Twitter reactions to the death of Adam Yauch

@benjimadden This news hits hard. The Beastie Boys are 1of the reasons I do music&MCA was the captain. Thanx for everythin MCA. Rest in Peace #RIPMCA (Robert Cianflone / Getty Images)

@MillaJovovich we lost one of our greatest talents today. my prayers and thoughts go out to the family and friends of Adam Yauch. Beastie Boys for life.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

@TheRealDratch Just gasped upon reading the news that Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys has passed away. Such sad news. Inspiring talent...  (Donald Bowers / Getty Images )

@SnoopDogg RIP MCA U are a Legend and a pioneer. #BeastieBoys4life (Arkasha Stevenson / Los Angeles Times)

@MARLONWAYANS Rest on peace Adam Yauch. Beastie Boys were always the “coolest whiteboys” when I was growing up. They erased color lines the opposite way @MARLONWAYANS Please join me in my twitter moment of silence for a hip hop great Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys. Thank I 4 all u done bro (Christine Cotter / Los Angeles Times)

@RainnWilson RIP Adam Yauch (MCA of the Beastie Boys). He was a super-genius, a visionary and, most importantly, a really good person. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

@PerezHilton Beastie Boy #AdamYauch Passes Away At 47 http://perez.ly/Iz3wLC So sad. :-( (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

@jtimberlake Crushed to hear the news of Adam Yauch’s passing. A true pioneer of art. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones. #RIPMCA (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

@travisbarker Rest In Peace Adam Yauch /MCA. 4ever somebody i looked up to & had the pleasure of meeting. Damn this bums me out, we lost one of the best (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

@Ludacris R.I.P. MCA from the Beastie Boys. He was an integral part of building the Def Jam label that I am a part of today. Condolences to the Fam (Brendon Thorne / Getty Images)

@DonaldGlover Adam Yauch was an amazing artist and one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. His music was some of my favorite. Truly saddened. RIP MCA. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

@FINALLEVEL TERRIBLE NEWS: MCA of the Beastie Boys has died at 47. http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/04/beastie-boys-adam-yauch-dead/ Another very sad day in Hip Hop. #MCARIP  (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

@dannymasterson (right) MCA u will b missed more than most. Thank you for teaching me about hiphop when I was a kid. (John Shearer / Getty Images)

@chrisrock Now my name is Mca I’ve got a license to kill I think you know what time it is it’s time to get ill. Now what do have ...http://say.ly/iKm3eCI (Charles Sykes / Associated Press)

@RedHourBen So sad that Adam Yauch is gone. A truly great musician & filmmaker. He stood for integrity as an artist. What a loss. He was a very good man (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles times)

@common God Bless the soul of Adam Yauch aka MCA of the Beastie Boys. RIP (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)