Adam 'MCA' Yauch, Remembered: My Ill Devotion To The Beasties

Adam Yauch, better known to music fans as MCA of the legendary hip hop triumvirate Beastie Boys, passed away today at the age of 47 following a battle with cancer.

By Adam Graham Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, aka MCA, has died after a three-year battle with cancer, the Beastie Boys' publicist confirmed Friday. Yauch was 47. As a founding member of the Beastie Boys, Yauch played an important role in hip-hop history.

Adam 'MCA' Yauch Dies at 47: Beastie Boys Co-Founder Adam 'MCA' Yauch dies at 47. By Brian McCollum 1996 file photo of Beastie Boy member Adam (MCA) Yauch performs during the Beastie Boys set at the Polo Fields in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

As fans around the world mourn the death of the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, who passed away Friday morning at the age of 47 after a three-year battle with cancer, many have taken to social media to remember MCA and his

Adam Yauch, the gruff-voiced rapper, musician and video auteur known as MCA in the groundbreaking hip hop trio The Beastie Boys, has died after a lengthy illness, Billboard has confirmed.