In 1992, the group founded the Grand Royal imprint, whose roster included Sean Lennon and Lucious Jackson and a similarly named magazine. Beastie Boys continued to record and tour during the '90s and 2000s. The trio's most recent album, "Hot Sauce Committee Part Two," debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Its release had been delayed after Yauch's cancer was diagnosed.
Under the pseudonym Nathaniel Hornblower, Yauch directed several of the Beasties' videos including "Intergalactic" and "Ch-Check It Out" along with "Awesome; I F---in' Shot That!" a feature-length film captured by fans at the band's Madison Square Garden concert in 2004. He also directed – under his real name -- the 2008 documentary "Gunnin' for That #1 Spot," about high school basketball stars competing in the inaugural "Elite 24" tournament at Harlem's Rucker Park.
Yauch launched Oscilloscope Pictures in 2008, a film distribution and international sales unit of his Oscilloscope Laboratories that includes a recording studio and production unit. Under Oscilloscope, Yauch distributed such successful films as "Dark Days," "Exit Through the Gift Shop" and "The Messenger" (Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson).
