Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch
05.08.1964 - 04.05.2012 (47 years) (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Adam Nathaniel Yauch (pronounced ; August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012) was an American rapper, bass player and filmmaker who was a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys. He used the stage name MCA.Yauch founded Oscilloscope Laboratories, an independent film production and distribution company based in New York City. As a Buddhist, he was involved in the Tibetan independence movement and organized the Tibetan Freedom Concert. He died in 2012 from parotid cancer.