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Beasties’ Adam “MCA” Yauch Has Brooklyn Park Named In His Honor

Pizzo — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:20:43 +0000

On May 4th, the one year passing of Adam “MCA” Yauch, Palmetto Playground, a small Brooklyn Park located close to his childhood home, was renamed Adam Yauch Park. Below is a transcript of Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz speech, given just before the unveiling of the park’s new, renamed plaque.

“Seeing Marty Markowitz rap – it was great, but not as great as Adam’s parents rapping at Adam and Dechen’s wedding. If you were at the wedding, you know that was pretty great.

“I want to thank first the fine people for everything today, everybody from the Parks Department, Adrian Benepe, John Silva, Frances Yauch, Steve Martin; but most of all I want to thank my sister Rachel. She really made this happen, and now she’s gonna make me cry.

“It’s fitting that we’re here today to dedicate a playground to Adam Yauch because like the Wu-Tang Clan, Beastie Boys is for the children. I was trying to think of what to say today, and I was thinking what it means to be a New York kid: People come to New York to be themselves, to express themselves and to be who they want to be. And although Adam’s mom Frances is a New York kid herself, his father Noel came to New York to be himself. And together they raised a New York kid, Adam Yauch, and Noel and Frances raised him right. They taught Adam to be curious, thoughtful, kind and just enough crazy – that craziness that is New York. That New York frenetic energy: It’s musical, artful and always moving forward. And that’s not only Brooklyn, that’s Adam Yauch. And Adam and his wife Dechen raised a daughter Losel, a New York kid that’s equally talented, curious and utterly awesome.

“In life you don’t really get to chose your family, your siblings – you get what you’re given. I got lucky cause I got two great sisters and two great brothers, but I got extra lucky because around 1982, I got the chance to choose two other brothers: Mike Diamond and Adam Yauch. And together our families have grown. I’d like to thank the New York Parks Department and the people of Brooklyn for honoring my friend and brother, and recognizing how cool it is to have an Adam Yauch park for other crazy New York kids.”

Rest In Peace, MCA!

Jay-Z’s 2009 Tribute to Adam Yauch and the Beastie Boys (Video)

Matt Johnson — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:44:00 +0000

Back at the All Points West music festival in Jersey City in 2009, the Beastie Boys were forced to pull out of their headlining performance. Adam Yauch had just announced that he’d been diagnosed with cancer. Jay-Z stepped up to fill in and dedicated his entire performance to Yauch. Here is his cover of “No Sleep till Brooklyn“. RIP MCA.

Coldplay Covers “Fight For Your Right To Party”

Pizzo — Sun, 06 May 2012 11:13:11 +0000

During their performance at The Hollywood Bowl last night, Chris Martin paid tribute to Adam Yauch aka MCA, in honor of his passing, by covering The Beastie Boys’ “Fight For Your Right To Party” in the Coldplay style.

Beasties' Adam Yauch Speaks On Health, Album Release

Pizzo — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:49:34 +0000

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the man known on the mic as MCA – Adam Yauch – gave an update on his recent cancer diagnosis, as well as plans for the long-delayed Beastie Boys LP, Hot Sauce Committee Vol. One.

Yauch underwent surgery and treatment for a salivary gland tumor last year, but is starting to feel stronger. “I feel better,” he told EW. “It was touch and go there for a while, but I am finally getting my energy back.”

The unseen development of his cancer diagnosis was ultimately the reason for Hot Sauce Committee‘s delay, originally set to drop in September of last year, which may or may not see release, depending on his health.

“It was really disappointing to have to hold the record and postpone the tour, but doctor’s orders. We may or may not [release the album] depending on how my health is come September. We want to but we have to play it by ear,” he said.
“I was just talking to Adam [Horovitz] and Mike [D] today on the phone and we were talking about working on it a bit. We finished the record over a year ago, so we want to take a look at it and re-evaluate and make sure it is what we want to put out there and that we are still happy with it. I don’t think we will change it up too much.”