Today, May 4, marks a full decade since the untimely loss of rapper, bassist, and founding Beastie Boys member MCA (Adam Yauch) who passed in 2012 at the age of 47 after a battle with cancer.
Keep on rockin' the sure-shot and remember MCA with music from the band's storied career --- from Licensed To Ill to Hot Sauce -- and a whole lot more, on Audacy's Beastie Boys Radio!
Celebrate the life and music of MCA with Beastie Boys classics and more from your favorite Hip Hop and Alternative artists related to and inspired by Brooklyn's Finest -- like The Pharcyde, Beck, Fishbone, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and so much more. LISTEN NOW.
Aside from his legacy as one of the most prolific Alt-rappers of his generation, Yauch, a practicing Buddhist, was also heavily involved in the Tibetan independence movement and helped create the American non-profit Milarepa Fund, as well as organizing several benefit concerts.
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Following his passing, MCA's last will and testament forbade the use of all Beastie Boys music from appearing in any advertisements. Monster Energy apparently missed that memo, and ended up awardinhg the group close to $2 million in damages and legal fees in June of 2014. For that, we definitely think some gratitude is in order... AND THAT'S RIGHT!
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