Date 09/04/2016 - News People
On Friday, N.W.A.was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The groundbreaking quintet reflected the rough streets of Los Angeles in a style known as gangster rap. And they taunted those who suggested rappers didn't belong in the institution. They joined the rock hall in a ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center with 1970s-era rock acts Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple and Steve Miller. For all the success, some traditional rockers have resisted the inclusion of rap acts into the hall, most prominent Kiss' Gene Simmons, whose band was inducted in 2014. N.W.A.'s MC Ren said' "I want to say to Gene Simmons, hip-hop is here forever," get used to it."
