Adam "MCA" Yauch,RIP.

[niamhm]

terrible to hear the news off MCA`s passing, had the pleasure of 5 great gigs/nights in the company of the Beastie Boys,the highlight probably the In The Round show they did in 1999 at the Glasgow SECC,full gigs on youtube somewhere,I`ll be having a bit of Check Your Head tonight,fucking terrible illness,

[Luminescence]

Indeed, terrible news. Great band and a great artist. He will be sadly missed.

[jadams501]

Haven't listened much over the past few years, but my older brother was a huge fan so I grew up with their music all the time. Always sad to lose a true pioneer.

[good dope/good fun]

Off their last album, this track is sick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K7bHCkn4oY

[runcible]

My God - I had no idea he was ill. What a tragedy. The guy was younger than me - quite a sobering thought. Sad news indeed.

[tommy_b]

Truely sad, sad news indeed.

Kinda thought he was getting the better of his illness, but it really is the nastiest of diseases. I hope he didn't suffer too much, and that if he did, he has now found peace. He always struck me as a genuine, peace-loving, inclusive human being, as well as an absolutely kick-ass rapper.

Check Your Head was, for me, the album that was the genesis of my love of hip hop and opened the door to so many genres, from afro-beat to roots reggae. Thanks for that, MCA.

[shalloboi]

this was very sad news to hear this morning. the beastie boys' music has seen me through a lot of stages of my life. 'ill communication' is a portal back to my best times in high school. my wife and i are fixing brass monkeys to drink on the back porch today while we listen to the beasties.

[niamhm]

link to "In The Round 1999" MTV not full show but a good 45 min. awesome stuff,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJYfOGb3sKw