A little late but I wanted to "say a little something that's long overdue"
MCA aka Adam Yauch died on May 4th 2012.
I remember where I was when I heard the news. I had to leave the room when I was expected to be the most professional, and I gushed to anyone who would listen what this man meant to me.
In a very real sense, he was the heart and conscience of the Beastie Boys. And I think, if anything, he deserves more credit as one of the best lyricists in hip hop history. He’s got this gruff, authoritative voice and really smart lyrics and he was one of the first rappers to talk about more important things than his private parts. A man who could say he was sorry and not feel lessened by it; a man living within the principles of Buddhism and committed to broadening awareness of the political situation in Tibet; and a genuinely quiet person who had become more likely to make a joke at his own expense than anyone else’s. Yauch’s is one of the voices that can signify hip-hop within three syllables—rough, low, and strained. He got a lot done with that voice. I miss him ❤️.
“I want to say a little something that’s long overdue/ The disrespect to women has got to be through/ To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends/ I want to offer my love and respect to the end”
