Grammy Hall of Fame Inducts First-Ever Hip Hop Song
Nov 23, 2011 | 7:30 PM Written By: John S
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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious will receive a Grammy Hall of Fame Award for their 1982 hit, "The Message," at next year's Grammy Awards.
This is the first time a hip hop record has received the honor since the Grammys were established in 1973.
"The new entries, which also include Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." album, Cole Porter's pop standard "Anything Goes," Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's pioneering rap single "The Message" and Tina Turner's career-rejuvenating hit single "What's Love Got to Do With It" bring the total number of recordings chosen for the Hall of Fame to 906." (Los Angeles Times)
Other notable inductees include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
Source: sohh.com
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Da Troof 11/25/2011 12:58 am
there is no grammy hall of fame...these guys were inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME...goddammit vlad you're such a dumbass..shit never changes with you does it?
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Detroit Y.B.I. (YOUNG BOYS INC) 11/24/2011 8:03 am
THATS THE SHIT RIGHT THERE THEY DESERVE THAT! THATS WHEN RAP WAS RAP REAL RAW GRITTY AND UNCUT I HAVE THAT SONG AS MY RING TONE THATS WHEN WE WERE HANGIN OUT HAVIN GOOD FUN NOT FIGHTIN AND KILLIN EACH OTHER WE WERE STILL DOIN DIRT(GO TO YOUTUBE AND SEE DETROIT GANGS OF THE 70S AND YOUNG BOYS INC)
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boom baaap 11/23/2011 9:05 pm
Good song and original. When there was no rnb chorus in hip hop, no drake
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mr hip hop757 11/23/2011 8:59 pm
good shit!!!
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J. [NO EXPLANATION] 11/23/2011 8:21 pm
By time and well deserved! Not shock tho! This the only hip hop song of our generation that's worth honoring. A lotta rap stars will never see this kind of greatness (damn near almost none!).
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MIKE-MIKE 11/23/2011 8:07 pm
Well Deserved!
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truth serum 11/23/2011 7:37 pm
its like a jungle sometimes that makes me wonder...
