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Beastie Boys are an American hip hop group from New York City. The group comprises Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz. Since around the time of the Hello Nasty album, the DJ for the group has been Michael "Mix Master Mike" Schwartz, who was first featured in the song "Three MCs and One DJ".Beastie Boys began as a hardcore punk group in 1979, appeared on the compilation cassette New York Thrash with Riot Fight and Beastie, and released their debut EP in 1982. After achieving moderate local success with the 1983 release of experimental hip-hop 12" Cooky Puss, they switched to hip-hop in 1984 and a string of successful 12" singles followed culminating with their debut album Licensed to Ill (1986) which enjoyed international critical acclaim and commercial success. The group is well-known for its eclecticism, jocular and flippant attitude toward interviews and interviewers, obscure cultural references and kitschy lyrics, and for performing in outlandish matching suits.They are one of the longest lived hip-hop acts worldwide and continue to enjoy commercial and critical success in 2009, more than 25 years after the release of their debut album. On September 27, 2007, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009, the group released digitally remastered deluxe editions of their albums Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head', Ill Communication and Hello Nasty.
Album Discography:
Licensed To Ill 1986
Paul's Boutique 1989
Check Your Head 1992
Some Old Bullsh*t 1994
Some Old Bullsh*t (Capitol) 1994
Ill Communication 1994
The In Sound From Way Out! 1996
Hello Nasty 1998
Anthology: The Sounds Of Science 1999
To The 5 Boroughs 2004
Solid Gold Hits 2005
The Mix Up 2007
Paul's Boutique 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 2009
Check Your Head (Remastered Edition) 2009
Ill Communication (Remastered Edition) 2009
Too Many Rappers (featuring Nas) 2009
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The Italian film "The Inglorious Bastards" and Antonioni's "The Passenger" screen at Chicago's MCA on Sunday, January 24.~y2010m1d23-Chicagos-MCA-presents-Italian-films-The-Inglorious-Bastards-and-The-Passeng... more
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Adam "MCA" Yauch, a founding member of the rap group the Beastie Boys, has said he is "hopeful" he has beaten cancer after undergoing surgery and visiting Tibetan doctors in India.
Yauch told fans in July that he had been diagnosed with a cancerous growth in his left salivary gland and an adjacent lymph node, forcing the cancellation of the band's concerts and delaying the release of their album "Hot Sauce Committee Part 1".
After undergoing surgery to remove the cancerous tumour, 45-year-old Yauch said he went to a Tibetan community in Dharamsala in India, recently returning to America.
"I'm feeling healthy, strong and hopeful that I've beaten this thing, but of course time will tell," Yauch said in a message to fans this week.
"I'm taking Tibetan medicine and at the recommendation of the Tibetan doctors I've been eating a vegan/organic diet."
A release date for the band's new album is yet to be determined.
Image source: http://blackgyrlcancerslayer.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/mca2.jpgAdam "MCA" Yauch, a founding member of the rap group the Beastie Boys, has... more
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Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA, sent an email blast this morning, Aug. 5, updating his health status following surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his parotid gland, the discovery of which caused the cancellation of the band's scheduled concert appearances behind their recently completed album, Hot Sauce Committee. You can read the email below.
The update contains positive news and follows up on the good vibes sent his way at last weekend's All Points West festival, when Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs wore a "Get Well MCA" armband and Jay-Z and Coldplay covered the Boys' classics "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" (the former) and "Fight For Your Right" (the latter) to honor the band, who were originally slated as fest's headliner.
Read Yauch's letter below. Thankfully, it sounds like the dude's doing okay all things considered:
hey all,
hope you are doing well.
so i'm about a week and a half out of surgery now and rapidly recovering from it. i haven't taken any of the pain meds, which supposedly speeds along the healing process, or should i say, taking them slows it down. anyway, i spent 1 night at the hospital after the surgery. the hospital was too crazy to get any rest so i headed home to relax, have home cooked food and hang out with the family.
i'm pretty well detoxed from the anesthesia that they pumped me up with to keep me under for all that time. that took several days to get out of my system. my neck and jaw are still pretty stiff from the surgery, but it gets better everyday. had the stitches out this past monday... so things are moving along.
but no sooner am i on the mend from this first torture than are they lining up the next one. the next line of treatment will be radiation. that involves blasting you with some kind of beam for a few minutes a day, 5 days a week, for about 7 weeks. that will start in a few weeks...
saw the jay-z cover of no sleep, and the coldplay one of fight for your right from APW on youtube. good shit. and i heard karen o wore a "get well MCA" armband, and that q-tip gave a shout out too..... very kind of them.
just wanted to thank them and everyone else who sent positive thoughts my way. i do think that all of the well wishes have contributed to the fact that my treatment and recovery are going well.
much love back at all of you!
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This is the second Beastie Boys' post of the day, and it is a lot less celebratory. In a video posted at BeastieBoys.com, MCA and Adrock announce that the Beasties will be canceling all upcoming tour dates (including a headline spot at Lollapalooza) as well as pushing back the release of their new album, The Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1 .This is the second Beastie Boys' post of the day, and it is a lot less... more
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The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, aka MCA has been diagnosed with cancer of the parotid gland. Although it may sound severe, Yauch assures fans that it's highly treatable. The parotid gland is one of the mouth's salivary glands. It's the largest gland and the most common salivary gland for tumors. If caught early, this is indeed a treatable form of cancer.The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, aka MCA has been diagnosed with cancer of the... more
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Viewer question from anti_past83, Jillian:
Have you, as a rock musician/hip-hop artist, found it difficult to venture into new territories like politics and film and be taken seriously by others in the business? If so, what advice do you have for the underdogs that hope to evolve in a similar direction?
The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch answers the question and shares his (really good) advice.Viewer question from anti_past83, Jillian:
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