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The Beastie Boys were hit with a lawsuit just one day after Adam Yauch’s untimely death. Adam, also known as MCA, passed away after a three year battle with cancer on May 4, 2012. On May 3rd, the popular rap group was sued over copyright infringement claims by a group called Trouble Funk. Talk about bad timing!

The funk group is claiming that the Beastie Boys wrongfully sampled material from their catalog on their albums “Licensed To Ill” and “Paul’s Boutique”. The group submitted their lawsuit on May 3rd and they allege that the Beastie Boys used samples from their songs, “Say What” and “Drop The Bomb” on four of their earlier tracks.

An attorney for the prosecution released a statement regarding the lawsuit to E! News. Kelly Talcott said, “I was very sorry to hear of Adam Yauch’s untimely passing, and can assure you that the unfortunate timing of the filing of TufAmerica’s complaint had nothing to do with his health. On behalf of myself and TufAmerica, I offer our condolences to Adam’s family, friends and fans.”

Unfortunate timing is an understatement. Besides that, we’ve listened to Trouble Funk’s songs and they don’t sound a thing like anything that the Beastie Boys have put out.

The music world lost a great musician when Beastie Boys rapper Adam “MCA” Yauch passed away on May 4, 2012. He suffered a three-year battle with cancer, but succumbed to the illness.

Since his passing, Adam “Ad Rock” Horovitz spoke out on his friend’s passing on Sunday evening. He took to his Tumblr account to thank friends and family members for their outpouring of “love and support”. Now, Mike D. is opening up about the loss of his long-time friend.

In a post on the group’s official Facebook page, Mike D. admitted that he is still struggling to come to terms with his friend’s death. He wrote, “I know, we should have tweeted and instagrammed every sad, happy and inspired thought, smile or tear by now. But honestly the last few days have just been a blur of deep emotions for our closest friend, band mate and really brother. I miss Adam so much.”

He went on to say, “He really served as a great example for myself and so many of what determination, faith, focus and humility coupled with a sense of humor can accomplish. The world is in need of many more like him. We love you Adam.”

Yesterday, we revealed the untimely passing of Beastie Boys co-founder Adam “MCA” Yauch, who passed away at the age of 47 after his three year battle with cancer. Adam, along with Mike D. and Adam “Ad Rock” Horovitz founded the group in 1979 and were later joined by Mix Master Mike on the turntables.

Adam wore many hats during his career besides being a successful musician. In addition, he was a director, a devout charity worker, humanitarian, husband and father. In an official statement on their website, the Beastie Boys talks about his accomplishments during his life. Here is the complete statement: (continue reading…)

It is with much sadness that we report that the Beastie Boys co-founder Adam “MCA” Yauch has passed away at the age of 47. The rapper was suffering from a three-year battle with cancer, of which he succumbed to.

In 2009, it was announced that Adam was being treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node. He underwent surgery and radiation therapy as treatment for the cancer. The treatment delayed the group’s plans to release a new album and go on tour.

Afterward, at the direction of his Tibetan doctors, Adam became a vegan. He passed away earlier today and leaves behind his wife Dechen Wangdu and their daughter Tenzin Losel Yauch.

Here’s a video of our favorite song by the Beastie Boys, “Paul Revere.”

RIP Adam Yauch, you will be missed.

Coldplay stood in for the Beastie Boys and butchered their classic song, “You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party)” at All Points West.

The Beastie Boys had to cancel their tour and allow rapper Adam Yauch enough time to recover from cancer.

After the jump for the humiliating version of the song: (continue reading…)

Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch, better known as MCA, has just revealed that he has cancer. The good news is that his cancer is very treatable.

Sitting alongside Adam Horowitz (Ad Rock), Yauch delivered the news that the group are canceling tour dates to allow him some time to cope with the illness. (continue reading…)