Tupac Shakur Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  /  10.18.2016

Picture Tupac Shakur rollin’ into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The late rap icon is among the 19 nominees for the 2017 Rock Hall. Other eligible acts include Pearl Jam, Jane’s Addiction, and Depeche Mode, who all earned nods for induction in their first year of eligibility, according to The New York Times.

If ‘Pac is voted in, he would be just the sixth hip-hop act in The Hall following Grandmaster Flash, Run-D.M.C., Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, and N.W.A.

The World’s Most Dangerous Group was inducted earlier this year by Kendrick Lamar. “Are we rock and roll?” Ice Cube asked at the annual event. “I say, you goddamn right we rock and roll. Rock and roll is not an instrument. Rock and roll is not even a style of music. Rock and roll is a spirit.”

Janet Jackson and Chaka Khan are among this year’s repeat nominees, both on their second nomination. Kraftwerk, meanwhile, the influential band that inspired several hip-hop classics by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, and Pharrell, receives its fourth nod.

This year’s inductees will be announced in December and the ceremony will take place in April at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

TRENDING

Metro Boomin Addresses Speculation About Drake And Future's Alleged Beef: "Stop Making Stuff Up"

Metro Boomin told fans to “stop making stuff up for engagement” without clarifying whether he ...
03.25.2024

New Photos Of Drake Go Viral Following Kendrick Lamar's Verse On "Like That"

Social media fans claim that Drake looks stressed following the release of Kendrick Lamar’s new ...
03.23.2024

Cardi B Threatens To Sue LAPD After They Allegedly Made Her Get “Butt-Naked” During Investigation

“I was freaking out,” Cardi B detailed the incident. “They had me outside for like ...
03.26.2024

Twitter Users Hilariously React To Tyla Rejecting Kai Cenat During Livestream: "We're Friends"

After Kai Cenat asked the “Water” singer on a date, she lightheartedly responded, “Are you ...
03.25.2024
View More

Sponsored Stories