The Beastie Boys have settled their copyright dispute with GoldieBlox, a company that builds engineering toys for girls. A court ordered the company to apologize for using a parody of the Beastie Boys' song "Girls" in a commercial without permission.

The startup company responsible for one of the most viral ads in weeks has filed a lawsuit against the Beastie Boys after using a version of the band's song "Girls" to promote their product.

All your heroes eventually die and go to Cobble Hill to become yuppie parents. Even Mike D.

The surviving members of the Beastie Boys have signed a deal to write a memoir. The New York Times reports the book, which is scheduled to be released in fall 2015, will be “loosely structured as an oral history.”

Even in death, Adam "MCA" Yauch is sticking it to the man: the late Beastie Boys member's will prohibits his image and music from being used in any advertising.

Portland-based filmmaker and Dad of the Year shortlister James Winters played next-level Cops and Robbers with his kids and nephew last week while putting together this stellar reenactment of the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" to pay tribute to Adam "MCA" Yauch, who passed away May 4th at age 47.

Last week, after learning that Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys had died at 47, Gawker asked sometimes Deadspin contributor Peter Nash—also known as Prime Minister Pete Nice of 3rd Bass—to share his thoughts about MCA's legacy and being a white MC during the golden age of New York hip hop. He obliged.

Tuf America, the label record currently repping DC-area go-go band Trouble Funk, has filed a lawsuit against the Beastie Boys alleging illegal sampling of their client's music by the hip-hop pioneers.

180 Church's Director of Creative Arts Ahnmin Lee pays tribute to the late Adam Yauch with a spectacular supercut chronicling all his opening lines from every single Beastie Boys song he rapped in.

In memory of the late Adam Yauch, Chappelle's Show co-creator Neal Brennan uploaded a never-before-seen 2004 clip from the legendary sketch show's abruptly halted third season featuring the Beastie Boys performing "The New Style" on a boat in the East River.

Well, their heart is in the right place. During last night's Hollywood Bowl concert, Coldplay decided to pay tribute to the Beastie Boys' Adam "MCA" Yauch, who died yesterday at 47. The odd acoustic cover of "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)" — which Coldplay frontman Chris Martin sings rather than raps — is being hailed as a "touching tribute" and a "heartfelt rendition." Sure, it's a nice thought, but does anything about this cover actually recall the Beastie Boys?

Back in summer 2009, the Beastie Boys were forced to pull out of their scheduled headlining performance at the All Points West music festival in Jersey City, N.J. Yauch had just announced that he'd been diagnosed with cancer, and the group was forced to cancel a lot of shows as he sought treatment.

In 2004, The New York Times' Stephanie Zacharek negatively reviewed the video for the Beastie Boys' new single "Ch-Check It Out." MCA a.k.a. Adam Yauch, who died today at the age of 47, had directed the video under his pseudonym Nathanial Hornblower. He didn't take kindly to Zacharek's review, and let her know in a letter to the Times demanding, among other things, that she send him a goat.

Adam Yauch, better known to music fans as MCA of the legendary hip hop triumvirate Beastie Boys, passed away today at the age of 47 following a battle with cancer.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced this year's inductees, which means it's time for another round of our favorite annual ritual: being deeply embarrassed about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

BlackBook dug up this vintage footage of the Beastie Boys performing on "The Scott and Gary Show" on Valentines Day, 1984. They look about 16 years old. We think it's safe to say they've gotten better in time.

The Beastie Boys were forced to pull out of gigantic rock festival All Points West after Adam Yauch was revealed to have cancer. Jay-Z filled in for them, and last night, made what some are considering to be music history.

Apologies to MCA: get better, man. NOW here's a little story/I'd like to tell/about one Phyllis Nefler/you know so well/she rocks the W & C of Sunday's NYT/And she's about to kick/a little history...

Common side effect of Beastie Boy MCA's salivary cancer: dry mouth. Solution: Brass monkey.