Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Run-D.M.C. biography on Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 10, 2013. "Run-D.M.C.'s fusion of rock and rap broke into the mainstream with their third album, 1986's Raising Hell. The album was preceded by the Top Ten R&B single "My Adidas," which set the stage for the group's biggest hit single, a cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way.""
Cheryl Lynette Keyes (2004). University of Illinois Press (ed.). Rap Music And Street Consciousness. University of Illinois Press. p. 80. ISBN978-0252072017. "Raising Hell (...) success was attributed to the extensive fusion of hard rock with rap, as best illustrated with [Run-D.M.C.]'s remake of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way.""
"Walk this way in French Chart" (in French). Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc. June 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013. You have to use the index at the top of the page and search "Run-D.M.C."
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"Walk this way in French Chart" (in French). Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc. June 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013. You have to use the index at the top of the page and search "Run-D.M.C."
