Year in Review: May 4, 2012 – Adam Yauch dies at 47

Posted December 18, 2012 9:00 pm.

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On May 4, 2012, hip-hop innovator and pioneer Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch, also known as MCA, passed away at the age of 47. His death came three years after he announced that he was undergoing cancer treatment.

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