Adam Yauch

After almost three years of fighting cancer, Adam Yauch -- aka MCA -- passed away. He's deeply missed by his Beastie Boys brethren, with tweets aplenty pouring out from rock stars and fans alike. And now comes an official statement post on the band's official website, beastieboys.com. Check it out below:

With the news that Adam Yauch, aka MCA of the Beastie Boys passed away today (May 4), the rockers have been tweeting their feelings -- and so have the fans. Below is a post of the most telling tweets from Beastie-heads the world over -- be on the lookout for more, we're going to keep them coming. MCA's heavy bass reached more than one generation of hip-hoppers, punk rockers and everybody else. His

Sad news swept the Internet Friday (May 4) with the death of Beastie Boys rapper Adam "MCA" Yauch at the age of 47. Of course many artists immediately took to Twitter to send their condolences and pay their respects, and below is a sampling of what they had to say. Be sure to keep checking back because we will keep adding to this list -- we expect there to be tons of tweets from artists.

Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch -- also known as MCA -- has passed away at the age of 47. The cause of death is not known at this time, although he had been undergoing treatment for cancer since 2009, when he announced that he had a tumorous parotid gland and lymph node. He was not in attendance last month when the Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Read Mo