Rap is slowly but surely infiltrating the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with N.W.A becoming the latest member to join the elite group. Tupac is the next candidate to be crowned with the honor as he was announced this week as a nominee for the Class of 2017.
Chuck D became a member of the Hall when Public Enemy was inducted in 2013. He took to Twitter to say that, yes, Tupac is deserving of the honor, but LL Cool J should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before the late icon. He and LL inducted the Beastie Boys into the Hall in 2012 and the Public Enemy MC says it’s the fellow New Yorker’s time to shine.
He engages with fans who question his argument and shares his reasoning for believing LL Cool J deserves the induction before Tupac.
LL Cool J was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, but was not crowned with a formal induction.
The Queens rapper-turned-actor burst onto the scene in the mid-1980s and has since released multiple platinum albums, including 1987’s Bigger and Deffer (BAD), which has received the certification twice. He also has two Grammys to his name for Best Rap Performance with “Mama Said Knock You Out” and “Hey Lover.”
LL received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the top of this year.
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Throw @ESTL ‘s mom in there for best dicksucker of rock and roll and rappers worldwide hall of fame. She sucks mad dicks
U can’t compare pac to cool J,he did it for the ladies man,pac did it for everybody I say nah to ur stupidity
LL was a great rapper in the 80 and 90’s. Speaking about skillz, flows etc. 2Pac could never fuck with LL Cool J. But you know how Pac stans are.
Must agree with Mista Chuck. He not called the GOAT for nothing.
LL is actually the King of Rap.
nobody can touch him.
Fuck the rock n roll hall of fame hiphop deserve it own hall of fame fuck begging to be inducted in their shit and for real the first inductee of the rock n roll h.o.f shouldve been the father of rock chuck berry let get a petition started for a hiphop h.o.f and whoever disagree need to go kcuf dem and their mama with a broken glass 4-9-3-11
Real Shit, fighting to get accepted into a club that doesn’t want us there.
Holdup…Chuck Berry ain’t in there? Yea they need to stop trying to get headlines by using Pac’s name and put Chuck Berry in for sure!
Chuck Berry has been in for like 30 years.
No disrespect to none of them but LL has some shallow wordplay/topics from those earlier days(My Radio/I’m Bad)good songs but his delivery and persona carry the day…to say 2pac wasn’t the artist he eventually became when he began only makes the point of his growth(nothing else)but I understand why Chuck would vouch for L
I agree with Chuck D. LL first, then PAC. But even if PAC does get in first, LL will be inducted eventually. It’s all good.
Chuck D is 100% right. LL is a true living legend and was doing it BIG before we ever heard of Pac. Pac gave it up to LL on “Old School” off of Me Against the World and LL wasn’t even old. That’s how dope LL is
Not for nothing, but LL was doin his thing way before ‘Pac, and alot of those records he first came out with was heavily influenced by rock and roll, so he should definitely get the nod, ASAP.
ABSOLUTELY!!!! WHAT KINDA DUMB FUCKIN’ QUESTION IS THAT??!!
Drake deserves a nomination, he killing the rap game as we speak, and mostly will surpass the greats like 2Pac, LL, Nas, Cube, Em, Pun, Rakim
stupid ignorant mother fucker for talking that bullshit..kill yourself. #DRAKEISFAKEDRAKEISWACK #THE 6FRAUD WITH VIEWS FROM A BITCH
Pac is by far my favorite rapper but Chuck D is right!
You sound dumb as s**t, Tupac is a hip hop Icon and Legend. People recognize him globally, whether they listen to hip hop or not. You can never say that about Cool J
You’re fucking stupid if you don’t think LL is recognized around the world. If you’d take your head out of your ass and look around, you’d recognize his influence on Tupac and others. #LLforRRHOF
LOL LL is no where near as recognized as tupac and never was or will be, he was overhyped when he came out and still is, pac never looked at him as a inpiration and clearly was not influenced by him, but was better than LL, dont peak on things you were not around for.
in my 2nd comment in speaking to people on here talking bout ll cool j being bettert than pac, i accidnently responded to ,myself
PAC, has given LL, his props… listen to his me against the world CD, and on the title track nothing like the old-school he recognizes LL Cool J
U can’t have this argument with those that weren’t around for LL and Pac. Most of the readers on here weren’t around to experience LL’s greatness so they can’t appreciate Chuck’s stance. LL should be top 5.
LL was never anything special once you compare his actual rapping to others rather than his persona
All ll cool j did was start a wave of wack ass east coast rap, before him east coast rap had at least some substance, it became spitting fast but spit BS, i remember this vividly and Ice t should be inducted before ll cool j, tupac had 10 times more of a impact than ll cool j , chuck D either got paid by LL cool j or is fucking delusional
Chuck makes a valid point about LL and I agree with him (and I’m not a fan of LL or Pac)… but of course the 2Pac cheerleader stans won’t have it.
LL Cool J was nominated just like Tupac is, but it is up to the committee to decide if they should actually been inducted or not, Chuck D is making it seen like LL was never considered.