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May 4, 2023
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Rappers in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

[ad_1] Hip-hop has proved itself as a force to be reckoned with over the course of nearly 40 years. While embraced by many facets of mainstream media and popular culture, rap was once shunned and looked at as inferior by other musical genres, with many taking jabs at the art form as a whole.Initially writing it off as a fad, time would show that rap music was indeed worthy of the same accolades and respect as genres like rock, country, R&B and other musical formats with a number of rap albums and songs slowly bridging the gap between hip-hop and the rest of the musical world. Today, unlike in the 1990s, when Aerosmith...

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May 3, 2023
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Missy Elliott, DJ Kool Herc to Be Inducted Into Rock Hall of Fame

[ad_1] The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its list of inductees for the 2023 class, revealing Missy Elliott and DJ Kool Herc will be the latest members of the hip-hop community to be honored.On Wednesday (May 3), the Rock Hall revealed the latest 13 music acts to make the cut for the 2023 class. Missy Elliott has been chosen in the performers category after her first year on the ballot. Hip-hop pioneer DJ Kool Herc will also be included in the class via the Musical Excellence Award.Other acts who will be inducted in this year's class include Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, George Michael, Rage Against the Machine, Willie Nelson and The Spinners. Link Wray,...

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May 6, 2022
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Benzino Slams Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for Eminem Induction

[ad_1] Benzino is calling out the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after Eminem was announced as an inductee for the 2022 class.On Wednesday (May 4), Benzino went on a mini rant via Twitter, sharing his feelings about Shady being revealed as a Hall inductee earlier in the day."Rock and roll hall of fame is just like the Grammy’s, they have no respect for our culture, Black or Hip Hop and if you don’t agree, you’re racist, period point blank," ’Zino tweeted.In a follow-up post, he named all the rappers who he believes deserve to be in the Rock Hall of Fame."So where’s Nas, Eric B and RAKIM, Kool Moe D, Epmd, Fearless...

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February 15, 2022
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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five First Rappers in Rock Hall

[ad_1] For Black History Month this year, Rémy Martin teams up with XXL to celebrate 10 important moments in hip-hop history. Through the years, Rémy Martin has created a synonymous relationship between cognac and music culture by representing celebration and entertainment seamlessly. In honor of hip-hop’s nearly 50-year existence, host DJ Suss One, XXL Awards Board members Kendell "Sav" Freeman, Vice President/Co-Head of Urban Music at Arista Records; Sydney Margetson, Senior Vice President of Publicity at Atlantic Records; and Traci Adams, Executive Vice President of Promotion at Epic Records, revisit Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five becoming the first rappers to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, as a monumental milestone in the genre.There may not be a more important group to the...

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November 9, 2020
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The Notorious B.I.G. Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[ad_1] The Notorious B.I.G. posthumously joins the pantheon of rappers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.The late rap icon was nominated to make the Hall last October and announced as a member of the 2020 class in January of this year. On Saturday (Nov. 7), a prerecorded ceremony finally aired on HBO to honor this year's inductees, who also included Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Doobie Brothers and Depeche Mode. Light on the performances, this year's COVID-19-adjusted ceremony featured inductees accepting their honor virtually. Biggie's son, C.J., and daughter, T'yanna, accepted the honor on their father's behalf."When my father passed away, I was only 3 years old," T'yanna...

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