Chuck D., Flavor Flav, Terminator X, Professor Griff and DJ Lord mentioned in the Rock Hall bio for Public Enemy, but the inductees have not been listed yet.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 01/16/2013 @ 11:49am

"Deserved. The Hall's starting to build themselves quite the little Hip-Hop wing."

Why should THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME have a hip hop wing?

Shouldn't it have a British Hard Rock and Heavy Metal wing? No. Why do that? Clearly Public Enemy has been more influential on rock and heavy metal than Motorhead or Judas Priest.

Or God Forbid, a Progressive wing? With bands like King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Rush and the like. No, gotta have Public Enemy in.

People don't think Public Enemy "rocks." Even the fans. How could you put them in before a legitimate, top tier rock act with decades of longevity and legions of rabid fans like Slayer or KISS?

This is not the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This is Jann Wenner and Dave Marsh's Record Collection. This is the See How Hip I Am Hall of Fame.

"Uncool" acts like Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, KISS and Steve Miller Band get passed over for the "cool" acts like Public Enemy every time, regardless of the sense it makes for a ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.

How is Public Enemy First Eligible Year, First Ballot worthy when a band like Black Sabbath got snubbed 8 times, 6 of those times consecutive? Is Public Enemy that much more important to the history of Rock and Roll than Black Sabbath? Really, people? Somebody defend that baffling decision.

Posted by Neckbeard on Sunday, 03/3/2013 @ 12:25pm

"Deserved. The Hall's starting to build themselves quite the little Hip-Hop wing."

Why should THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME have a hip hop wing?

Shouldn't it have a British Hard Rock and Heavy Metal wing? No. Why do that? Clearly Public Enemy has been more influential on rock and heavy metal than Motorhead or Judas Priest.

Or God Forbid, a Progressive wing? With bands like King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Rush and the like. No, gotta have Public Enemy in.

People don't think Public Enemy "rocks." Even the fans. How could you put them in before a legitimate, top tier rock act with decades of longevity and legions of rabid fans like Slayer or KISS?

This is not the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This is Jann Wenner and Dave Marsh's Record Collection. This is the See How Hip I Am Hall of Fame.

"Uncool" acts like Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, KISS and Steve Miller Band get passed over for the "cool" acts like Public Enemy every time, regardless of the sense it makes for a ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.

How is Public Enemy First Eligible Year, First Ballot worthy when a band like Black Sabbath got snubbed 8 times, 6 of those times consecutive? Is Public Enemy that much more important to the history of Rock and Roll than Black Sabbath? Really, people? Somebody defend that baffling decision.

Posted by Neckbeard on Sunday, 03/3/2013 @ 12:49pm

Flavor Flav is in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Stevie Ray Vaughn is not. This has to be some kind of cruel joke.

Posted by kbg on Saturday, 05/18/2013 @ 23:33pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwAtxRtO4RU

Spike Lee and Harry Belafonte induct Public Enemy. Induction video not included yet.

Posted by Roy on Monday, 07/8/2013 @ 07:05am

This right here is why the Rock and Roll HOF needs to be changed to "Music" HOF or something similar. No problem with their induction, but people will argue, not only about Public Enemy, but about many names that are in (and that will be in sometime down the road), as to what genre they "technically" qualify for.

Posted by CP on Thursday, 07/18/2013 @ 16:17pm

"Popular Music HOF" might work better, or else you'd have to include ALL forms of music, which is a hell of a lot.

Posted by GFW on Thursday, 07/18/2013 @ 17:06pm

Its current name is completely appropriate. The problem is not with the hall, it's will commenters who aren't knowledgeable enough to know that RnR's history end evolution is broader than their own record collections and contains important artists who are of different races that the commenter.

Public Enemy's first ballot induction into the ROCK AND ROLL Hall of Fame was appropriate and well deserved.

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 07/18/2013 @ 19:03pm

I'd argue Hip Hop isn't Rock N Roll.

That said, the hall has never been about strictly rock music, so it doesn't really matter. Not letting an deserving act in because of the name of the hall would be daft.

Posted by GFW on Thursday, 07/18/2013 @ 20:24pm

Shut up, GFW.

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 07/18/2013 @ 22:26pm

gab dat to my mug m8, not online, and see wot comes about

Posted by GFW on Friday, 07/19/2013 @ 07:08am

Public Enemy Fire Flavor Flav After Bernie Sanders Rally Spat
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/public-enemy-flavor-flav-bernie-sanders-960272/

Flavor Flav Sends Bernie Sanders Cease and Desist Over Public Enemy Rally Gig
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flavor-flav-bernie-sanders-public-enemy-rally-960218/

Posted by Roy on Monday, 03/2/2020 @ 14:11pm

They're In!

Posted by Leon on Thursday, 09/1/2022 @ 18:20pm