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Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Has Cancer

The Beastie Boys revealed today that Adam Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his parotid gland. The trio will postpone all tour dates and the release of its upcoming album, 'Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1,' as Yauch undergoes treatment.

Sitting alongside member Adam Horovitz, Yauch made the announcement in a video clip on the group's official Web site. Yauch said that for the past two months he'd been feeling a lump in his throat like he had a cold and consulted doctors two weeks ago. After undergoing tests, they found the tumor in his parotid gland, a salivary gland, as well as its lymph node, and he'll be undergoing surgery next week. Fortunately, Yauch says they caught the cancer early, it hasn't spread and should be easily treatable. He also notes that the surgery and treatment won't affect his vocal cords.

Yauch goes on to apologize to all their fans and saysn "we'll be back doing doing this soon." In typical Beastie fashion, the two of them then go on to make a joke out of the situation, noting that Horovitz was home watching TV when he was called to the studio for the news. He even says to Yauch, "Thank you for the opportunity" to have the time to work on his solo stuff, saying it's inspired by Kenny Rogers. The band was scheduled to perform at All Points West on Friday, July 31, and the album was set to be released Sept. 15. Check out the entire video statement below.

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elkscorpion61

blue, the beastie boys have been around since run dmc and they never fell off in fame. they also play instruments and have rallied for peace all over the world. they were very original even back in the 80s so i never felt they were trying to be black, hell did you ever listen to their raps back then or see their videos? they were hilarious!not many rappers black or white have had the staying power of the beastie boys so please do not compare them to the wannabes of any race now. hell most rap today is just garbage to me-most not all!

July 26 2009 at 10:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
hworang3124

LOL i love the title Famed Rapper ! I bet if he was blk ppl would be saying shit like "Good one less annoying voice" but since its one of them white rappers.. you see all the OHHH I'll PRAY FOR HIM ! its funny how when its actually ABOUT a rapper aol will say "MUSICIAN", but since he was white they said "RAPPER" LMAO .. stuff cracks me up

July 26 2009 at 4:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jackrabbitslim

This is about all RAP is good for.

July 26 2009 at 3:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Julia

GOOGLE Dr. Lou Niles and MonaVie....this Dr. of Naturopathy has has unparallelled success treating his end-stage cancer patients by adding MONAVIE to their diet. HASN'T LOST A PATIENT YET! Someone PLEASE tell our dear Beastie about it!
****This stuff has ingredients what have KILLED up to 86% of cancer cells in lab tests (U of FL study)****

July 26 2009 at 3:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
cathy rohrscheib

well thats sad news for the man but great for his art .if it is eeverone has differt tastes but with rap its crap

July 26 2009 at 3:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bmmorgan71

Good luck to Adam, & despite all the negative comments, no one deserves to be sick. Beastie Boys are good, especially License to Ill. Great album! Get better, & God help anyone with cancer.

July 26 2009 at 3:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jimmy

All three Beastie Boys (AKA Beastie Middle-Aged Morons) are loyal and ardent supporters of Obama. Fortunately for Yauch, Obama has not yet succeeded in shoving a national health care program (single payer program) down our throats. Otherwise, Yauch would be required to wait at least two months and as many as eight months for his surgery.

July 26 2009 at 3:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ROBERT SEATON

MY QUESTION IS THIS,.....HOW CAN ANYBODY TELL IF A RAPPER HAS THROAT CANCER ? THEY ALL SOUND THE SAME EITHER WAY.

July 26 2009 at 2:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Your Taint

who gives a sh*t, no one listens to that crap
they were not cool 20 years ago, no they
are doing tours singing old crap and you idiots give them money so they dont have to get a real job?
they blow, no one will buy there new cd
50 year old WHITE JEW rappers?@#$%^
laughable. hopfully he will keel over and that will open the door for real talent. or ate least he wont consume anymore of our food. God bless me beeyatc

July 26 2009 at 1:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tina

I couldn't care less what some idiot with a negative attitude has to say. I want to extend my sympathies to Adam, and to his family and friends. Cancer is not something to take lightly, and I truly hope you get past it, stick around for a long time.

Beastie Boys were not my favorite, as I'm not into that style of music, but they were talented, and they all have given a lot of time and dedication to Tibet and to various other causes. It's hard for me not to respect them for that much. At least they are using their money and fame to help the world instead of polluting it with all the other BS we're accustomed to.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

July 26 2009 at 1:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply