Beastie Boys Sued By Hip-Hop Label Day Before MCA's Death
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
Legendary hip-hop group Beastie Boys were allegedly sued the day before Adam Yauch, a.k.a MCA, died of cancer, it has been reported.
Yauch sadly passed away on Friday night after a two year battle with the deadly disease, and has left the hip-hop world in a state of mourning. But, the day before, a record label had filed a court case claiming that tracks from their seminal classic albums 'Licensed to Ill' and 'Paul's Boutique' had unlawfully sampled some of their tracks.
TufAmerica said that the Beastie Boys track 'Shadrach' features samples from Trouble Funk's 'Say What', whilst Trouble Funk's 'Drop the Bomb' is sampled in 'Car Thief', 'Hold it, Now Hit it' and 'The New Style' – all without consent or permission – meaning they were licensed to ill, but not to sample!
Kelly Talcott, an attorney of TufAmerica, told E! News: “I was very sorry to hear of Adam Yauch's untimely passing, and can assure you that the unfortunate timing of the filing of TufAmerica's complaint had nothing to do with his health. On behalf of myself and TufAmerica, I offer our condolences to Adam's family, friends, and fans.”
The Beastie Boys and their spokespeople have yet to comment on the incident, so stay with Stereoboard to stay updated.
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