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Remembering Adam Yauch Today on What Would Have Been His 62nd Birthday (Born 8/5/64)

August 5, 2026 Albumism Staff
Photo: Scott Gries | Getty Images

Photo: Scott Gries | Getty Images

Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Adam Yauch’s musical legacy and revisit audio & video highlights from his career below!

Born: August 5, 1964
Died: May 4, 2012
Biography | Readers Poll Results | Discography (Beastie Boys Studio Albums):

Licensed to Ill (1986) | Read More
Paul's Boutique (1989) | Read More
Check Your Head (1992) | Read More
Ill Communication (1994) | Read More
Hello Nasty (1998) | Read More
To the 5 Boroughs (2004) | Read More
The Mix-Up (2007)
Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (2011) | Read More

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