I have long been a fan of the Beastie Boys. I'm going to date myself here but yes, I had Licensed to Ill and I rocked it on cassette in my Volkswagen Rabbit with an Alpine stereo and 15s in the back. It's weird that it took almost a week for it to sink in...
Russell Simmons' website GLOBALGRIND.COM has announced that Beastie Boys rapper MCA (real name: Adam Yauch) has died at 47 years old, which TMZ has confirmed from another source.