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Today in Hip-Hop History: Run-DMC Dropped “Walk This Way” Featuring Aerosmith 39 Years Ago

On July 4, 1986, Run DMC made history by dropping one of the most iconic crossover tracks in Hip Hop — the genre-blending smash “Walk This Way” featuring rock legends Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of ...
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What Rick Rubin told legendary guitarist Joe Perry during the recording of Run-DMC and Aerosmith’s Walk This Way

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage/Getty Images It was the first hip-hop single to reach the top ...
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Why Run-D.M.C. Believed ‘Walk This Way’ Would End Their Career

Rapper Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels recalled why Run-D.M.C. didn’t want to collaborate with Aerosmith on the 1986 hit crossover single “Walk This Way,” saying his band was convinced it would flop. The ...
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Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler wrote ‘Walk This Way’ after watching famous film 50 years ago — and ‘drugs worked,’ too: producer

In the final stretch of making its iconic 1975 album “Toys in the Attic,” Aerosmith stumbled upon inspiration for “Walk This Way” while strolling through the seedy streets of Hell’s Kitchen and Times ...
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Run-DMC Proved Hip-Hop Was an Art Form

For those who were in the Bronx on August 11, 2023, the 50th birthday celebration of hip-hop culminated with a star-studded concert at Yankee Stadium, where the surviving members of Run DMC—Joseph ...
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Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler wrote ‘Walk This Way’ after watching famous film 50 years ago — and ‘drugs worked,’ too: producer

"I think that it created a template for many bands that followed," said producer Jack Douglas of Aerosmith's 1975 classic "Toys in the Attic." In the final stretch of making its iconic 1975 album ...