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Yauch's mother was Jewish and his father Catholic, but he had a non-religious upbringing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. His father Noel was an architect, and his mother Frances was a social worker.
He died in 2012 from parotid cancer, after which Beastie Boys disbanded.īorn in Brooklyn, New York City, Yauch was an only child. As a Buddhist, he was involved in the Tibetan independence movement and organized the Tibetan Freedom Concert. Yauch founded Oscilloscope Laboratories, an independent film production and distribution company based in New York City. Besides his musical work, he also directed many of the band's music videos and did much of their promotional photography, often using the pseudonym Nathaniel Hörnblowér for such work. Adam Nathaniel Yauch ( / j aʊ k/ YOWK Aug– May 4, 2012), better known under the stage name MCA, was an American rapper, bass player, filmmaker and a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys.
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