Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, Steve Miller and famed rock n’ roll outfit N.W.A. are all set to receive a spot in the Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Fresh off Thursday’s (12/17) announcement of their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Cheap Trick has inked a deal with Big Machine Records (home of Steven Tyler and Taylor Swift) to release their first album in almost six years, Bang Zoom Crazy… N.W.A., which was co-founded by Dr. Dre, will be only the fifth hip-hop act to gain induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Fans of old white guys should get ready to fill their boots again, because the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. Numerous inductees have been waiting for inclusion for several years, but it doesn’t change the fact that this year’s list of inductees is disturbingly slanted towards male White rockers from the ’70s, a sort of last gasp for the “classic rock” generation and another thumbing of the nose at the stars and genres that emerged later. I’m verklempt [emotional]. I don’t know what to say.
The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame is not without its critics, and came under scrutiny earlier this year, after it got rid of 16 of the 42 nominating committee members, many of whom were part of the early rock and R&B subcommittee.
The film was named for N.W.A.’s debut 1988 album that featured the track “Fuck tha Police”, a searing indictment of officers’ treatment of young African-American men like the group members, who grew up in the rough Los Angeles-area city of Compton.
The Hall Of Fame has been making its selections since 1986.
Induction snubs aside, N.W.A member Ice Cube went on Twitter today (Dec. 17) to thank the voters and graciously accept the induction on the group’s behalf.
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Looking back on his career, and the fact that he finally is being acknowledged by the Rock Hall, Steve says, “It’s been a great, long life of playing music, and I’m really honored to be inducted”. Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five made history in 2007 when they were the first rap group to be inducted into the hallowed hall.
