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The Hip Hop Hall of Fame, also known as the Hip Hop Hall of Fame + Museum, is a New York chartered non-profit 501 c(3) museum and educational institution whose focus is hip hop music and culture from around the world.
The 2025 inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame have been announced, honoring some of the most influential figures in music history. This year's class includes legendary acts such as The Doobie ...
The first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction was in 1986, and for over 20 years, no hip-hop artists were elected. In 2007, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five became the first hip-hop act ...
The Songwriters Hall of Fame has unveiled its class of 2025: Parliament-Funkadelic founder George Clinton; Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers; country ...
Several publications have dubbed her the "Mother of Hip Hop". In 2022, she was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Ahmet Ertegun Award category for being a major influence on the creative development of hip-hop's early successes, [10] and she is the first woman to receive the award unaccompanied by another person.
He was inducted into the Hip Hop Hall of Fame in 2014. [2] A Cree Native American, Paniccioli grew up in Brooklyn, New York. [3] Paniccioli's photography of hip hop began in the 1970s with shots of graffiti in New York while working for the telephone company. [4] [5] He was the chief photographer for Word Up!
Eric Barrier—half of the legendary hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim—had just learned they were nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when he picked up the phone for this interview.
Shakur was posthumously selected as one of the inductees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2017 during his first year of eligibility. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on April 7, 2017, making him the first solo rapper and the sixth hip hop artist to be inducted in the Hall of Fame's 30-year history. [8]