Adam Yauch, Brooklyn-born co-founder of Beastie Boys, dies at 47
By Eric Goldschein
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Adam “MCA” Yauch, one of the founding members of legendary Brooklyn hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, died May 4, 2012, of complications from cancer. He was 47 years old.
Yauch was born on Aug. 5, 1964, in Brooklyn to parents Frances and Noel Yauch. He learned bass guitar and formed a band with friends, including future Beastie Boys bandmate Michael Diamond, while attending Edward R. Murrow High School. He also attended Bard College for two years before focusing full-time on making music with Diamond (“Mike D”) and Adam Horovitz (“Ad-Rock”).