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In 1986, a song was released that carried hip-hop into the mainstream and revived the career of the American rock band, Aerosmith. This is the tale of the single "Walk This Way," which became an international hit.

Hip-hop producer Rick Rubin ended up getting practically philosophical as he thought about the condition of hip-hop in 1986, as reported by The Washington Post.

It wasn't just that a lot of people underestimated it.

What baffled Rubin most is how many bright individuals didn't see it as music. The missing part would be the scaffold in the erector set of his melodic creative mind.

Brad Whitford, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton, and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith at Raleigh Studios on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. | Photo: Getty Images

"I was looking for a way to bridge that gap in the story of finding a piece of music that was familiar and already hip-hop friendly," Walk This Way - Wikipedia FIZI