Beastie Boys” rapper MCA – real name Adam Yauch – has sadly passed.
In 2009, MCA announced he was being treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node (below). He had since undergone surgery and radiation therapy.
MCA co-founded Beastie Boys in 1979 with Mike D, and Ad Rock … and went on to churn out some of the most iconic albums in hip-hop … including License to Ill, Paul’s Boutique, Check Your Head and Ill Communication.
The group has won multiple Grammys and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, although Adam could not make the event.
[from left to right: Mike D, Adrock and MCA]
History of the Beastie Boys [see below]