Adam MCA Yauch to receive special tribute
The announcement was made today in the official festival account that The Beastie Boys co-founder Adam MCA Yauch will receive a special tribute during the festival. The event is scheduled to run from July 8th to July 13th and will be holding a various of venues in different locations around Brooklyn New York. Launched at 2005, the festival has hosted many names from Hip Hop royalty.
The producers of the festival simply state: " We couldn't go another year without taking time out to honor what MCA did to our culture and our music."
Adam Yauch passed away to a cancer at the age of 47 and he was a known musician, film director and human rights activist. After his passing Brooklyn showed the respect to one of their own by naming a park after him, where he learned how to ride a bike.
The tickets for the event vary from $20 to $75 and can be purchased via Eventbrite.com
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