– Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch — Pics

Editorial use only. Consent for book publication must be agreed with Rex by Shutterstock before use. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Andre Csillag/Shutterstock (1270901ae) The Beastie Boys in Montreux, Switzerland – Mike Diamond, DJ Hurricane, Adam Yauch and Adam Horovitz Various MIKE D AKA MICHAEL DIAMOND, MCA AKA ADAM YAUCH AND AD-ROCK AKA ADAM HOROVITZ, MCA AND AD-ROCK

Beastie Boys – MCA (Adam Yauch) VARIOUS STARS ARRIVING FOR TAPING OF ‘THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN’, NEW YORK, AMERICA – 15 JUN 2004

Beastie Boys – Adam Yauch Beastie Boys in concert, Milan, Italy – 18 Dec 2004

The Beastie Boys – Adam Yauch (MCA) ‘AWESOME; I FUCKIN’ SHOT THAT!’ FILM PREMIERE, NEW YORK, AMERICA – 28 MAR 2006

Beastie Boys Adrock, Adam Horowitz, Mike D, Michael Diamond, and MCA, Adam Yauch Members of the Beastie Boys, from left, Adam Horovitz, known as Adrock, Michael Diamond, known as Mike D and Adam Yauch, known as MCA, arrive at the premiere of their new film “Awesome; I … Shot That!” in New York. The film, which documents a 2004 Beastie Boys concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden, is comprised of footage shot by 50 fans who were given cameras to record the show. Yauch, the gravelly voiced Beastie Boys rapper who co-founded the seminal hip-hop group, has died at age 47. The cause of death wasn’t immediately known. Yauch, who’s also known as MCA, was diagnosed with a cancerous parotid gland in 2009 Obit Adam Yauch, NEW YORK, USA

(L-R) Adam Horovitz, director Adam Yauch and Mike D of Beastie Boys arrive at the premiere of ‘Gunnin’ for That #1 Spot’ during the 7th Annual Tribeca Film Festival on April 28, 2008 in New York City. (Getty)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 15: (L-R) Adam Yauch, Mike D, and Adam Horovitz of The Beastie Boys perform at the Tibetan Freedom Concert at Golden Gate Park on June 15, 1996 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz), MCA (Adam Yauch) and Mike D (Mike Diamond) of Beastie Boys (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)

Mike Diamond and Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys during Field Day Music Festival 2003 – Show and Backstage at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage)

(L-R) Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz), MCA (Adam Yauch) and Mike D (Mike Diamond) of the Beastie Boys pose on a rooftop in New York City in 1994. (Photo by L. Busacca/WireImage)

(L-R) Adam “MCA” Yauch and Michael “Mike D” Diamond of Beastie Boys perform on stage during Bonnaroo 2009 on June 12, 2009 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Merritt/FilmMagic)

LONDON – JULY 07: The Beastie Boys perform on stage during the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium on July 7, 2007 in London, England. Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent series of concerts involving over a 100 music artists and 2 billion people aimed at raising awareness of global climate change. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS – OCTOBER 16: Adam Yauch (a.k.a. MCA) of the Beastie Boys performs at the first day of the VooDoo Music Festival on October 16, 2004 in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Adam Yauch speaks onstage at the Apple Soho store on May 2, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

June 1, 1994 – Mike Diamond aka Mike D, Adam Horovitz aka Ad-Rock, and Adam Yauch aka MCA of Beastie Boys (Photo by Fred Duval/FilmMagic)