Are there any rap artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

kyleisalive

Run DMC may be as close as you're getting, but Beastie Boys are nominated this year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_inductees http://rockhall.com/inductees/ Oct 09 10, 11:34 AM

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LL Cool J is also nominated for 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_inductees Oct 09 10, 11:59 AM

Zbeckabee

On March 14, two days after the 2007 induction ceremony, Roger Friedman of Fox News published an article claiming that The Dave Clark Five should have been the fifth inductee, as they had more votes than inductee Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. The article went on to say "[Jann Wenner] used a technicality about the day votes were due in. In reality, The Dave Clark Five got six more votes than Grandmaster Flash. But he felt we couldn't go another year without a rap act." The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame would later deny fixing the vote, although they did not deny that late votes were received, saying, "No. There is a format and rules and procedure. There is a specific time when the votes have to be in, and then they are counted. The bands with the top five votes got in." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame http://rockhall.com/inductees/byyear/2007/ Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, becoming the first hip hop/rap artists to be so honored. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash Oct 09 10, 1:01 PM