Beastie Boy MCA has cancer

Posted: July 20th, 2009 | Author: Lilledeshan Bose | Filed under: Los Angeles, hip hop | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

I’d been listening to Ill Communication (for the first time in about 15 years) because I just found out that  the main flute riff in “Sure Shot” was taken from “Howlin’ for Judy” by Jeremy Steig. Today my friend Justin Shadyposted that Beastie Boy MCA (Adam Yauch) has treatable cancer; he has a parotic gland tumor (it’s a salivary gland). It won’t affect his vocal chords; however, the Beastie Boys did cancel their tour and are pushing back the release of their album,  Hot Sauce Committee Part 1.

In line with me deciding that I was going to learn to moonwalk on my birthday this year (I set the goal in April), I had been watching a lot of Michael Jackson videos prior to his death. Now, this? Maybe I am the harbinger of doom!