Adam Yauch to be honored at Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
Late Beastie Boy Adam 'Mca' Yauch is set to be honored with a special tribute at the 2013 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival in his native New York.
The rapper lost his battle with cancer on 4 May, 2012, aged 47, and organisers of the annual music event reveal they wanted to put together a show to salute his memory last summer (12) - but couldn't pull it off in time.
Wes Jackson, executive director of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival,
says, "We reached out to (bandmate) Ad Rock right after MCA passed
last year and asked if there was anything we could do to help
celebrate the life of his brother.
"It was so soon that we were hesitant to even reach out. We wanted
to give them space and time. We did speak to Cey Adams (longtime
Beastie Boys collaborator) and tried to put something together but
the timing wasn't right. We couldn't go another year without taking
time out to honor what MCA did for our culture and our music."
Jackson has yet to reveals specific details of the tribute, but
plans to hold a moment of silence in Yauch's memory.
The ninth annual festival will feature headline sets from Redman,
EPMD and Pusha T and will take place from 10 to 13 July (13).
News of the tribute emerges two weeks after a park in Yauch's old
Brooklyn Heights neighborhood was renamed in the star's honor.