Hip Hop lost another legend! Global Grind and TMZ have reported that Beastie Boys co-founder and emcee MCA (Adam Yauch) has passed at the age of 47, related to complications of cancer. Yauch is survived by his wife and daughter. For more, click here

A year and a half after announcing that he had been diagnosed with throat cancer, Adam “MCA” Yauch of veteran hip hop group The Beastie Boys is now cancer free.