Adam Yauch, one of the three members who make up The Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47 after a battling cancer. Yauch, MCA, formed The Beastie Boys with friends Mike D and Ad-Roc, creating some of the most well known hits in music with their melding of rock and hip-hop. Adam had been treated for a cancerous paratid gland and lymph node, undergoing surgery and radiation. No word on if his death was related to the cancer. If you believe ...