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Red Hot Chili Peppers Pay Tribute to Adam Yauch at Concert

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 05 May 2012 17:24:40 +0000

Red Hot Chili Peppers took the stage at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Friday (May 4) for the first of two sold out shows, and the band took care to dedicate the show to Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, who tragically passed away mere miles away in his native New York earlier that day after a three-year bout with cancer.

MCA of Beastie Boys Dies at 47

KLAQ Morning Show — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:14:53 +0000

MCA, aka Adam Yauch, has died, according to Russel Simmons’ site, GlobalGrind.com. He was 47. MCA had been battling cancer. It wasn’t immediately know whether his death was a result of his illness. Yauch co-founded the Grammy-winning Beastie Boys back in 1979. He leaves behind a wife and daughter. Our thoughts are with Adam’s family. [...]