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Originally Posted by DMBstandUP1984
If Jay Z doesn’t get in and Tupac and Biggie did. It’s a joke
And can we change the name to music hall of fame
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While I get why that change in name seems appropriate, those who run the Rock Hall of Fame truly do believe they are STILL talking about influences on ROCK. Rock itself has evolved and always will keep doing so (we hope), but this is still about what music has influenced rock.
Rock was born of African-American Blues & Roots music, as well as white folk music, almost all of those genres themselves evolving from music from other countries. Rock N Roll has always been a mish-mash of influences, and it's continuing to be so. There are many major rock acts who would say they count Jay-Z, Run DMC, Dionne Warwick even as major influences. We may not hear it in say every Metallica song, but it doesn't mean those writing and playing that music weren't shaped by them.
So I respect opinions that it should be renamed; it just feels important to point out WHY even if it stays the "Rock Hall of Fame" the variety of genres admitted is still valid and makes sense. (Just to be clear, not judging every individual choice, cuz there are many I'd say don't belong in there and others never admitted yet who DO belong, but that's the fun discussion we will always have about who's legit and who's not!
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