Adam Yauch

Quick Facts

Full Name	Adam Yauch
Occupation	Rapper
Date Of Birth	Aug 5, 1964(1964-08-05)
Age	60
Date Of Death	May 4, 2012, Manhattan, New York, NY
Birthplace	New York City
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Leo

Adam Yauch Biography

Adam Yauch is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on August 5, 1964 in New York City, New York State, United States. Rapper and bass guitarist known best by his stage name MCA, a founding member of the Beastie Boys. He also owned his own independent film production company, Oscilloscope Laboratories, before passing away from cancer in 2012.

He and Mike D. were both members of the Beastie Boys.

Yauch was also a feminist. In the 1994 Beastie Boys single “Sure Shot”, he rapped the verse: “I want to say a little something that’s long overdue / The disrespect to women has to got to be through / To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends / I want to offer my love and respect till the end”.

In 1995, while attending a speech by the Dalai Lama at Harvard University, he met his wife, Tibetan American Dechen Wangdu. They married in 1998 and had a daughter, Tenzin Losel, the same year.

He married Dechen Wangdu on May 31, 1998, and they had one child together.

Adam Yauch Net Worth

Adam Yauch is one of the richest Rapper from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Adam Yauch 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was self-taught on the bass and played his first show on his seventeenth birthday.

He was born into a half-Jewish and half-Catholic family, but he became a practicing Buddhist.

Adam Nathaniel Yauch (pronounced /j aʊ k / ; August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012) was an American rapper, bass player and filmmaker who was a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys. He used the stage name MCA.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Adam Yauch height 5 feet 9 inches Adam weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Adam Yauch Dating?

According to our records, Adam Yauch married to Dechen Wangdu. As of December 1, 2023, Adam Yauch’s is not dating anyone.

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The Beastie Boys had sold 40 million records worldwide by 2010. In April 2012, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Yauch was inducted in absentia due to his illness. His bandmates paid tribute to him; a letter from Yauch was read to the audience.

Facts & Trivia

Adam Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Adam Yauch celebrates birthday on August 5 of every year.

Phish dedicated their cover of “Sabotage” to Yauch during a July 7, 2012 concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. On May 3, 2013, ceremonies were held to rename the Palmetto Playground in Brooklyn Heights to Adam Yauch Park.

What happened Adam Yauch?

Yauch founded Oscilloscope Laboratories, an independent film production and distribution company based in New York City. As a Buddhist, he was involved in the Tibetan independence movement and organized the Tibetan Freedom Concert. He died in 2012 from parotid cancer , after which Beastie Boys broke up.

What cancer did Adam Yauch have?

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, who died Friday at 47, had been had been battling a type of salivary gland cancer for nearly three years. At the time of his diagnosis in 2009, the gruff-voiced rapper called his cancer “very treatable,” but recent reports said his cancer had returned.

What does MCA stand for Adam Yauch?

More laughs were to come when Mike D shared the story behind the band’s name. It’s an acronym, for “ boys, entering anarchistic states towards inner excellence.” And yes, he admitted, “it was a stupid name.”

Who is Adam Yauch wife?

Dechen Wangdu

Is MCA dead?

May 4, 2012