![]() ![]() ![]() Much more surprising-and much more frequent on “Berzerk”-is the continual sampling and looping of guitar tracks and vocals from Billy Squier. Given the Boys’ lofty stature within the hip-hop pantheon, Eminem’s shrewd appropriation of their iconic songs is hardly surprising. ![]() But Detroit rapper Eminem is doing his part to keep Yauch’s-and the Beastie Boys’-influential (but often lyrically dubious) legacy alive in his latest song, “Berzerk.” Indeed, Eminem’s first single from his latest effort, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, features sampled bits of two Beastie Boys’ hits: “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” and “The New Style.” Beastie Boy Adam Yauch succumbed to cancer in May 2012.
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