  • keeponrockin
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    Rest in Peace Adam.
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  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    such a sad thing to hear, you know the other Beasties and those in that community are all feeling the sadness and pain of seeing a friend die to a cancer, man, a shame, life is precious

    he'll be missed
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,871
    Damn, this is the saddest news. I can't remember a time when I haven't listened to the Beastie Boys, they just always seem to have been there.

    The first 7" single I ever bought was No Sleep Til Brooklyn in 1987, I was 10 years old and I still have it. At the time it was just a fun song and they'd been in the news because of the riot on their UK tour so it felt more rebellious to be listening to them than to the metal that I loved at the time. I didn't think for a second that I'd still love them 25 years later.

    R.I.P. Adam, one of the true greats of modern music
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  • pro
    pro Posts: 134
    Rest In Peace MCA
  • PJ_ROCKS
    PJ_ROCKS THE 406 Posts: 6,736
    R.I.P. Adam


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  • Tangerine
    Tangerine Posts: 880
    R.I.P Adam

    It seriously puts all of our lives in perspective, especially those of us that grew up with the BB.

    Sad, sad day :cry:
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  • Pearl Jam_ie
    Pearl Jam_ie Posts: 821
    My first cassette that I ever got was Licensed to Ill. Legendary.

    In 2008 my wife and I went to a "Get Out the Vote" show that they headlined. The first act of the night was Ben Harper and R7. The crowd clapped and cheered at the end of each song, but was pretty chill for the most part. Tenacious D played next, followed by a short set by David Crosby and Gram Nash. Again, the crowd was attentive and appreciatve of both acts, but nothing to rowdy. Finally the Beasties came on to close out the show. Within' 30 seconds of the first song starting, the whole place was bouncing! Every person in the building was jumping, they were doing the three man weave on stage, taking turns on the mic...they tore the place up! I always said after that, if I could afford to hire any band in the world to play my birthday party, it would be the Beastie Boys. Most fun I've ever had at a show.

    The final song from that night...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNR4PDj5_8g

    So glad now that we got a chance to see them and still can't believe that MCA is gone. Gone, but most definitely, not forgotten. Time to bust out the Brass Monkey y'all!
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    RIP Adam.

    They were always a band I wanted to listen to but never got around to it. I will say that "Sabotage" is one of the greatest songs and videos I've ever heard/seen.
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  • shadowcast
    shadowcast Posts: 2,384
    Thanks for the great music MCA. He was he a great musician but he was also a great human being. He tried hard to make this world a better place. He gave a shit.
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    had to come on and profess my love of the Beasties and Adam.

    RIP Brother.

    shocked and saddened.
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  • WashMyLove
    WashMyLove Posts: 804
    edited May 2012
    RIP Adam Yauch aka MCA...My condolences to his family, friends and the rest of the beasties boys.
    I'm glad I got to see this band live. Awesome energy onstage and they can defenitely make the crowd dance.
    A sad Friday for all fans and hip hop/rap community.
    We will miss MCA for ever! :(
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,759
    They had some of the best videos ever.

    Wonder if what Mike D and Ad Rock are gonna do? You can't really replace him, IMO. Are they gonna do solo albums?
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,129
    eeriepadave wrote:
    They had some of the best videos ever.

    Wonder if what Mike D and Ad Rock are gonna do? You can't really replace him, IMO. Are they gonna do solo albums?
    I was thinking the same thing last night
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,759
    anyone remember Nathaniel Hornblower :lol:

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYsqVWuax-M
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  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    RIP. So, so sad. Not too into hip hop myself but always loved the Beastie Boys. So talented and an undeniable influence on music. 3 white Jewish kids from New York-I can relate! MCA seemed like a hell of a guy, too. He'll most definitely be missed.
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  • Newch91
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    eeriepadave wrote:
    anyone remember Nathaniel Hornblower :lol:

    nathaniel-hornblower.jpg

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYsqVWuax-M
    :lol:
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  • marcos
    marcos Posts: 2,112
    It's so weird, it still hasn't sunk in yet, it just seemed like he was going to live a long time because the Beasties were always like still cool kids because of their music style.
  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    Not a huge hip hop fan, but loved the Beasties. The bar last night was playing Beastie boys almost all night long.
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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    I had the pleasure of meeting him before they hit it big... My brother knew Ad Rock... Great sense of humor and could drink anyone under the table...

    He really seemed to change and became a beautiful human being...
    Huge fan... Sad ...
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