{"product_id":"2940169153811","title":"Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song that Changed American Music Forever","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e national arts reporter Geoff Edgers takes a deep dive into the story behind \"Walk This Way\", Aerosmith and Run-DMC's legendary, groundbreaking mashup that forever changed music.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe early 1980s were an exciting time for music. Hair-metal bands were selling out stadiums, while clubs and house parties in New York City had spawned a new genre of music. At the time, though, hip-hop's reach was limited, an art form largely ignored by mainstream radio deejays and the rock-obsessed MTV network.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in 1986, the music world was irrevocably changed when Run-DMC covered Aerosmith's hit \"Walk This Way\" in the first rock\/hip-hop collaboration. Others had tried melding styles. This was different, as a pair of iconic arena rockers and the young kings of hip-hop shared a studio and started a revolution. The result: something totally new and instantly popular. Most importantly, \"Walk This Way\" would be the first rap song to be played on mainstream rock radio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWalk This Way\u003c\/i\u003e, Geoff Edgers sets the scene for this unlikely union of rockers and MCs, a mashup that both revived Aerosmith and catapulted hip-hop into the mainstream. He tracks the paths of the main artists amp;mdash; Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Joseph \"Run\" Simmons, and Darryl \"DMC\" McDaniels amp;mdash; along with other major players on the scene across their lives and careers, illustrating the long road to the revolutionary marriage of rock and hip-hop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeply researched and written in cinematic style, this music history is a must-hear for fans of hip-hop, rock, and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097772212464,"sku":"2940169153811","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169153811_p0.jpg?v=1763763619","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169153811","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}