EdTheRipper

Same for me. I was never a huge fan, but I did enjoy a lot of their stuff. Too bad.

RagingBull80

Very sad news. I've always liked the Beastie Boys but never really seriously gotten into them until the last few years. Paul's Boutique is one of my favorite albums.

Yauch seemed like a pretty cool dude. The world now has one less Beastie Boy and that is a sad thing.

rider555

mdc3000

Fuck, I'm pretty depressed about this - I've been a Beastie Boys fan since I was 10 years old and MCA was always my favourite member. RIP.

The Black

Got to be kidding me. I knew he had cancer, but I was under the impression he was in remission. Very sad day!
I'm glad to have seen them live a couple of times, the rocked the place every single time! R.I.P. MCA.

Boba Fett

I despised "License to Ill" but was a huge fan of everything else. Terrible news.

Michael Corvin

+1

Rap isn't a genre that appeals to me but they had some damn good tunes. Every time I hear them on Sirius I crank it up.

Bill Needle

Sad news, he will be missed.

First time I saw the Beastie Boys was with Run DMC on the Raising Hell tour not long before License to Ill was released.

"Three Idiots Create a Masterpiece" (Rolling Stone Magazine's License to Ill review)

Indeed.

And then they actually got better.

asianxcore

R.i.p mca

Rypro 525

And that they stayed relevent over the course of their career too. Didn't several say their career would be over after Pauls Boutique undersold

Rival11

"My man MCA's got a beard like billy goat"

".....at the end of my stump-aaaaa Shake- your-rump-aaaaaaa"

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meritocracy

MCA

AGuyNamedMike

...listening to "The In Sound from Way Out" and drinking a brass monkey.

My Other Self

When I read this earlier today I was really sad. The Beastie Boys have been one of my favorite musical artists since I was really young. MCA had a unique voice.

I wonder if they'll still continue as the Beastie Boys without him. I hope they can release Hot Sauce Committee Part One since it was recorded before he got sick.

atlantamoi

Got to meet them in '86 in NYC. They were on a serious music panel and basically took over with their goofiness. Got a laugh out of it. At the time I'd only heard (and loved) "She's On It". That debut came out and was an instant success. I'm not sure I could sit down and listen to any of their albums all the way through, but every single one had at least one or two killer tracks. Including the last album. RIP Adam.

sniper007

A number of hard rock and heavy metal musicians have commented on the passing of Adam "MCA" Yauch, a founding member of the pioneering rap band BEASTIE BOYS, who died Friday after a nearly three-year battle with cancer.

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES): "Sad day. MCA was fucking awesome. RIP man. We'll miss you very much."

ANTHRAX: "RIP MCA. Cancer, you're an asshole."

Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH): "Rest In Peace Adam 'MCA' Yauch of the BEASTIE BOYS. My condolences to his family and friends."

LINKIN PARK: "We're sad to learn about the death of MCA. Our condolences to the BEASTIE BOYS and Adam's family."

Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT): "A very sad day indeed. Adam Yauch RIP."

David Draiman (DISTURBED): "Listened to the BEASTIE BOYS since I was a kid. RIP Adam (MCA) Yauch. You will be missed."

Randy Blythe (LAMB OF GOD): "BEASTIE BOYS broke a lot of rules and broke a lot of ground. Bummed I never saw 'em. MCA has gone on to his final egg raid on mojo. Peace bro!"

Freddy Cricien (MADBALL): "RIP to a hip hop legend and my favorite beastie boy.... MCA"

SPINESHANK: "RIP MCA!!!!! Thanx for the awesome music!"

BONDED BY BLOOD: "R.I.P. MCA! Our set tonight (in Dallas) goes out too you!"

Brian Fair (SHADOWS FALL): "RIP MCA of the BEASTIE BOYS. My favorite show ever was seeing them at a small club in Boston on 'Check Your Head' tour. Thanks for the music."

Justin Broadrick (GODFLESH, JESU): "Very sad to hear of the passing of Adam Yauch / MCA."

SICK OF IT ALL: "Our hearts go out to MCA's family and friends in their time of loss. We had the pleasure of doing a small tour with the BEASTIE BOYS under their hardcore name QUAZAR. They were the most down-to-earth and fun guys. Thanks for all the great times and music and all your humanitarian work you've done. Rest in peace, brother. A sad day indeed."

LIVING COLOUR: "Cause You Can't, You Won't And You Don't Stop, MCA Come And Rock The Sure Shot - RIP Adam Yauch!"

STYX: "Another great one has passed. RIP MCA. Truly one of the best at what he did."

Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN): "RIP MCA...you showed us how to 'fight for the right', long live the Beasties!

Perry Farrell (JANE'S ADDICTION): "Adam Yauch has passed. As sobering news as you'll ever recieve. This part of life (death) is resolute — causes one to consider their own life, and the way they're living it. Today is a grey day. It feels as if their is no escape... Adam was a guy who brought happiness and energy to so many. That is why the news of his passing is so stifling. Bon voyage, Adam."

cungar

I wouldn't even say something this arrogant about The Beatles

walletboyniac

Really sad to hear the news. Paul's Boutique is one of my favorite albums ever. I can't imagine they'll carry on without him.

Holy crap, I was at this show! It was at the Avalon in 1992.

Michael Corvin

RIP Adam Yauch. You made my teenage years more fun and your art made it easier for me to do what I do. For a Beastie, you sure were a beaut. -Kevin Smith

Michael T Hudson

Been a fan since middle school. Got to see them twice once in 92 and in 94. Cancer is a bitch.

JohnnyMovie

The Bus

Late posting on this, but, man, fuck cancer. 47? He had at least another two productive decades on earth. Condolences to his family and friends.

I think Beastie Boys is probably one of those bands that everyone can agree on. Doesn't mean you have to love everything they've ever done, but they had a pretty wide body of work and remained relevant for three decades, in a genre that typically has comebacks from retirements happen 6 years after a debut album.

Gerry P.

I hated "Fight for Your Right" when it came out, but quickly learned there was a lot more to The Beasties than dumb punk.

This is a sad one.

Boba Fett

You gotta fight for your right to make bland boring music:

Throwing Copper

Yeah fuck those boring assholes for doing a tribute to MCA.