Kendrick Lamar is confirmed to induct N.W.A into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, according to Billboard.
The Class of 2016 will be inducted April 8 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The list of special guests was released earlier this month, and it was reported that Lamar would introduce the Compton, California group in the official ceremony.
The “Alright” rapper records for Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment, has been open about the Compton, California group’s influence on his career and interviewed members of the group for Billboard. He also appears at the end of the N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton.
(This article was first published on February 5, 2016 and is as follows.)
Kendrick Lamar is slated to introduce N.W.A into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Hall announced announced the list of artists to induct the Rap group and the other acts in the Class of 2016, Pigeons and Planes reports.
Although the Hall does not identify which artist is introducing which inductee, it makes sense that Lamar will introduce Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella and MC Ren at the official induction ceremony April 8 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The “Alright” rapper records for Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment, has been open about the Compton, California group’s influence on his career and interviewed members of the group for Billboard. He also appears at the end of the N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton.
The other musicians announced as introducing the inductees are Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, the Black Keys and Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas.
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They should just rename it the music hall of fame because everyone is getting inducted nowadays
Drake should be inducted soon too for his legendary contributions.
LOL what legendary contributions?
Terrific songs like hotline bling and hold on we’re going home. His charity contributions. Him reviving the toronoto rapters from obscurity.
LOL those songs are horrible. Aubrey’s not the only one doing charity and he didn’t revive the Raptors at all.
Kendrick will get in there before Drake.
idiot, it took N.W.A almost thirty years to be inducted, ain’t nothing legendary about fake drake and their never will be. sure he sells a lot a records, that’s it. the biggest bitch made pop princess fraud since milli vanilli, stealing others lyrics, verses, beats. #DRAKEISFAKEDRAKEISWACK
Idiots. NWA Hasn’t Done More For Rock n Roll Than Judas Priest..And Judas Priest Was Around When Them NWA niggas Was Sucking Titty…Smh..Fuck Gay W-A
Hello all, NWA is not only a bad ass Real Gangsta rap group. They are also hard rock. Back in the day it was the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Geto Boys, and only a handful of true Rap,Rock bands. I would listen to Ozzy, Led Zeppelin one night crusing around having fun partying, and the next night to Hard Rap. Many of my friends knew every word to NWA songs. they were the start of something very real and special.
Fuck NWA….50 Cent is the best ever!!
don’t you realize if it wasn’t for NWA there wouldn’t be no famous 50 cent …gguess where he got a lot of his style
No!! Screw the Rock and Roll hall of fame they’re not rock. Make a hiphop hall of fame a real one
great idea 🙂 and btw we also need or own coffee shop HIPHOP cafe lol