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Rapper Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, whose moniker was MCA, died Friday after battling cancer since 2009.
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Beastie Boy Adam Yauch dies at 47
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch dies at 47
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Published: May 4, 2012 Updated: 11:06 a.m.
Adam Yauch, aka MCA, of the hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys died Friday, the Associated Press reports. He was 47.
Yauch had announced in 2009 that he was being treated for cancer of the parotid gland and a lymph node.
See photos of Adam Yauch through the years
The Beastie Boys – Yauch, Adam Horowitz (Ad-Rock) and Michael Diamond (Mike D) – burst upon the music scene in 1986 with their brash debut album "Licensed to Ill" and continued to develop musically in ensuing years with albums such as "Paul's Boutique," "Check Your Head" and "To the 5 Boroughs."
Besides rapping, Yauch also played bass with the group. In 2006, he directed the Beastie Boys concert film "Awesome; I Shot That!"
