Adam Horovitz, better known as Ad-Rock or King Ad-Rock, is an American rapper, guitarist and actor. He is best known as a member of the hip hop group the Beastie Boys. (1)
Beastie Boys released their debut album Licensed to Ill in 1986. Seven further albums followed, and by 2010 the Beastie Boys had sold 22 million records in the United States alone, and 40 million worldwide. In 2012, the Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to his work with the Beastie Boys, Horovitz also remixes numerous tracks for other artists under the alias 41 Small Stars. Horovitz has also acted in several motion pictures and television shows. (1)
Horovitz was honored at The Common Good’s event Style Wars in 2011.
Twitter: @adrock
(1) Material from Wikipedia.