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"Walk This Way" by Aerosmith (1975) off the album "Toys In The Attic", and Run-D.M.C. (1986) is a rare track that became a major Billboard hit in two different decades and invented the rap-rock genre. Inspired by funk bands like The Meters and a movie joke, the song saved Aerosmith's career and mainstreamed hip-hop.

The iconic opening groove started during a 1974 soundcheck in Honolulu when drummer Joey Kramer played a James Brown-style beat, and guitarist Joe Perry joined in. The title and chorus came from the band watching Mel Brooks’ film Young Frankenstein during a break, where Igor tells Gene Wilder to "walk this way" down the stairs.

Steven Tyler wrote the fast lyrics about a high school boy's first sexual experience with a cheerleader, disguising the raw and suggestive words inside a clever rhythm.

Released on the 1975 album Toys in the Attic, it did not chart initially until it was reissued later, eventually peaking at No. 10 in 1977.

Run-D.M.C. and producer Rick Rubin pushed for a cover to merge rap and rock, but the rappers initially thought covering a rock song was selling out or total trash.

The famous music video features Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. playing in separate adjoining hotel rooms before Steven Tyler physically smashes a hole through the drywall with his mic stand, literally breaking down the barrier between rock and rap.