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American songwriter, musician, and rapper Adam Yauch has an estimated net worth of $75 million. He is best recognized as a member of the New York-based hip-hop group Beastie Boys.

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Also known as Nathanial Hörnblowér, Abednego, Bloach and MCA, Adam Nathaniel Yauch was born on August 5, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, US. Yauch died on May 4, 2012, in New York. He spent two years at Bard College before he decided to drop out. Since 1998, he has been married to Dechen Wangdu. They have a daughter named Tenzin Losel.

He was just 22 when Beastie Boys released its first album under Def Jam Records which was titled Licensed to Ill. Under his pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér, he has served as the director of several of Beastie Boys’ music videos. As of 2010, the band has already sold more than 40 million records across the globe. In 2012, Beastie Boys was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2018

Asset

Current value of the website oscilloscope.net as one of the site's founders

$15,200

2018

Asset

Current value of the website beastieboys.com

$13,300

2011

Record Sales

First week record sales of the album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two with the American hip hop group Beastie Boys (approximately 128 thousand copies sold)

$166,400

2007

Record Sales

First week record sales of the album The Mix-Up with the American hip hop group Beastie Boys (approximately 44 thousand copies sold)

$57,200

2005

Record Sales

Record sales of the compilation album Solid Gold Hits with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 600 thousand copies sold)

$780,000

2004

Record Sales

Record sales of the album To the 5 Boroughs with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 1,215,000 copies sold)

$1,580,000

2000

Others

Sales of the video Beastie Boys Video Anthology with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 50 thousand copies sold)

$65,000

1999

Record Sales

Record sales of the compilation album Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 2.26 million copies sold)

$2,940,000

1999

Ticket Sales

Ticket sales of the Tibetan Freedom Concert at Amsterdam, East Troy/Wisconsin, Sydney and Tokyo (approximately 55 thousand tickets sold)

$50,000

1998

Record Sales

Record sales of the album Hello Nasty with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 3.6 million copies sold)

$4,680,000

1998

Ticket Sales

Ticket sales of the Tibetan Freedom Concert at RFK Stadium, Washington D.C. (approximately 120 thousand tickets sold)

$1,200,000

1997

Ticket Sales

Ticket sales of the Tibetan Freedom Concert at Downing Stadium, Randall's Island (approximately 50 thousand tickets sold)

$250,000

1996

Ticket Sales

Ticket sales of the Tibetan Freedom Concert at Polo Fields, Golden Gate Park (approximately 100 thousand tickets sold)

$800,000

1995

Others

Sales of the extended play Root Down with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 40 thousand copies sold)

$52,000

1994

Others

Sales of the video Sabotage with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 25 thousand copies sold)

$32,500

1994

Record Sales

Record sales of the album Ill Communication with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 3.34 million copies sold)

$4,340,000

1992

Others

Sales of the video The Skills to Pay the Bills with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 50 thousand copies sold)

$65,000

1992

Record Sales

Record sales of the album Check Your Head with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 2.22 million copies sold)

$2,890,000

1989

Record Sales

Record sales of the album Paul's Boutique with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 2.14 million copies sold)

$2,780,000

1987

Others

Sales of the video Beastie Boys with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 50 thousand copies sold)

$65,000

1985

Record Sales

Record sales of the album Licensed to Ill with the American hip hop group the Beastie Boys (approximately 10.26 million copies sold)

$13,340,000

1985

Record Sales

Record sales of the Krush Groove soundtrack with various artists (approximately 1 thousand copies sold)

$1,300