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Adam Yauch, one third of the pioneering hip hop group the Beastie Boys, died at the age of 47.

Adam Yauch, a co-founder of the highly successful hip hop group Beastie Boys, died on May 4, 2012, after being diagnosed with cancer in 2009.

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Adam yauch dies at 47 may 4 2012