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(AllHipHop News) Seminal West Coast rap group N.W.A was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this month. The Straight Outta Compton album creators joined fellow Hip Hop representatives Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, and Public Enemy. However, KISS member Gene Simmons has been very vocal about rap stars not being included in the Rock & Roll museum in Cleveland. [ALSO READ: Gene Simmons Responds To NWA’s Shade Thrown At Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction] Simmons and N.W.A member Ice Cube exchanged words about rappers in the Rock Hall via Twitter after the induction ceremony. Cube then went on The Howard Stern Show where he addressed the issue further. “I think he believes it’s straight for rock and rollers,” said Cube. “I got a lot of respect for Gene Simmons. I’ve met him a couple of times. He’s actually pretty cool, but I just think he’s wrong on this.” He continued, “Everybody’s got their own opinions. Gene is an OG in the game, but he’s just wrong on this. It’s a spirit, and it’s been going on before they called it Rock & Roll.” [ALSO READ: Kendrick Lamar Praises N.W.A During Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction] Listen to a portion of Ice Cube’s interview below. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/258625724″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
Gene Simmons Responds To NWA’s Shade Thrown At Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction
(AllHipHop News) During the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Friday, NWA has some words to say about KISS’ Gene Simmons. The legendary rock star had recently made controversial comments about the state of Hip Hop, and how it is slowly leading to its death. However, NWA’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame kind of show’s that the genre isn’t going anywhere. According to XXL when the West Coast group approached the stage, MC Ren and Ice Cube took some time to say something about Simmon’s recent comments. “And I want to say to Mr. Gene Simmons, hip-hop is here forever! Get used to it! Get used to it! We supposed to be here!” Ren told the crowd. Adding to his point, Ice Cube noted, “The question is, ‘Are we Rock N Roll?’” he added. “And I say — you g###### right we Rock N Roll. Rock N Roll is not an instrument. It’s not even a style of music. It’s a spirit that’s been going on since the blues, jazz, bebop, soul, rock ‘n’ roll, R&B, heavy metal, punk rock, and yes, hip-hop. Rock N Roll is not conforming to the people who came before you, but creating your own path in music and life. That is Rock N Roll and that is us.” Following Ren’s comments, Simmons went to Twitter to respond to the comments: This isn’t the first time Gene Simmons hated on Hip Hop. In 2014, Chuck D had to call him out for his comments on Run DMC and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that year as well. Gene Simmons can hate all he wants, but when Hip Hop is considered one of the most listened to genre’s on a brand new platform, it only shows that the genre isn’t going anywhere.
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