RIP mate, thanks for the fun.Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch has died at the age of 47, his publicist has confirmed to the BBC.
The musician, director and Tibet activist was diagnosed with salivary gland cancer in 2009.
Yauch underwent surgery and radiation therapy but said in 2011 reports he was totally cancer-free were "exaggerated".
Under the alias MCA, he formed part of the band that eventually became the Beastie Boys, selling 40 million albums worldwide with Mike D and Ad Roc.
The Beastie Boys Yauch, pictured with his bandmates in 2011
Tributes have already been paid to the star on Twitter, with the likes of De La Soul, Ice T, Joe Satriani and Common passing on their condolences.
Sleep now Adam.
Sleep now Adam.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: Sleep now Adam.
Salivary gland cancer? That's a 1st...
Sometimes it seems as though one has to cross the line just to figger out where it is
Re: Sleep now Adam.
Late Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch has used his will to stop people from using his music or image in advertising.
The will was filed at Manhattan Surrogate court in New York earlier this week leaving instructions from the pioneering rapper, also known as MCA.
It read: "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event may my image or name or any music or any artistic property created by me be used for advertising purposes."
Yauch died of cancer in May aged 47.
His will leaves his $6.4m (£4.1m) estate to his widow, Dechen Yauch, and their 13-year old daughter, and gives Dechen the right to sell and manage his artistic property as the executor of the estate.
The phrase "or any music or any artistic property created by me" was added in handwriting, according to Rolling Stone magazine which has seen a copy of the document.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”