In the midst of mourning the death of co-founder Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boys are being forced to answer to a lawsuit over their groundbreaking debut album “Licensed To Ill.” According to NewsPeopleNeed.com, the record label Tuf America filed suit against the recently-inducted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act, just one day before MCA’s death from cancer last Friday.

Tuf America claims the Beasties illegally sampled portions of Trouble Funk’s songs “‘Say What” and “Drop the Bomb” for several tracks that appear on 1986’s “Licensed To Ill” and the album’s 1989 follow up “Paul’s Boutique.”

The Beasties’ songs in question include “Hold It Now Hit” and “The New Style” from “Licensed To Ill” and “Car Thief” and “Shadrach” on “Paul’s Boutique.”

Tuf America wants to take the case to trial to determine damages. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York last Thursday, also names Capitol Records.

Beastie Boys fans are flocking to the iTunes music store following the passing of one of the trio’s founding members.

Adam “MCA” Yauch died last Friday, May 4th, after a long battle with cancer. Since then, the surviving Beastie Boys have seen six of their albums return to the iTunes top 100 at some point.

Nostalgic fans helped push the group’s 1986 debut “Licensed to Ill” as high as number two, while “Paul’s Boutique,” “Ill Communication,” “Check Your Head” and their most recent effort, “Hot Sauce Committee Part Two,” also occupied a spot in the top 50.

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The Beastie Boys are one of the true origanators of what we all refer to as hip-hop and its progression through the years. Many great years, and many great menories have come while listing to there albums by myself and countless others… The generations they covered with there music is EPIC! Losing a true artist like MCA is sad. MUCH RESPECT to him, Mike D and Ad-Rock, for starting something no one ever knew would be so big, over 30 years ago! R.I.P.