Many years of great music and irresistible beats. Only 47 years old. He'll be missed by many. http://bit.ly/JjwR9c




Friends, if you're over 40, check with your doctor to see if you're due for any sort of cancer screening. With an eye to survival, early intervention can make all the difference.

peace, mca. i think i need to break out "the sounds of science"...

This is some seriously sad news.
And at such a young age.
My thoughts go out to his friends and family.
Rest in peace, Adam.
You will be missed.

Such sad news.

RIP MCA.

rip MCA

This is sad, sad news my friends. Such an influence in my life and the lives of many others.

Interesting you mention this Dean. My oldest and dearest friend called me yesterday to inform me he has bladder cancer... He goes in for surgery on Monday to have the growth removed and then a shot of chemo for good measure. It's a rare cancer with a high survival rate, but you never know... They are hoping (thinking) it was caught early. I am hoping the same.

Good advice. Hell, good advice for those under 40...

Sad news indeed, and sage advice. RIP MCA.

Yes.

666doll, here's hoping for the best for your friend! Any type of cancer indication can be scary, but again, there's a great chance of survival if things are taken care of early on. I had an almost-brush with skin cancer a couple of years ago but thankfully surgery took care of it. I've got a scar as a result but that's a lot better than melanoma!

I'd mentioned "over 40" because that's the youngest age I'm aware of for which tests are generally recommended (specifically mammogram.) Colorectal cancer screening for both sexes isn't generally recommended until age 50. However if you're under 40 and have concerns, there's never anything wrong with discussing it with a physician and requesting a test.

Anyway, gonna blast some Beasties today. It's been awhile since I've given them a listen but as others have said, their music was practically the soundtrack to my life for several happy years.

so bummed about this

So many hours listening to the Beastie Boys. Truly a sad day.

24 was his age. 22 was his gauge.

R.I.P.

Licence to ILL was the first tape I went out and bought with my own money...

I had to buy 4 different License to Ill cassette tapes because we would listen to that shit till they broke. Like Coop said on FB, watching them grow and mature as people and artists was a privilege. I am extremely thankful to have been along for the ride. Seems like the end of an era....

you have got to be fucking kidding me.

i am gutted.

just found out,,,RIP MCA

i just assumed he would pull through,,,hadn't heard any updates about his health for a long while...

i'm sad

Man this sucks. One of the greats. RIP.

First gig I ever saw was the beastie boys licensed to ill tour, fond memories of a great gig.

Such a sad loss to a great guy, RIP Adam.

not sure if the line-up was the same on the entire tour....but the opening dates in nyc & philly were truly weird for that time in the 80s...

public enemy - relatively unknown first act (bum rush the show was just about to be released)
then,,,murphy's law
then,,,the beastie boys...

i saw it at the spectrum in philly,,,lots of fights went down,,,a bad mix of jocks/suburban kids (for the beasties),,,punk/skin hardcore kids (for murphys law) and real deal inner city rap fans (for PE)

peace out MCA.. you will be missed.

So Bummed... Seriously the Beasties have always been a personal favorite
shame something like this happened to such an amazing dude who did nothing but spread a positive message and energy

Such a loss. I have no interest in this sad fact being true...

I wasn't hep to their punk'n beginnings, but have to say that when Fight for Your Right hit my TV when I was 12 I didn't get the joke. A tour with cultural abortion Madonna and a couple of years of guilt-by-association fan observation did them no favors in my little kid book. The tape was hard to escape though. Although I would have never admitted to it then my true self couldn't deny that Brass Monkey and Girls seemed kinda incredible.

Things change.

In 1989 the Beastie Boys released the greatest Caucasian Hip Hop record of all time... I was looking forward to them releasing the greatest septuagenarian Hip Hop record of all time in 2037.

RIP, Mr. Hornblower.

I saw them in Manchester, UK. The line up was RUN DMC, Beastie Boys & DJ Hurricane, first time I ever saw someone with three decks....blew me away.

Beasties killed it though, caged go go dancers & a huge inflatable dick on stage, certainly a gig I'll never forget.
We were there all day and when the tour bus rolled up all three were more than happy to hang out shooting hoops and chatting to us and other fans.
Great guys all round, this is a real shame for sure.

Very sad indeed. He was my favorite Beastie.

I'm over 40 but no health insurance nor can I afford it This country sucks.