Long time Beastie Boys fan and L.A. native Jason May wanted to do something to express his condolences. The end result was the renting of 4 Los Angeles billboards and the recruitment of some top street artists to pay his final respects.
First up to bat was Shepard Fairey of OBEY and an early iconic picture of the Beastie Boys by Glen E. Friedman from a California photo shoot in 1985. The same image was used for both billboards. One being at Sunset Blvd & Las Palmas and 2nd located on Fairfax south of Santa Monica Blvd.
Shepard Fairey x Glen E. Friedman x Beastie Boys
Second up was artist Kaves, as he brings his own unique spin on the same Glen E. Friedman photograph accompanied by a powerful lyric from the song "Sure Shot" off the Beastie Boys third album "Ill Communication". This billboard is located on Sunset Blvd. & San Vicente.
Kaves x Glen E. Friedman x Beastie Boys
Lastly but not least, is famed street artist Eric "Haze". Haze has been a longtime friend and collaborator of the Beastie Boys since the "License to Ill" era. Creating the original diamond logo that appears on that record and the cover art for "Ill Communication". Haze also did a very limited run of skateboards for the Beastie Boys in the mid-eighties. This skateboard can be seen with MCA in early photographs. Some of the shots were taken by Glen E. Friedman himself. Haze's billboard comes in a third in a trilogy, showcasing Haze's classic font used on "Ill Communication" and is at the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. & Vine that just went up this past weekend.
Haze x Beastie Boys (MCA)
In addition to these billboards, there have been countless tags, pieces, murals and other works of art paying their final respects to Adam Yauch "MCA".
Entree LS Crew from NYC homage out in Midwood, NY.
Outside Diplo's studio "My name is MCA"
My personal slap tag tribute in the Beastie Boys cd section at Amoeba Music Hollywood
For Adam with love...
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