Firstly, a little background. Aerosmith initially released “Walk This Way” as a track on their album Toys in the Attic. Since the song combined funk and rock, it proved how adept the band was as at ...

Aerosmith’s first two albums in the 1980s, Rock in a Hard Place (1982) and Done with Mirrors (1985), both fell flat, as neither would even crack the top 30 of the Billboard 200. At the same time, ...

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 ...

Run-DMC and Aerosmith reunited for a stirring performance of "Walk This Way." Aerosmith and the living members of Run-DMC reunited at the 2020 Grammys. The two legendary acts performed their 1986 ...

As the story goes, one day nearly 40 years ago, a precocious 22-year-old New York record producer named Rick Rubin heard one of his bands, the hip-hop trio Run-D.M.C., messing with a catchy riff on a ...

On Independence Day in 1986, Daryl McDaniels, his partner in rhyme Joseph Simmons and their DJ Jason Mizell, who are best known as the legendary Hip Hop group Run-D.M.C., released one of the most ...

On this day (July 4) in 1986, legendary hip-hop group Run-DMC released their cover of Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way.” The single featured Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on vocals and guitar, respectively, ...

The hip-hop legends took to the stage after the rockers performed "Livin' on the Edge," which saw lead singer Steven Tyler do a brief, impromptu duet with Lizzo. By Abbey White Associate Editor & News ...

In this rollicking and occasionally rambling history, music journalist Edgers tells the story of Run-DMC’s 1986 hip-hop remake of Aerosmith’s 1975 hit “Walk This Way.” The aging, fractious, and ...

Tufts alumnus Geoff Edgers (LA ’92) came to Varis Lecture Hall this Wednesday to discuss his new book, "Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith and the Song that Changed American Music Forever" (2019). He ...