Adam Yauch, AKA MCA, dead at 48

MrStuffins · 04-05-2012 6:08pm #1

Adam Yauch, one-third of the pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 48, Rolling Stone has learned. Yauch, also known as MCA, had been in treatment for cancer since 2009. The rapper was diagnosed in 2009 after discovering a tumor in his salivary gland.
Yauch sat out the Beastie Boys' induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April, and his treatments delayed the release of the group's most recent album, Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2. The Beastie Boys had not performed live since the summer of 2009, and Yauch's illness prevented the group from appearing in music videos for Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2.
Yauch co-founded the Beastie Boys with Mike "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horowitz in 1979. The band started off as a hardcore punk group, but soon began experimenting with hip-hop. The band broke big with their first proper album, Licensed to Ill, in 1986, and further albums Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head and Ill Communication cemented the band as a true superstar act.
In addition to his career with the Beastie Boys, Yauch was heavily involved in the movement to free Tibet and co-organized the Tibetan Freedom Concerts of the late Nineties. In 2002, he launched the film production company Oscilloscope Laboratories.

RIP

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beastie-boys-co-founder-adam-yauch-dead-at-48-20120504

conor.hogan.2 · 04-05-2012 6:36pm

RIP. He made some great music.

Andy_rse · 04-05-2012 6:39pm

Sad day for hip hop indeed. Thoughts are with his friends and family.

Zero-Cool · 04-05-2012 6:52pm

RIP MCA, very sad

HalloweenJack · 04-05-2012 6:55pm

RIP.

Phony Scott · 04-05-2012 7:47pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru3gH27Fn6E

Not the biggest hip-hop fan, but a huge fan of the Beastie Boys since 1984. RIP Adam Yaunch

Sl!mCharles · 04-05-2012 8:10pm

I was just thinking how I wanted to listen to Paul's Boutique this summer. RIP.

duckysauce · 04-05-2012 8:37pm

RIP

Polygon_window · 04-05-2012 9:07pm

Can't believe it

inspirational, your 50 cents, eminems were no match for him

RIP

[Deleted User] · 04-05-2012 11:30pm

Just heard. Feel sick. Such a loss

RIP MCA

Bobby Baccala · 05-05-2012 12:33am

aah fúck sake, only been listening to licensed to ill over the past few weeks.

Very very sad day for hip hop.

EarlERizer · 05-05-2012 1:09am

Originator Innovator Pioneer completely bum rushed the show for 'da honky' alongside Mike D & Ad Roc walked onto the court and took the game by the balls! gaining the admiration & respects of the big players!

Hip Hop has lost a true Legend of the genre, The Beasties were no novelty act,these guys could spit,MCA was lyrically on par with many of Hip Hops finest,could play instruments,produced & directed.

He/they paved the way for the likes of Limp Bizkit,Linkin Park,Rage against the Machine and M&M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c78B8PRiQ2o

I'm surprised this thread (in a Hip Hop forum) has had so few posts!

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R.I.P. Adam Yauch

conor.hogan.2 · 05-05-2012 1:13am

Yes, this forum would have more posts if it was amcee doodiddy from Odd Future or some other randomer with no talent.

Da Shins Kelly · 05-05-2012 1:34am

Heard about this earlier today. Really sad news. Love the Beasties. RIP

EarlERizer · 05-05-2012 1:58am

conor.hogan.2 wrote: »

Yes, this forum would have more posts if it was amcee doodiddy from Odd Future or some other randomer with no talent.

I get the sentiment but have to say Odd Future got a nice flow to their rhymes,a kinda young Wu Tang vibe going on,although just another stereotypical "Bitch ass niggaz,all y'all sucka's,rollin on dubs,sippin 40's n toastin blunts" collective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzi24Nssiow

The majority of todays Hip Hop (if it can even be called that these days) is souless!

But thats for another thread eh!,lets keep this one for shining a light on the talent that was Adam Yauch and The Beastie Boys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As2lyIqeATI

bigpoppa · 05-05-2012 7:00am

Am a massive beastie boys fan, they were my first real intro to hip hop with licensed to ill. managed to see them live quite a few times incl RDS / Galway and even in Australia. When I saw Mike D and Ad Rock withouth MCA at that event recently I was like hmm thats not good. I have been always thinking cant wait to see em live again when he is back up and running. Wont happen now and I am gutted. Listened to em so much over the years, great albums and NY vibe.

RIP

PS Keep the odd future ****e off this thread

paddylonglegs · 05-05-2012 8:22am

Huge part of my life gone without these guys, but only realising it now. gutted I never got to see them live

- Long walk with the dogs
- Ipod up to 11
- Back catalogue of BB in my ears.

Sorely missed. RIP.

kunst nugget · 05-05-2012 11:22am

EarlERizer wrote: »

He/they paved the way for the likes of Limp Bizkit,Linkin Park[

Jesus, don't ever blame them for the likes of that muck. MCA and the Beastie Boys were in a league way, way beyond those tossers. Great band, great legacy. RIP MCA

Bobby Baccala · 05-05-2012 11:23am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdutu8sWmbQ

I'm gonna listen to licensed to ill a few times today in his memory.
I'll actually swap lil wayne to god for MCA.

paddylonglegs · 05-05-2012 1:29pm

kunst nugget wrote: »

EarlERizer wrote: »

He/they paved the way for the likes of Limp Bizkit,Linkin Park[

Jesus, don't ever blame them for the likes of that muck. MCA and the Beastie Boys were in a league way, way beyond those tossers. Great band, great legacy. RIP MCA

Don't think he was comparing, but implying that they were an influence to bands like this and so many.maybe not the best examples though

Da Shins Kelly · 05-05-2012 1:40pm

I think better examples of someone who was influenced by the Beasties would be maybe Eminem. Rage Against The Machine, too.

Shapey Fiend · 05-05-2012 1:57pm

I'm slow to hold up the Beastie Boys as examples of what hip hop should be. As rappers they were pretty limited. They were just savvy about jumping on new production trends more than anything. Not to say they weren't pretty good but I think their importance has been exaggerated a lot. I can't listen to them anymore these days they get on my nerves.

Anyway, **** cancer. RIP MCA.

Da Shins Kelly · 05-05-2012 3:00pm

Tributes pouring in - Public Enemy, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Jay-Z, Common, Tom Morello, The Strokes, Weezer, Slipknot, Graham Coxon, Flea, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Slash, even the likes of Justin Timberlake and non-music types like Jimmy Fallon. I don't think their influence has been overstated - they allowed a cross-over and an interaction between hip-hop and guitar music. Sure, they weren't the most gifted lyricists, but they did some really interesting stuff with their sound that was pretty unusual for the time, and they had fun doing it. Also, who knew that three white Jewish boys would ever be big in hip-hop?

For me anyway, they were a brilliant group.

Jigga · 05-05-2012 3:26pm

Did anyone ever see Jay-Z cover No Sleep Till Brooklyn before, he took over headline spot at the festival from the Beastie Boys who pulled out when MCA was diagnosed with cancer. Great tribute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CR5vW9M4HI

EarlERizer · 05-05-2012 7:04pm

kunst nugget wrote: »

Jesus, don't ever blame them for the likes of that muck. MCA and the Beastie Boys were in a league way, way beyond those tossers. Great band, great legacy. RIP MCA

:rolleyes: Nice editing of my original post! do you work for ay of the tabloids?

paddylonglegs wrote: »

Don't think he was comparing, but implying that they were an influence to bands like this and so many.maybe not the best examples though

Correct,Of course I wasn't comparing,like I said,they paved the way for others in that they pioneered the genre "Rap-Rock",influences can be heard throughout the works of the artists I mentioned,wheter said artists were as good as the Beasties is irrelevant,the influence is there. I was a BB 'fan' (for want of a better word) not so much the others,so you'll have to forgive me if the examples I gave aren't worthy,if anyone else can offer up other such acts influenced by their sound,please do so.:)

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

I think better examples of someone who was influenced by the Beasties would be maybe Eminem. Rage Against The Machine, too.

As I mentioned in my original post,there is an undeniable influence of the 'rap-rock' genre throughout the works of Limp Bizkit & Linkin Park, regardless of the argument as to wheter they deserve the stature or place amongst others.

for the record,I dont rate anything of Limp Bizkits,they were woeful,Linkin Park are a more accomplished sound by comparision and neither can hold a candle to the works of the Beasties........but that's just my opinion!

:cool:

conor.hogan.2 · 05-05-2012 7:09pm

Not to be nit-picky or to diminish the influence that they clearly had but wouldn't the rap-rock style have been "started" by run-dmc before the beasties switched to rap?

EarlERizer · 05-05-2012 7:17pm

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

I'm slow to hold up the Beastie Boys as examples of what hip hop should be. As rappers they were pretty limited. They were just savvy about jumping on new production trends more than anything. Not to say they weren't pretty good but I think their importance has been exaggerated a lot. I can't listen to them anymore these days they get on my nerves.

Anyway, **** cancer. RIP MCA.

Not to pi$$ on your bonfire or anything but I think most of the oldskool rap/Hip Hop fraternity would disagree with you on this,from Rick Rubin,Kurtis Blow,Run DMC,KRS1,Eric B & Rakim,Cypress Hill,Doug E Fresh,Slick Rick etc etc the Beasties are held in very high esteem for what they brought to Hip Hop and their influence to the game.

That said,I can see where your coming from,if your a hip hop purist then the evolution of their sound couldn't be tagged simply as 'Hip Hop' but to the heavyweights of the game bitd they took Hip Hop onto the next level i.e. the crossover into mainstream via the rock route and they brought a wider audience & attention to the Hip Hop/Rap genre.

EarlERizer · 05-05-2012 7:43pm

conor.hogan.2 wrote: »

Not to be nit-picky or to diminish the influence that they clearly had but wouldn't the rap-rock style have been "started" by run-dmc before the beasties switched to rap?

In a word 'NO' The Beasties released 'Cooky Puss' in 83 whereas RUN DMC's first rap rock dabbline was their 1984 hit 'Rock Box'

I suppose if we were to be hair splitting on the facts we could say it was "Grandmaster Flash & the Furiious Five alongside Melle Mel and the Sugarhill gang who introduced the 'rap-rock' sound with their earlier releases,but when I talk about the Beasties been pioneers of the game I'm talking in terms of what they did for 'white' artists in a genre dominated by 'black' artists and an audience who would have been dubious & sceptical of 3 white guys in the rap game!

Their sound was not fixed Hip Hop unlike others in the game and their ethnicity coupled with their sound brought on a more open acceptance of Hip Hop into the rock genre with fans of either sound been exposed to the other and artists of either genre open to working 'outside of the box'

But,again,I will stress,these are just my opinions,I'm not saying my word is bond.:)

conor.hogan.2 · 05-05-2012 8:08pm

EarlERizer wrote: »

In a word 'NO' The Beasties released 'Cooky Puss' in 83 whereas RUN DMC's first rap rock dabbline was their 1984 hit 'Rock Box'

I suppose if we were to be hair splitting on the facts we could say it was "Grandmaster Flash & the Furiious Five alongside Melle Mel and the Sugarhill gang who introduced the 'rap-rock' sound with their earlier releases,but when I talk about the Beasties been pioneers of the game I'm talking in terms of what they did for 'white' artists in a genre dominated by 'black' artists and an audience who would have been dubious & sceptical of 3 white guys in the rap game!

Their sound was not fixed Hip Hop unlike others in the game and their ethnicity coupled with their sound brought on a more open acceptance of Hip Hop into the rock genre with fans of either sound been exposed to the other and artists of either genre open to working 'outside of the box'

But,again,I will stress,these are just my opinions,I'm not saying my word is bond.:)

Well ok but Run-DMC were more commercial with their releases in 84/5 before Beasties and anyway I think we can agree it was most likely Rick Rubin who was largely behind it anyway?

kunst nugget · 05-05-2012 9:09pm

I think to label them as rap rock is completely reductive. As an act they were so much more expansive. Listen to the tapestry of sampling that was Paul's Boutique or the funk and punk workouts that permeated Check Your Head and Ill Communication. They were a band in love with music in every shape and form and receptive to wherever their muse would take them and sounded like they were having a blast in the process.

conor.hogan.2 · 05-05-2012 9:26pm

Well yes they started off as a punk band and of course when I (anyway) use Rock I use it as a very inclusive term for anything rock related.

Adam Yauch, AKA MCA, dead at 48

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