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Aerosmith Leaders Record Song With Chuck D And Busta Rhymes

Yahoo! Music, Jul 10, 2003 1:00 pm PDT
(7/10/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- Aerosmith leaders Steven Tyler and Joe Perry have teamed with some of the biggest names in hip-hop on the theme song for the upcoming ESPY Awards. The song is called "Let's Get Loud," and it was written by Public Enemy's Chuck D and Gary G-Wiz.

Tyler and Perry were brought in by Chuck D to add a rock hook, and the goal is to have the track become a stadium anthem along the lines of Queen's "We Will Rock You" and Gary Glitter's "Rock And Roll, Part 2." A video was also filmed, and it will air at the beginning of the awards show.

Chuck D says the song will then be released under the heading the Spitballers. Besides Aerosmith and Chuck D, that version will also feature hip-hop stars Busta Rhymes, Phife Dawg, MC Lyte, and Public Enemy's Flavor Flav. The exact release date hasn't been announced yet.

The ESPY Awards, which honor sporting achievements from the past year, will air July 16 on ESPN.

It's not the first time Tyler and Perry have joined forces with rap stars. In 1986, they partnered with Run-D.M.C. on a remake of "Walk This Way," which peaked at Number Four on the pop chart and Number Eight on the R&B chart.

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