Beastie Boys

The Beastie Boys are an American hip hop band from Manhattan/Brooklyn, New
York City. For the majority of its career, the group has consisted of MCs
Michael Diamond, known as Mike D (vocals, drums), Adam Horovitz, known as
Ad-Rock (vocals, guitar), and Adam Yauch, known as MCA (vocals, bass, double
bass), with contributing musician Mix Master Mike ... read more

Linkin Park Cover The Beastie Boys

*Linkin Park* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/linkinpark) covered *The Beastie Boys* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thebeastieboys)' "Sabotage" in the middle of "Bleed It Out...
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Cee Lo Pays Tribute To Adam Yauch At The Billboard Music Awards!

It wasn't quite on the par of Coldplay's tribute, but it was still nice!Check out Cee Lo Green's pretty standard rendition of Fight For Your Right (above) to honor Adam ...
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Watch an awesome Beastie Boys MCA ‘Sabotage’ kids tribute

The best thing you’ll see all day. A tribute to the Beastie Boys’ MCA by Jamie Winters and his wife, his kids and his nephew in the form of a ‘Sabotage&...
Posted 15 May 5.51pm — Comment on this

LL Cool J Remembers friend Adam Yauch

Beastie Boys founding member Adam Yauch aka MCA died after a long battle with cancer. His longtime frined LL Coll J wants to carry on his legacy
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Jheri Curl Fridays 43: “Hey Ladies”

We pay tribute to the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch by featuring 1989's "Hey Ladies" in this week's Jheri Curl Fridays column
Posted 11 May 9.01pm — Comment on this

This week's top five music links

A selection of musical goodies we found on the internetGuardianmusic.tumblr.com is the place where our writers post songs, videos, pictures and other music-related odds a...
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R.I.P. Adam Yauch: Some Beastie Boys Cuts You May Have Missed

The Beastie Boys weren't my introduction to hip-hop (I like to credit A Tribe Called Quest and their 1993 album Midnight Marauders, which I picked up on tape in fourt...
Posted 11 May 2.00pm — Comment on this

Sleeve notes: Farewell to Adam Yauch

Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicMCA RIPAdam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has died aged 47Tributes pour in from Beastie Boys fans around the webAdam Ya...
Posted 11 May 11.12am — Comment on this

Toddla T 2012-05-11 with Aluna George

“The biggest bounce, bass & steezy vibes from around the world. This week Toddla has Aluna George in for Tea Time and pays tribute to MCA with a Beastie Boys ‘...
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The Low End Theory Hip-Hop News Report 5.11.12 The MCA Edition

Tony Acero, the writers of The Low End Theory and the staff of 411mania.com look at the life of The Beastie Boys and MCA in a very special edition of The Low End Theory.
Posted 11 May 7.10am — Comment on this

411 Music Fact or Fiction 05.11.12: RIP Adam Yauch, Andre 3000/Hendrix, Nirvana

Is Nirvana the last great rock band? Should the Beastie Boys continue without Adam Yauch? Is Andre 3000 a good choice to play Jimi Hendrix? 411's Chad Webb and Chris Bel...
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[AUDIO] Lawsuit Filed Against The Beastie Boys Over Illegal Sampling

Filed the day before Adam Yauch died...
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Here’s A Supercut Of MCA’s Opening Lines From Every Beastie Boys Song

It's only been a few days since Adam "MCA" Yauch's sad, premature death from cancer, but the tributes are already rolling in fast and furious. This supercut of his openin...
Posted 8 May 8.38pm — Comment on this

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch: not just a celebrity activist | Hadley Freeman

My brief encounter with Adam Yauch taught me that he was a musical pioneer, a champion of independent films, and a man who was true to himselfAs is only right for a man w...
Posted 8 May 7.59pm — Comment on this

Beastie Boys hit with lawsuit

Hip-hop group Beastie Boys are facing a new copyright lawsuit just days after the death of bandmember Adam Yauch.
Posted 8 May 6.52pm — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Beastie Boys songs in the past year.

  • Fight for your right  219 plays
  • You gotta fight for your right to party  3 plays
  • Sabotage  2 plays
  • Intergalactic  1 plays
  • Sure Shot  1 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Beastie Boys over the past year.

  1. Absolute 80s 219 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 90s 125 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 18 plays
  4. Absolute Classic Rock 2 plays
  5. Absolute Radio 00s 2 plays

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