If you’re going to sample a drum beat, the one that John Bonham laid down for Led Zeppelin’s When The Levee Breaks is a pretty good one to go for, and it’s this that that drives Rhymin & Stealin, taken from 1986’s seminal Licensed To Ill.

Further homage to the rock world is played with the guitar riff, a replay of the one from Black Sabbath’s Sweet Leaf, and there’s even a nod to The Beasties’ punk roots with a one-play vocal sample from The Clash’s I Fought The Law. In fact, if you ever wanted to know why The Beastie Boys became the hip-hop act that turned rock fans heads, this song tells you.

Listen: Beastie Boys - Rhymin & Stealin

Listen: Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks

Listen: Black Sabbath - Sweet Leaf

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