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Many relied on Twitter to pay their respects, relate the impression he made upon their lives or quote his lyrics, from Hollywood directors to athletes, Ice-T and Snoop Dogg to Boy George and Duran Duran, old school rhyme partners like Rev Run to up-and-comers like his son Diggy Simmons.
For many, The Beastie Boys' debut Licensed to Ill provided an introduction to hip-hop and fans followed Yauch's transformation from hard-partying bad boy to Buddhist vegan, as we ourselves matured.
Browse through some of the music community's most notable tweets below. MCA, you will be missed.
Man...that one hurts. Our prayers go out to Adam Yauch and his family. #MCA #BEASTIEBOYS Rest Well.
- Def Jam Recordings (@DefJamRecords) May 4, 2012
R I P Adam... I'm devastated.Praying for Adam Yauch's family from the legendary Beastie Boys. Youll be missed!
- Rev Run (@RevRunWisdom) May 4, 2012
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MCA???? WOW!! Crazy... he was a beautiful brother to know
- Posdnuos De La Soul (@PlugWonDeLaSoul) May 4, 2012
Rest in peace MCA of the Beastie Boys. A pioneer, legend & OG that will be missed.
- Big Daddy Kane (@officialbdk) May 4, 2012
TERRIBLE NEWS: MCA of the Beastie Boys has died at 47. tmz.com/2012/05/04/bea... Another very sad day in Hip Hop.#MCARIP
- ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) May 4, 2012
God Bless the soul of Adam Yauch aka MCA of the Beastie Boys.RIP
- COMMON (@common) May 4, 2012
RIP MCA U are a Legend and a pioneer. #BeastieBoys4life
- Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) May 4, 2012
Brass Monkey was the worst tasting liquor ever. And we drank it anyway. Cuz the song was so jamming. RIP MCA. #BeastieBoys4Life
- Bun B (@BunBTrillOG) May 4, 2012
MCA forever.
- ALCHEMIST (@Alchemist) May 4, 2012
"Now my name is MCA I got a license to kill, I think you know what time it is it's time to get ill" Wooow... RIP
- Diggy(@diggy_simmons) May 4, 2012
RIP Adam Yauch. thanks for the amazing music,continual inspiration youtube.com/watch?v=Sts5Zr...
- Chemical Brothers (@ChemBros) May 4, 2012
Such sad news about Beastie Boy Adam Yauch. A fellow Buddhist and part of hip hop history!! R.I.P!
- boygeorge (@BoyGeorge) May 4, 2012
Rest in Peace Adam Yauch. Our condolences to your friends and family: rollingstone.com/music/news/bea...
- Duran Duran (@duranduran) May 4, 2012
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- Hip-Hop Quiz
- 1. Which of these jobs best describes your daily 9-to-5?
- 2. When you wake up in the morning, the first thing you throw on is:
- 3. You've just won the lottery. The first car you run out and buy is:
- 4. The person you'd want most to sit shotgun in your new ride is:
- 5. Your idea of a fun night on the town is:
- 6. Your idea of a "classic" video is:
- 7. Your drink of choice is:
- 8. In your spare time, you'd most likely be spotted:
- 9. Upon seeing your date get hit on at the club, you calmly:
- 10. You'd prefer to prove your hip-hop cred by:
- Eminem
- Jay-Z
- Nicki Minaj
- 2 Chainz Lyrics
- 10. "Your eyes wide open, scopin', ropin' hold that thoroughbred/ Pussy wet like April showers, twerkin' power, thorough head."
- 9. "They say the world is finna end, so I made me a bucket list/ All I wanna do is just fuck; so this my fucking list! "
- 8. "I mean all I want for lunch, is a blunt and your girl."
- 7. "My girl is bow-legged, just do it like Bo Jackson."
- 6. "Fucked your girl last night: it only took a week."
- 5. "OK, now Nicki, Nicki, Nicki, put it in your kidney/ Got a new LS 450, ain't no keys in this do-hicky."
- 4. "Couple hoes in my stable, time to stabilize."
- 3. "Take you home complete her/ Then I skeet her and delete her."
- 2. "I'm allergic to the hater type, I'll take your wife, give her back/ Nine months after that, Similac."
- 1. "I fucked her on a pile of clothes/ She a closet freak ."
- Disappointing Album Covers
- Missy Elliott, 'Da Real World'
- Foxy Brown, 'Chyna Doll'
- 50 Cent, 'The Massacre'
- R. Kelly, 'R. Kelly'
- E-40, 'In a Major Way'
- Drake, 'Take Care'
- Tyrese, '2000 Watts'
- Chris Brown, 'Exclusive'
- Lil Wayne, 'Lights Out'
- Ciara, 'Evolution'
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