Hip-hop pioneer accuses LCD man of not stumping up cash for repairs    

Adam Yauch, best known as 'MCA' of rap pioneers Beastie Boys, was a major figure not only in popular music, but also in the city of New York, specifically the borough of Brooklyn where he grew up

The Palmetto Playground will be renamed the Adam Yauch Playground in a ceremony on May 3    

The New York Times reports that Mike D and Ad-Rock, the two surviving members of the Beastie Boys, are getting to work on a new book about the group’s history. They’ve signed a deal with publishers Spiegel & Grau, the Random House subsidiary that published Jay-Z’s Decoded, and they’re planning to ...

"Pastiche of voices, images, irreverent humor and pop-culture reference points" planned by hip-hop group