Eminem and A Tribe Called Quest could be the latest Hip Hop acts to join the prestigious Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The Detroit rap icon and legendary Native Tongues outfit are among the nominees for the Rock Hall’s Class of 2022, which were announced on Wednesday (February 2). Both Em and Tribe are first-time nominees.
Also on the ballot are Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Rage Against the Machine, Duran Duran, Beck, Fela Kuti, Dionne Warwick, Kate Bush, Carly Simon, Pat Benatar, Judas Priest, Eurythmics, MC5, New York Dolls and Devo.
“This year’s ballot recognizes a diverse group of incredible artists, each who has had a profound impact on the sound of youth culture,” Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation Chairman John Sykes said in a statement. “Their music not only moved generations, but also influenced the sound of countless artists that followed.”
Fans can vote on the Class of 2022 nominees here as part of a single “fan ballot” that gets tallied along with a voter pool of more than 1,000 artists, historians, journalists and music industry professionals. The winners — between five and seven acts — will be announced in May before being officially inducted in the fall.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame rules state that each nominee’s first single or album must be at least 25 years old. Eminem released his first full-length project Infinite in 1996, and he’s the only nominee to make the list in his first year of eligibility.
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Meanwhile, A Tribe Called Quest dropped their debut album People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm — featuring classic singles such as “Can I Kick It?,” “Bonita Applebum” and “I Left My Wallet in El Segundo” — in 1990.
Both acts have left an indelible mark on Hip Hop while remaining prolific in recent years. Eminem continued to top the charts with Music to Be Murdered By in 2020, while Tribe’s sixth and final album We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service arrived in 2016 shortly after the death of Phife Dawg.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted not one but two legendary MCs in 2021 as JAY-Z and LL COOL J were bestowed with one of the highest honors possible in popular music.
Hov and LL joined a growing list of Hip Hop ambassadors in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees including Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (who were the first Hip Hop act to be inducted in 2006), Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, N.W.A, 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.
baba FELA all day….
Eminem is a goofy old washed up cornball. Nevertheless a cuckold.
How tf is nas not in the hall of fame?!? He had an undisputed classic before jayz had a record deal, before Eminem ever dyed his hair and yet one is in the hall and the other is nominated. That makes no sense to me
Unfortunately whilst Nas is undeniably a hip hop legend he hasn’t quite had the same crossover appeal that others have to be recognised by a ‘popular music’ vote… Maybe if he was married to Beyoncé or had mainstream success on the level Em has then he would be recognised for such an accolade but let’s be real Nas isn’t known by the masses in the way Hov and Em are… Run DMC only got inducted cos of the Aerosmith hook up if we are being real and Cool J would never have been considered if it weren’t for his acting career that’s now made him more popular amongst housewives!!! Fuck the RnR Hall of Fame… Hip Hop is big enough to have its own Hall of Fame trust!!!
The Rap God is taking this one home, even though Eminem does not need such things as they are not even as big as him, but since he is a humble man he will pretend and make it special.
I beg your pardon but this year belongs to Dolly Parton.
Tribe is my favourite group of all time, and Em is top five to me.
Neither would make it in based on the other people in this class.
Why isn’t there a Rap hall of fame? They shouldn’t be in the Rock and Roll hof
too bad phyfe didn’t get to see this.
rip to a legend