Aerosmith

American rock band from Boston who were one of the best-selling rock bands of the 1970s — experienced commercial decline in the early 1980s — and were resurrected by their collaboration with Run-DMC on Walk This Way (1986), introducing them to a new generation.

Became the vehicle for hip-hop's most important crossover moment — agreeing to re-record Walk This Way with Run-DMC when most rock artists would have refused — and their willingness to engage created one of the most consequential collaborative moments in popular music history.