Much like Hip Hop was thirty years ago. Rock was invented by blacks and was criticized as not being "real" music. This was a legendary moment in music history. It reignited Aerosmith's career.
That's some real shit the people behind this was really on go for putting this together I don't know the story but I know this type of collaboration was people really shed blood sweat & tears to put together this was one of the things that made music as well as sport make people truly come together as one especially in the U.S. it looked alot nicer in the 80's to me idk I was a newborn then but I can dream man
Not really. Dude Looks Like a Lady rejuvenated them. The Run DMC thing was just part of grand scheme between Rick Rubin and John Kalodner. Then Aerosmith went on tour with G'N'R, the biggest thing in rock in at least a decade. You could say that's what rejuvenated them, but no. It was a combination of things.
This was a brilliant marketing maneuver. As a young black girl from Brooklyn, I became a massive Aerosmith fan due to this. It expanded my life. I'm still a roc fan.
That’s like me a white guy started listening to rap after seeing this video. And being almost 60 years old, I still listen to rap because of this video.
A total moment of crime against each genre.. a crime...but… it works, it’s more than a success… still listening at nearly “50” years of age… a huge mix in moment…ever Everlasting..🤩🥳🤩🥳🤩🥳
Kids of today don't realize how revolutionary this was. Hell, they probably have never even heard this song, but it truly changed music. And I don't care what anyone says, it's still a great video even today.
I'm 15 and I like this type of music not the crap people listen to I grew up with my dad listening to this along with pink Floyd led zeppelin and guns n roses I really prefer this music hopefully this type of music comes back with a bang
Hip hop did it rock welcomed it and a masterpiece was born. Ps. This collaboration was actually first asked by aerosmith and run dmc though that this will take them down for real,after long persuasion they did accepted the track to release public with great anxiety.
The youngens will never understand the importance of this video in hip hop/rock in roll history. This was the first time something like this had ever been attempted. It brought mainstream recognition to Run DMC and it revitalized the has been rock group Aerosmith! It was a beautiful moment in 80s music!
Thanks to my dad I knew this song when I was only 7 and ik that this song was the whole reason why the rap rock genre exists. But I do have to say most ppl of my generation wouldn't understand or know of this version of the song
Seeing this as a kid I didn't grasp then how historic it was. Now as a man I still get chills. A clashing of worlds and one of the most iconic riffs to ever riff!
Well to be fair Blondie mixed rap with rock and disco before this, and Adam and the Ants did Ant Rap back in 1981 mixing the genres, so though Run DMC/Aerosmith may not have been the first, this song might have been the most significant, as it paved the way for bands like Anthrax who'd later team up with Public Enemy.
When this came out all I could say was thank God. And it's about time long past 2, so so thanks to run DMC and Aerosmith for putting it down. They're the kings of smooth and I and I think so many. Hip-hop and rap bands should collab with some other hardcore music talents. Because mixing this stuff up is fun
This song also gave a solid boost to both groups. It gave Run-DMC (and hip-hop by extension) mainstream exposure, and it catapulted Aerosmith back into the spotlight, where they stayed for the next couple of decades. I don't think the importance of this song can be understated.
this is from rick rubin's wiki page: "It was the idea of Rubin's friend Sue Cummings, an editor at Spin magazine, to have Run-DMC and Aerosmith collaborate on a cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way". This 1986 production is often credited with both introducing rap hard rock to mainstream ears and revitalizing Aerosmith's career."
I remember the times when this came out: Rock was one thing and Rap was a completely another world. This went so far that people beat another up because of different music styles. And then these guys put everything together and made one the coolest tracks ever. Times were good back then. It's like fairytales becoming true to create a better world. I wish something like this would happen again to bear down all the hate, which is out there...
I remember when this first came out and thinking this was one of the greatest collaborations and the mixmatch of genres that I had ever seen? It still is. I also remember people being pissed because Mick Jagger did a song with a bunch of rappers. And I remember a bunch of people being mad that Run DMC collaborated with rockers. All those people fell in love with this song. All the people involved were perfect in the execution of this video. And this is when you started seeing more people be more tolerant of other peoples culture and tastes of music.
I remember I was 14 when this came out. Nobody had ever thought of putting these two bands together before. It was new, revolutionary, and yes, there were a few who didn't like it, but it was GREAT!! A pity rock & rap didn't do more collaborations.
I'm closing in on eighty years old and not a fan of either hard rock or rap but I must admit this video puts a smile on my face. I enjoy it a couple of times each week. Thanks for posting.
Sadly as time marches by, we can hardly even consider Aerosmith hard rock lol. I am 50 and remember way back not liking Black Sabbath because it was too heavy. Now I listen and laugh as Ozzy sounds like pop.
As a kid, watching this on MTV, I thought this was thrilling and exciting. Whoever thought meshing rock and rap was possible? Both genres integrated in each other in this video with disapproval. Yet in the end, both needed each other ironically. MTV has this video on their list as the most greatest videos of all time. Deservedly so .
@@emmabamgboye9373 Same :) The... people i grew up around did NOT tolerate rap so i didn't hear it and they were FURIOUS about this but oh GOD i was like GIMME MORE! :D
Run DMC & Aerosmith should've gotten the Nobel Prize for bringing peace to Rock & Rap fandoms, by creating a song both had to admit was extremely awesome.
@@christianesturmer4159nah that is grunge, thrash metal, industrial, & funk, this is more like rap metal which is just basic hip hop and heavy metal mixed (this song specifically though is hip hop mixed with glam metal).
RUN DMC singlehandedly revived Aerosmith from LIFE SUPPORT. AEROSMITH helped introduce Hip-hop to a whole new group of fans. It was and still is in my mind the single greatest mixed genre song of all time!
I always loved the video's symbolism of breaking barriers. Two once seemingly separate worlds of music working cooperatively to the benefit of both. The 90s were a platinum age in the music industry.
Matter of taste. For me, Anthrax didn't add to the original "Bring the noise" as much as Run DMC did to "Walk this way", so in terms of collaboration I'd say this one was done better.
This song is such a classic!! I love the originality of it as a rock and rap crossover! The guitar melody in the beginning gives me goosebumps. I'll never get tired listening to this!!
One of the greatest collaborations of all time. Each side repping their own, but coming together to make something epic. I love how they don’t try to flex or outdo one another, but celebrate and encourage each other to go even harder. Back when music was actually good and meant something and not all these fake falsettos and mumbling.
This did not launch Absolutely Run Dmc was already on top! What it did for them was expose them to more fans. It ressureccted Aerosmith's career because now they're doing a song with the top people.
@@teleguy5699 Yes, it was that white kids were were being introduced to something that already existed and good for them.Good for RunDmc too.It's a win-win for everybody.
Not really. It wasn't like rap was even a real genre yet. Meaning it hadn't really escaped NY. You had LL Cool J radio that had charted as an album and Beastie Boys and RUN DMC were starting to chart, and maybe some Kool Moe Dee. This was more a validation of rap. Or a mix of songs to try and bring in some of the hard rock listeners to give rap a try sort of thing. In doing that it definitely worked as that summer of '86 a lot of my hard rock friends at least gave rap a listen....none of them liked it though...other than me.
It’s late summer of 2022, and still, THIS amazing merger of rap & rock has my old body bobbing along, and I still know it word for word! Bless these gentlemen for this beautiful moment in music…walk this way😉
Aerosmith and Run DMC collaboration was a brilliant idea to recreate this classic Aerosmith song. When this happened I knew that Rap Music had arrived in the mainstream.
theDracoIX The first half of your argument has some validity. The second half, not so. They took fashion, and added flair to it... hats, leather jackets,etc... More so, it could be argued Rock was the product of "cultural theft". What goes around, comes around??
theDracoIX Oookay... the fact that you say Whites created Blues and Jazz, bringing up sagging jeans (the most ignorant fashion statement ever) shows where your head is at. Delusional
I was born in 2001 and my parents loved classic rock (especially Aerosmith), so I grew up with this. When I heard this version of Walk This Way, I was a little confused, but I knew I liked it. Now I’m 20 years old and realize that this song was actually a big deal when it was first released. I can see why, and I wish there were more songs like this.
I actually wish we had more rock/rap collaborations. They always go well. PE and Anthrax, Jay-Z and Linkin Park...but this is the original. Legitimately one of the most important tracks in the history of hip hop because it gave it crossover legitimacy.
Run DMC number one hit song & Aerosmith shot to top again revitalizing their band. Great collaboration, hip hop & rock n roll jammed together! They both benefitted. ❤
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One of the best collaborations of all time. They made each other’s music more relevant.
This reminds me of Public Enemy and Anthrax collab 🤎💯💥👍
@@michaelvaughn357 /r/whoosh
love when art is popping off in a great way
agreed, I wouldnt be interested in either of these groups if not for this collab!
It is on the same standard as the KLF.
The metaphor in this video is epic. Rock and Hip-hop/Rap breaking the barrier that separates them!
I never realized that
The barrier has always been imaginary because everyone I knew in the 80s liked RUN DMC and Aerosmith, even before this song came out.
Much like Hip Hop was thirty years ago. Rock was invented by blacks and was criticized as not being "real" music. This was a legendary moment in music history. It reignited Aerosmith's career.
Noirfiddle learn a history lesson from this guy jeez I mean well said
Damn Mick Jagger looks young in this
A masterpiece. Rap and Rock by two of the greatest bands of all time -- erasing all stereotypes for this song.
Where is a greatest rock band of all time here ? Aerosmith ? ) Really? ))))
Song was originally record by Aerosmith in 1975 and was a Top 10 hit for them in early 1977.
Ever heard of King Crimson, ladies?
He said two of the greatest bands not the two greatest bands.
@@jordanrodriguez7744 exactly man!
2025, one of the most iconic tracks that almost never happened 🤘
people dont appreciate how unprecedented a crossover this was
People also don't realize how influential blues was to both rock and hip-hop.
That's some real shit the people behind this was really on go for putting this together I don't know the story but I know this type of collaboration was people really shed blood sweat & tears to put together this was one of the things that made music as well as sport make people truly come together as one especially in the U.S. it looked alot nicer in the 80's to me idk I was a newborn then but I can dream man
A tried and true classic, for sure! I liked both genre's so when this came I was like... 😳
A piece of music history. Excellent version.
In the '86 I didn't like music of the 50's. So I understand young people if today don't like some kind of music of 35 years ago.
Love the symbolism - tearing down the wall separating rock and rap. So much fun.
Finn McCool the birth of nu metal
And white / black as well
@LegoGuy87 wait wah?
@LegoGuy87 they are barely rock.
@LegoGuy87 we need another event like this because this is what gave rap its popularity and we need to give rock back its popularity
Rejuvenated Aerosmith’s career and launched RunDMC into the stratosphere!
And this jam will NEVER get old!
Not really. Dude Looks Like a Lady rejuvenated them. The Run DMC thing was just part of grand scheme between Rick Rubin and John Kalodner. Then Aerosmith went on tour with G'N'R, the biggest thing in rock in at least a decade. You could say that's what rejuvenated them, but no. It was a combination of things.
Agreed Tombstone Harry!! Whole hardheartedly!!
Well said
Lost in the stratosphere
Aerosmith NEVER needed rejuvenation; they just needed to heal. They OWN their success, 40 years worth!
This was a brilliant marketing maneuver. As a young black girl from Brooklyn, I became a massive Aerosmith fan due to this. It expanded my life. I'm still a roc fan.
Reminds me of how I felt way back when I found out Eddie Van Halen did guitar on Beat It. Warms my heart. ❤
That’s like me a white guy started listening to rap after seeing this video. And being almost 60 years old, I still listen to rap because of this video.
Whoever thought this would work deserves a medal it's just brilliant.
I could be wrong but I think it was Rick Ruben.
When we first saw this on MTV....loved it! Genius!
RUN DM MF CEE!!!
A total moment of crime against each genre.. a crime...but… it works, it’s more than a success… still listening at nearly “50” years of age… a huge mix in moment…ever
Everlasting..🤩🥳🤩🥳🤩🥳
@@brianheaton5521 As I recall Run DMC originally wanted to sample it and Rick Rubin convinced them to cover it outright.
Kids of today don't realize how revolutionary this was. Hell, they probably have never even heard this song, but it truly changed music. And I don't care what anyone says, it's still a great video even today.
I'm 15 and I like this type of music not the crap people listen to I grew up with my dad listening to this along with pink Floyd led zeppelin and guns n roses I really prefer this music hopefully this type of music comes back with a bang
Lewis Gibson and nobody gives a fuck
I have heard this song many times. Mom and dad love music from this time. I'm more into Epic music
ok
One of the first true collaborations...a great vid;timeless
The greatest and best things happen when all the people work together.
So true
Agreed
Maybe we should play Congress this song!
Hip hop did it rock welcomed it and a masterpiece was born.
Ps. This collaboration was actually first asked by aerosmith and run dmc though that this will take them down for real,after long persuasion they did accepted the track to release public with great anxiety.
I seriously got goose bumps watching and listening to this again. I don't know why!
Every time i hear Walk This Way on the radio, I'm consistently disappointed that it's not this version.
Every.
Single.
Time.
The youngens will never understand the importance of this video in hip hop/rock in roll history. This was the first time something like this had ever been attempted. It brought mainstream recognition to Run DMC and it revitalized the has been rock group Aerosmith! It was a beautiful moment in 80s music!
lmao, im 12 years old.... and i lovee Aerosmith (this one in priority)
annnnnnnd Run DMC
Thank you for telling us!
im 12 and I think this is super cool
Thanks to my dad I knew this song when I was only 7 and ik that this song was the whole reason why the rap rock genre exists. But I do have to say most ppl of my generation wouldn't understand or know of this version of the song
Seeing this as a kid I didn't grasp then how historic it was. Now as a man I still get chills. A clashing of worlds and one of the most iconic riffs to ever riff!
German as Jagger
DMC De Marshall DillUn 1:23
DMC's Vice Versa Trickie 2:12
As small child witness history in the making with this song
Class of 86 here....
One of the most iconic moments in rock history.
... and rap history.
Lies again? Dallas Bull S**t
Lies again? Dallas Bull S**t
and music history
Hahahaha one of the most iconic moments ok I buy that. About as much as I buy these changed words and that y'all are my kind of people.
Thank you RDMC for agreeing to do this. When you dont know in the moment that your changing history!
Glad this happened when rock and hip hop where at a golden age still.
As a millennial lover of both genres - Hip Hop is still alive, but on life support. Rock has been dead for many years.
Agreed! It could've easily not happened til a more stale period of both
@@Ucfahmad rock ain't dead, it's just not mainstream anymore
@@Ucfahmad only casual listeners of both genres think this
@@Ucfahmad Rock and rap will never die so long as we still have Steel Panther and Eminem.
After all these years, this song is yet a breakthrough. Opening a door with rock and hip hop! I love it!!!!!!!!
I agree with you. I enjoyed the song and it opened the doors to a new sound of music.
In 2023 the video still makes me laugh, it's really feelgood stuff.
Tone Loc Funky Cold Medina jams also
Gotta give love to the Beastie Boys.
This track was AHEAD of it's TIME! Respect to the OG's Run DMC, Aerosmith and the producer who came with the idea
Rick Rubin
Just give me hope that this song is not forgotten.
Never
I think this collaboration was genius! It elevated both bands success considerably, and it was well received the world over! Gotta love it!
Defo.
Yup! Rick Rubin is a genius. He's the last of the music producers that actually made the artists really rich.
@@chrisgreen177 I had no idea Rick Rubin was involved. That said, I'm not remotely surprised - the guy was MENSA-Level.
German as Jagger
DMC De Marshall DillUn 1:23
That epic moment when rap music and rock came together for the greater good.
Ánthrax + Public Enemy
Ignighted an original genre. Love love
Exactly
We need your choice of music
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🇺🇸🌏🌎🌍🇺🇸
This is a legendary moment in musical history when rap and rock mix to make one of the most epic compilation of genres ever written!
Well to be fair Blondie mixed rap with rock and disco before this, and Adam and the Ants did Ant Rap back in 1981 mixing the genres, so though Run DMC/Aerosmith may not have been the first, this song might have been the most significant, as it paved the way for bands like Anthrax who'd later team up with Public Enemy.
@@samanthamcintire9036 Always a contrarian
@@RussianSmacker69 not really, somebody shed a light , but this song was just a bigger hit
Also kid rock which... Was less important?
Probably the coolest feat in music history! 😄😍
ALL THESE YEARS LATER THIS STILL SOUNDS SO FRESH. HOT!
When this came out all I could say was thank God. And it's about time long past 2, so so thanks to run DMC and Aerosmith for putting it down.
They're the kings of smooth and I and I think so many. Hip-hop and rap bands should collab with some other hardcore music talents.
Because mixing this stuff up is fun
The best crossover of all time
top ten anime crossovers
Hahahaha this
Giant Purple Gingerbread Alien Twin scooby doo meets batman and robin
taxid3rmy who al
Now I did love this song(and still do), but best crossover has to be Public Enemy/Anthrax Bring The Noise
Get down with the Funky Drummer
One of the best music videos ever in the history of pop music. The moment that the wall was broken between them is literally historic
A sincronia é excepcional...
34 years later and I finally realize how important this was. Very brave from both groups - trailblazers.
RUN DM MF CEE!!!
The quick cut to the unlaced Adidas shoes, tapping. Genius.
Shelltoes are now forever cool
The classic Adidas Superstars!
Music was so much better back then...
Well, its nice to see you here
+whatever *said every generation ever
+JITCY9107 What? Lmfao what does this have to do with anything
+Shady nobody likes those people who bitch about current music being shitty and past music being so much greater
+whatever nope.
Skill !! Skill !!
How does rap and rock always argue but when then they come together the result is amazing
Because they are family ?
@@SilverSurfer0z big fax
Cap have u listened to what’s my age again / milli blink-182 x lil wayne
Opposite attract two things u wouldn't expect to work but just do 😂
That's so true ngl😂
You can't even begin to know how groundbreaking and epic this was when this broke out in the 80s. Love this collaboration.
This is a perfect integration of two genres of music.
O.o
How beautiful is that... grandma and grandson's bands together ❤❤
This isn’t just a band crossover, this is a GENRE CROSSOVER
listen to bohemian rhapsody, you'd be amazed
Krupp..# €
What a masterful observation. Thanks for letting us know. It must have taken you centuries to come to this conclusion.
@@couldyou4745 Nice comment, but I am inside your home.
Just listen to Eskimo Callboy
This was a monumental collaboration. It changed everything in the music world. Kudos to Run DMC and Aerosmith.
This song also gave a solid boost to both groups. It gave Run-DMC (and hip-hop by extension) mainstream exposure, and it catapulted Aerosmith back into the spotlight, where they stayed for the next couple of decades. I don't think the importance of this song can be understated.
@@MarsJenkar precisely and agreed
this is from rick rubin's wiki page:
"It was the idea of Rubin's friend Sue Cummings, an editor at Spin magazine, to have Run-DMC and Aerosmith collaborate on a cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way". This 1986 production is often credited with both introducing rap hard rock to mainstream ears and revitalizing Aerosmith's career."
I remember the times when this came out: Rock was one thing and Rap was a completely another world. This went so far that people beat another up because of different music styles. And then these guys put everything together and made one the coolest tracks ever. Times were good back then. It's like fairytales becoming true to create a better world. I wish something like this would happen again to bear down all the hate, which is out there...
Ahem.
Korn n Xzibit tried To do something like this but it didnt go as planned
since then we have NuMetal 🚀
I couldn't agree more.
@@joonaskarki3781 Really ? I need to check that out.
What a memory in the locker room and lifting weights when you had both sides singing together. Peace.
I remember when this video hit TV. Hysteria! Greatest thing ever for rap and rock. This collaboration was and still is epic.
Truth
This song put RUN DMC on the next level and launched them. It also put Aerosmith back in the game.
This was the coolest thing to see on MTV when this came out. Back when MTV actually was music television.
Went to a concert to bring MTV to Bristol TN around 1990. We fought to get and these idiots destroyes
Amen.... you got that right.im 63 and remember the days....✌️☮️🎵
What's a dot with 2 eyes???
An idiot!!! 3:14 😅
Yes dude
Yes it was. Bring it back at least half that era of music.
One of my favorite songs growing up in the eighties!
I remember watching this as a kid. I was really impressed by how good rap and rock could sound together
@Sir Lawrence O' Trivia same my bought for us on PS2 now I can go word for word on any areosmith song
one of the greatest collaborations in music world...
@JackQuack Not even close. This spanned ethnicity, demographics, clothing, genres and video concepts. Phenomenal
@@mediacenterman8583 not to mention the fact that run D.M.C was the first rap group to get on the cover of Rolling Stones magazine
True!!
rock + rap = perfeição
Hell nah
I'm more rocker but Run Dmc was better
Love iddiots or the one Who act like that
this is Hip-Hop, not rap.
@@danteliablade same thing
I remember when this first came out and thinking this was one of the greatest collaborations and the mixmatch of genres that I had ever seen? It still is.
I also remember people being pissed because Mick Jagger did a song with a bunch of rappers. And I remember a bunch of people being mad that Run DMC collaborated with rockers. All those people fell in love with this song.
All the people involved were perfect in the execution of this video. And this is when you started seeing more people be more tolerant of other peoples culture and tastes of music.
Fun fact: both music genres have their origins in the black community.
I remember I was 14 when this came out. Nobody had ever thought of putting these two bands together before. It was new, revolutionary, and yes, there were a few who didn't like it, but it was GREAT!! A pity rock & rap didn't do more collaborations.
Best shit ever. My two favorites making history. Pure genius
DMC De Marshall DillUn 1:23
DMC's Vice Versa Trickie 2:12
Same here. What fun times it was
Maybe one o the reasons that makes them fall?
I DON’T GIVE AF WHAT YA’LL SAY...
THIS IS A MASTERPIECE.
LONG LIVE HIP-HOP!
LONG LIVE ROCK N ROLL!
REAL MUZIK
it is
Total Masterpiece 100%
Same. Both are amazing genres of music.
This is not Hip-Hop. They called it rap back in the 80s which was much more tolerable than the crap they call Hip-Hop.
You can't overstate the impact that Run DMC had on hip-hop as well as the coming fusion of hip-hop and rock...
Darrell's murder is still a kick in the chest for music fans to this day.
@@joshuabrooks4907 Darryl McDaniels, AKA DMC, is still alive.
Jason Mizell, AKA Jam-Master Jay, is who was murdered.
@@773SleepyHollow my bad
I though Eminem was the one who "found a way to fuse it" lol
And this riff... so fucking delicious!
Best collaboration of music genres in the music industry!
If rap nowadays had more guitar like this, even if only a remix sample, then it would be a lot better.
HELL YES!
Search up Vents - Love Song
Thank Me later
I wish Rage were still around. :(
Last time a rapper chose to pick up a guitar we got Lil Wayne's rebirth album...no thanks
Eminens Bezerk has the song Stroke Me by Billy Squire for the beat and some lyrics in the background.
I'm closing in on eighty years old and not a fan of either hard rock or rap but I must admit this video puts a smile on my face. I enjoy it a couple of times each week. Thanks for posting.
Sadly as time marches by, we can hardly even consider Aerosmith hard rock lol. I am 50 and remember way back not liking Black Sabbath because it was too heavy. Now I listen and laugh as Ozzy sounds like pop.
Then what the fuck do you listen to? 😂
You are an articulate rascal. Have a pleasant holiday season.@@jamesallen9316
@@jamesallen9316probably Death Metal… probably🤘🏾!
@@jamesallen9316There are more genres than hard rock and rap
As a kid, watching this on MTV, I thought this was thrilling and exciting. Whoever thought meshing rock and rap was possible? Both genres integrated in each other in this video with disapproval. Yet in the end, both needed each other ironically. MTV has this video on their list as the most greatest videos of all time. Deservedly so .
I' didnt read I only liked
I was a kid when this came out
Adam Sandler fan club this was 20 years old when i was born and i think it’s a great song.
You can thank Rick Rubin.
Tool Gotti Your Fathers GA
Least likely collaboration and it came out superbly epic! Love the ‘80s.
One of the best collabs ever!
Right!
I agree!!!
+5Beaky between rap and rock its probably the best collab ever
this colab saved the band.
+Sean Suokallio tity in the middle
This collaboration is still one of the best ever. It introduced me to rock and Aerosmith is still one of my favorite rock bands !
It introduced me to hip hop!
A1, Ginnna Nannini?
@@emmabamgboye9373 Same :) The... people i grew up around did NOT tolerate rap so i didn't hear it and they were FURIOUS about this but oh GOD i was like GIMME MORE! :D
@@dearydarling you absolutely can't beat 90s rap and rnb.
@@emmabamgboye9373 This is 1986
Heard this song so many times I still get the goosebumps EVERY TIME LOVE IT
Same!
Young teen when this come out im still.jamming to it
Rock n Roll!!! Katie, Bad Ass video!!
Lies again? Never Walk Alone
ME TOO! I get serious chills!!
I still love both of these group at 73 I’m dancing and start doing famous walk pure fire live that guitar this was song pure genius on repeat ❤🔥🔥🔥
I was 10 years old when this was released. 35 years later, it still sends chills up my spine.
I was 30 ! Aaaaaahhhhh My brain is still in that time
I was 5 and somehow I remember this. 35 years later, still think that this is awesome as hell
Good grief, I feel old. I was in high school…
Me too! 😄👍🏻
Damn you’re old as hell!
My first experience with a mix of rap and rock. Still love it to this day.
Then the fat boys and the Beach boys.
Wow amazing suport idol❤❤
RUNDMC revived Aerosmiths music.
Portal to New Metal world.
I'm pretty sure this was the original pairing.
Run DMC & Aerosmith should've gotten the Nobel Prize for bringing peace to Rock & Rap fandoms, by creating a song both had to admit was extremely awesome.
this was light years ahead of everything =/
Smart business move, increases sales of both genres
I agree with you 100%.......
Globalist's song!
@@banana9106 Actually yes! Didn't think of it like that
I miss Jay. Truly the master of jams.
It's so badass when Rock n Roll and Hip Hop collaborate. We definitely need more of that!
💯🎵🔊🎸🎤
Nu metal... I think it's called
@@christianesturmer4159 now we're talkin'
@@christianesturmer4159nah that is grunge, thrash metal, industrial, & funk, this is more like rap metal which is just basic hip hop and heavy metal mixed (this song specifically though is hip hop mixed with glam metal).
@@christianesturmer4159 Tech N9ne did it with slip knot
Check out the music from the 90's:
Urban Dance Squad, Rage Against The Machine, and Cross-over in general. 😉
It's crazy how many people come back to this everyday.This song is legendary♪
LEGENDARY!!!
RUN DMC singlehandedly revived Aerosmith from LIFE SUPPORT. AEROSMITH helped introduce Hip-hop to a whole new group of fans. It was and still is in my mind the single greatest mixed genre song of all time!
I WANT YOU 2...
AND YES...
AWWW MUFFIN...❤ 1:35
NEVER CAMP BELLA 3:48
LIVE TYLER 3:45
BELLA IV TY LED
❤B LA POUND MY HEAD TO BLEED 4-5
I always loved the video's symbolism of breaking barriers. Two once seemingly separate worlds of music working cooperatively to the benefit of both. The 90s were a platinum age in the music industry.
The greatest crossover song ever . Never to be repeated.
Anthrax public enemy bring the noise
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Bring the Noise is light years better.
lol bulllshit this is way better
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Matter of taste. For me, Anthrax didn't add to the original "Bring the noise" as much as Run DMC did to "Walk this way", so in terms of collaboration I'd say this one was done better.
what about P. Diddy & Limp Bizkit's All about the Benjamins and Jay-Z and Linkin Park's Encore/Numb ?
Everyone’s saying this blew everyone’s mind back in the day....
It’s still blowing my mind now so...
Fuck yeah we loved it....still do...classic!
I remember the first time it played on MTV. It was amazing! I was 14 years old.
I was six years old when it came out I didn't even know what hip hop was yet but I knew I liked it!
It‘s still one of my favorite songs, even today
It got swept under the rug pretty quickly. Check out lil Wayne [shooter] it's a cover of this or a nod to it. Song is different video same Luik fables
This song is such a classic!! I love the originality of it as a rock and rap crossover! The guitar melody in the beginning gives me goosebumps. I'll never get tired listening to this!!
The best collab of all time rip jam master
Hit me right in the childhood... merged the best of the times and elevated both groups to new audiences.
FACTS!!!!!!!
One of the greatest collaborations of all time. Each side repping their own, but coming together to make something epic. I love how they don’t try to flex or outdo one another, but celebrate and encourage each other to go even harder. Back when music was actually good and meant something and not all these fake falsettos and mumbling.
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Legendary!!!
@@muhammadsyafiq1004 yes but this is money and show in tv
THE. BEST.
listen to hip hop by static-x and dead prez
All these years later, it is still amazing that this not only launched Run DMC, but resurrected Aerosmith. Truly remarkable.
This didn't launch Run DMC. They had already released two successful albums.
This did not launch Absolutely Run Dmc was already on top! What it did for them was expose them to more fans. It ressureccted Aerosmith's career because now they're doing a song with the top people.
@@moniquenewman4889 For Mainstream white kids and such it did. Hip Hop was still fringe back then. Like Punk was in the 70's.
@@teleguy5699 Yes, it was that white kids were were being introduced to something that already existed and good for them.Good for RunDmc too.It's a win-win for everybody.
@@moniquenewman4889 it was!
Nearly 40 years old and still as fresh as ever..
Marvel: Avengers Infinity War and Endgame are the 2 most ambitious crossovers of all time.
Run DMC and Aerosmith: Hold our Adidas and electric guitars
* Hold our Adidas and microphone stand with Explorer
Hahaha... mint!
So if this video was made many years before the movies the music is making crossovers better?
Real shit this generation will never understand talent like NBA trash he can learn from the pioneers
Avengers infinity war and endgame aren’t crossovers, if it was a crossover it would be marvel meets DC, Jason and Freddy is a crossover
two of the best music worlds in one. why cant America be like this.
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+Matias Manni tru
+Daniels Random Ass Channel AMEN!!!
Because of idiot, disgrace to this generation crap that teenagers and kids call music
Both got quite serious threats from very umm... devoted hiphop and rock fans.
Probably not one of the best collaborations of all time. Probably the best collaboration of all time.
❤😂❤
Run DMC and Aerosmith Ran So that little Nas X could fly
This is so great
You got me in the first half not gonna lie
Exactly, THE BEST.
The first true cross over between Rock and Rap!! Music is universal!!! This is what we should send into space on a probe....
I’m an 80s kid and this was groundbreaking when it came out, creating a massive crossover of two very different genres - Still 🔥 today!!
Faith no more was the leaders to rap and rock together
Eat this waay fart this waaay
Not really. It wasn't like rap was even a real genre yet. Meaning it hadn't really escaped NY. You had LL Cool J radio that had charted as an album and Beastie Boys and RUN DMC were starting to chart, and maybe some Kool Moe Dee. This was more a validation of rap. Or a mix of songs to try and bring in some of the hard rock listeners to give rap a try sort of thing. In doing that it definitely worked as that summer of '86 a lot of my hard rock friends at least gave rap a listen....none of them liked it though...other than me.
good combination of 2 masters
The best combination of hip hop and rock
Couldn't agree more.
Why is "couldn't" such a complicated word in english lmao.
You mean metal
Frank White Aerosmith is most definitely not metal. Smh
Jay z and Linkin park were pretty awesome
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No dissing but professionalism at its best just marvelous 89's
It’s late summer of 2022, and still, THIS amazing merger of rap & rock has my old body bobbing along, and I still know it word for word! Bless these gentlemen for this beautiful moment in music…walk this way😉
A truly timeless video.
I think the rapping sucks and the signing is awful. The riff and drum machine carry this whole song. The characters in the video do their part too.
Genuine God fathers of the Rap and Rock ! REST IN PEACE JAM MASTER JAY. ARROWSMITH JUST SO COOL 😎.
Hello super fan !! Thanks for the love and support, Where are you watching from ?
@@steventyler7293 Watching and still enjoying, from Ontario Canada! Born Jamaican, who loves everyone and different genres of music!..💜💚💞💕😇🕊
Aerosmith and Run DMC collaboration was a brilliant idea to recreate this classic Aerosmith song. When this happened I knew that Rap Music had arrived in the mainstream.
StevenC32 But then it went down again
StevenC32 Really ?! for me it was seeing Fred Flintstone rapping in a cereal commercial... i knew then.
Real rap. Not this jargon nowadays.
theDracoIX The first half of your argument has some validity. The second half, not so. They took fashion, and added flair to it... hats, leather jackets,etc... More so, it could be argued Rock was the product of "cultural theft". What goes around, comes around??
theDracoIX Oookay... the fact that you say Whites created Blues and Jazz, bringing up sagging jeans (the most ignorant fashion statement ever) shows where your head is at. Delusional
The MOST influential collaboration in the 80's.
Anthrax and Public Enemy did an encore in the 90's.
@@21inchwide that would have been cool to see
BEAT IT?
@@ashishmeshram5057 Beat It isn't a collaboration. That's just Jackson.
@@gganimations2546 eddie van halen did the guitar solo in it
Important classic.
In those times you waited for this video.
Holy mtv.
I was born in 2001 and my parents loved classic rock (especially Aerosmith), so I grew up with this. When I heard this version of Walk This Way, I was a little confused, but I knew I liked it. Now I’m 20 years old and realize that this song was actually a big deal when it was first released. I can see why, and I wish there were more songs like this.
And to be completely honest with y’all, both versions are awesome!
You are lucky for have parents like yours
@@giannis5096 yeah ig I am haha
This song was absolutely mind blowing at the time.
Aerosmith did NOT qualify as "classic" until this!
I may have heard this 10,000 times in my life, but some how seeing Run DMC and Aerosmith together still gave me chills
The rare moments in history when rap and rock have come together are absolute magic
one of the best songs ever made
as a 12 yr old i remember watching this in 86. had no idea who aerosmith or run dmc was....but the video, the rap and that guitar riff totally got me!
I was the same age as you & this song was & still is the greatest rap/rock song ever
I actually wish we had more rock/rap collaborations. They always go well. PE and Anthrax, Jay-Z and Linkin Park...but this is the original. Legitimately one of the most important tracks in the history of hip hop because it gave it crossover legitimacy.
No good bastard by tom macdonald is a good rock rap song, he has a few good rock raps.
Both of those PE/Anthrax, JZ/Linkin were amazing collaborations. I think two of my three personal best, along with this jam......
Listen to my exs best friend by Machine Gun Kelly
Carlos Santana- Maria
Within Temptation X Xzibit - And We Run 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I was lucky enough to remember when this was released, true genius,pure talent.
Run DMC number one hit song & Aerosmith shot to top again revitalizing their band. Great collaboration, hip hop & rock n roll jammed together! They both benefitted. ❤
The best collaboration of rock and hip-hop music
When the irresistible force that is Rock, met the unstoppable force that is Rap :)
man can we rewind time and go back to these moments
Ben Schleider
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Well said.
Old school Rap and Rock the chocolate and peanut butter of music at the time
CaptainTalon448 modern rap doesn't go with rock as well as the classic stuff did
They mixed the clear liquor with the dark liquor in this video/ F!cking awesome & dope