The creativity and originality possessed by Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and "Michael "Mike D" Diamond, also known as the Beastie Boys, was legendary. Raw rhymes and an obsession ...

I discovered the Beastie Boys sometime around 2004 ... Adam Yauch on bass guitar, and Mike Diamond on drums. Of course, they still found time to deliver those freestyles we know and love.

The Beastie Boys first big hit was "Cooky Puss ... which stands for "Master of Ceremonies Adam." Michael Diamond embraced his stage name Mike D as a straightforward abbreviation of his full ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Let's continue our hip-hop history series with the interview I recorded in 2006 with the Beastie Boys, Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz and Adam Yauch. In 1987 ...

Beastie Boys members Mike D (Mike Diamond) and Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz) plan to celebrate Hip-Hop 50 in a major way. On Wednesday (Sept. 6) the group announced Beastie Boys Square to be unveiled in ...

Diamond acknowledged the “long ... amazing journey that we all got to go through,” Mike D said as chants of “MCA” filled Beastie Boys Square. Tees4Togo. the apparel line founded by Bikini ...

but it also introduced the world to the goofy fun of the Beastie Boys — not to mention that Michael “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, and Adam “MCA” Yauch introduced a lot ...

Beastie Boys and Chili's settled their lawsuit over the unauthorized use of the 1994 song "Sabotage" in a 2022 commercial. The band sued the restaurant chain's parent company in July 2024 on claims of ...

The Beastie Boys have sued restaurant owner Brinker International, claiming the legendary rap trio's 1994 song "Sabotage" was used to promote the Chili's restaurant chain without their permission.

Terms were not disclosed. Musicians Adam Horovitz, Mike Diamond and Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys arrive at the 11th Annual Webby Awards at Chipriani Wall Street June 5, 2007 in New York City.

The Beastie Boys have reportedly reached an ... agreed to settle the case with Adam ‘Ad Rock’ Horovitz, Mike ‘Mike D’ Diamond and the estate of Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch, who died in 2012.