|According to breaking-news reports this morning
from Rolling Stone and TMZ, Adam |MCA| Yauch, co-
founder of Grammy-winners and recent Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame inductees the Beastie Boys, has died
at age 47. Yauch is survived by his wife and
daughter. As of this writing, it is unclear if his
death is related to the cancer he was treated for
in 2009.
Yauch revealed he had cancer in a salivary gland
in his neck in July 2009, which delayed the
group's touring plans and scheduled September 2009
release of Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1. The album,
later titled Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2,
eventually came out in April 2011. Last ,
Yauch announced that he was optimistic about
treatment, but was not yet cancer-free.|- Yahoo