Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch misses Hall of Fame ceremony

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

The Beastie Boys were forced to scrap a planned performance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday night when rapper Adam 'MCA' Yauch pulled out of the event.

The trio was saluted by rap heavyweights Chuck D and LL Cool J but only Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz were on hand to accept the accolade.

Hours before the ceremony the group's publicist released a statement which read: "Beastie Boys regret that Adam 'MCA' Yauch will be unable to join Mike 'Mike D' Diamond and Adam 'Adrock' Horovitz at the band's induction into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

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No other reason was given for Yauch's no-show, but the Beastie Boys star has been battling cancer in a salivary gland since the summer of 2009.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/15/yauch-third-big-name-to-miss-hall-of-fame-ceremony

[Son of Gob]

1. Aww, that's sad

Ill Communication was one of the first CD's I ever bought.