Hit Parade: The Def Jams Edition
b'Watching this year\\u2019s Grammy Awards, it\\u2019s clear hip-hop is the dominant genre in popular music. But back in the \\u201980s, it was an influential but still underground style looking fora place on the charts and\\xa0 some mainstream respect. That is, until Run-DMC met Aerosmith. This month, how some out-of-favor \\u201970s rockers teamed up with the top crew in rap to remake an old hit\\u2014in the process, opening lanes for a trio of punks-turned-MCs, and a witty hip-hop lothario. We\\u2019re still feeling the reverberations today.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'