Madonna pays tribute to Yauch
Madonna has said that Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boys rapper who died Friday, was one of a kind.
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She added that the hip-hop group, who opened for her 1985 Like A Virgin tour, was important to her musical history.
The singer says the seminal hip-hop group was "integral to the musical revolution that was happening at the time.''
Yauch's representatives confirmed that the rapper, also known as MCA, died Friday morning in New York after a nearly three-year battle with cancer.
Madonna says she was sad to hear of Yauch's death and asked God to bless his family.
Rapper Eminem also paid tribute the influential Brooklyn-born musician and his groundbreaking outfit in a statement yesterday: "I think it's obvious to anyone how big of an influence the Beastie Boys were on me and so many others."
The Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month.
* See The Beasties classic video (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) here