Run-D.M.C. released the 1986 album "Raising Hell," which featured the hit single "Walk This Way."
The album marked a major commercial breakthrough for hip hop. Its best-known track was a collaboration with Aerosmith, whose Steven Tyler and Joe Perry re-recorded vocals and guitar for a rap-rock remake of the 1975 song "Walk This Way."
The collaboration introduced Run-D.M.C. to a much wider rock audience and helped demonstrate that rap could occupy the center of mainstream popular music. "Raising Hell" also included important Run-D.M.C. tracks such as "My Adidas" and "It's Tricky."
Run-D.M.C. consisted of Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and DJ Jam Master Jay. The album is sometimes remembered only for the Aerosmith collaboration, but its broader importance lies in how it established a durable, commercially successful hip-hop sound and image.