No, their are better artists in the genre of hip hop, and all of them deserve R&R Hall of Fame recognition over 2Pac. Shakur was an extremely overrated artist. Great songs, but mediocre albums.

Posted by Isacc on Saturday, 03/30/2013 @ 01:35am

And whoever said Rock Is Dead is a moron. Like hip hop, it's always evolving.

Posted by Isacc on Saturday, 03/30/2013 @ 01:37am

No, their are better artists in the genre of hip hop, and all of them deserve R&R Hall of Fame recognition over 2Pac.




Isacc this maybe one one on the stupidest comment on this board


tupac is one the biggest selling and most influential hip hop artist of all time and it would be crazy to completely ignore him just because you think he is overrated

Posted by roxas11 on Saturday, 04/13/2013 @ 01:19am

no, last i recalled this was the THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, if it was a hall of fame for all music then yes i would have tupac but not in this genre

Posted by wheresware on Sunday, 05/26/2013 @ 20:58pm

last i recalled this was the THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, if it was a hall of fame for all music then yes i would have tupac but not in this genre


run dmc
madonna
marvin gaye
pubic enemy
bob marley
the beastie boys
michael jackson
ABBA

you cant look at these names and tell me with a straight face that this is not the music hall of fame.

The rock in roll hall of fame already has inducted
rap artist
pop artist
reggae artist
jazz artist
county artist

tupac getting in is a done deal

Posted by batman on Friday, 06/7/2013 @ 12:43pm

Batman, shouldn't you be defending Gotham?

Posted by GFW on Friday, 06/7/2013 @ 15:06pm

List of Hip-Hop Acts that deserve induction

*Means definetly soon or soon when eligble
^Means Eventual
•Means already inducted

•Public Enemy
•Run-D.M.C.
•Beastie Boys
•Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5
*N.W.A.
*LL Cool J
*Afrika Bambaataa
*Eric B. & Rakim
*De La Soul
*A Tribe Called Quest
*2Pac
*Notorious B.I.G.
*Dr. Dre (Probably as a producer)
*Eminem
*OutKast
*Jay-Z
*Kanye West
^Nas
^Ice-T
*Wu-Tang Clan
^Lauryn Hill (or the Fugees)
^Missy Elliot
^Kool Herc
^KRS-One
^Puff Daddy (as a producer)
*Russel Simmons (non-performer)
*Rick Rubin (as a producer)

One can't deny their affect on rock and roll thus far.

Posted by TooLate on Sunday, 03/30/2014 @ 23:57pm

Wow,to all the "civilians" on here that keeps saying this is the "Rock And Roll" Hall of Fame, have you ever been, I have. If you did you wouldn't gloat about your dispute. It's really the music hall of fame, why its named it after one broad and open genre I don't know, but what I do know is that all great artist and I do mean artist(someone talented in multiple arts) deserves an induction. I say that to say this Tupac Amaru Shakur deserves it. P.S my musical taste is broad, even though I was raised on Jazz, R&B, and Hip-Hop. Took me to join the military and travel the world to experience real music as in all music not one genre. If music consisted of one specific sounding genre it wouldn't last a few decades because as lifeforms we evolve or we die. FACTS, don't believe me next time your on pandora, look at the musical influences on your favorite artists. They inspire each other.

Posted by NMCB1Vet88 on Thursday, 04/24/2014 @ 03:13am

If the hall wants to induct hip hop acts, then they are gonna have to put Tupac in. He actually was one of the first rappers to tell personal stories through his lyrics. And even if you are trying to defend Rock And Roll, you are eventually going to fail. 4 rap acts have been inducted already. The Hall cannot remove acts from the hall of fame. And there are rappers who deserve to get in, Tupac being one of them. So there is no way that you can stop Tupac from getting in.

Posted by Karl Singleton on Thursday, 05/29/2014 @ 16:02pm

If he doesn't get in first-ballot, he will instantly become the #1 snub. Dude's the biggest rapper of all time, and the hall has inducted 5 rap acts so far (twice on their first year).

Posted by dank on Thursday, 12/24/2015 @ 09:56am

Yes he should be inducted into the hall of fame. Even though his life was cut short, headed such a big impact in music during his short time. Even though he is deceased his music continues to sell and is still very influential. He has fans of all ages. My nephew was not born when tupac came out, he is 14 and loves his music. Someone made a comment on his behavior, no his behavior want always the best but he is not being judged on his behavior now is he? If that was the case there would b a lot of people not being inducted into the hall of fame. Someone else made the comment about him not being inducted because this is the rock and roll hall of fame and not rap. Every artist isn't a rock and roll artist. If they only included Rick bands that wouldn't be fair to the other types of music that are out there. I'm glad the rock and roll hall of fame isn't as closed minded as a lot of people's comments. I'm a person who loves all types of music.

Posted by aisha ray on Saturday, 01/16/2016 @ 23:31pm

Yes he should be inducted into the hall of fame. Even though his life was cut short, headed such a big impact in music during his short time. Even though he is deceased his music continues to sell and is still very influential. He has fans of all ages. My nephew was not born when tupac came out, he is 14 and loves his music. Someone made a comment on his behavior, no his behavior want always the best but he is not being judged on his behavior now is he? If that was the case there would b a lot of people not being inducted into the hall of fame. Someone else made the comment about him not being inducted because this is the rock and roll hall of fame and not rap. Every artist isn't a rock and roll artist. If they only included Rick bands that wouldn't be fair to the other types of music that are out there. I'm glad the rock and roll hall of fame isn't as closed minded as a lot of people's comments. I'm a person who loves all types of music.

Posted by aisha ray on Saturday, 01/16/2016 @ 23:31pm

Yes he should be inducted into the hall of fame. Even though his life was cut short, headed such a big impact in music during his short time. Even though he is deceased his music continues to sell and is still very influential. He has fans of all ages. My nephew was not born when tupac came out, he is 14 and loves his music. Someone made a comment on his behavior, no his behavior want always the best but he is not being judged on his behavior now is he? If that was the case there would b a lot of people not being inducted into the hall of fame. Someone else made the comment about him not being inducted because this is the rock and roll hall of fame and not rap. Every artist isn't a rock and roll artist. If they only included Rick bands that wouldn't be fair to the other types of music that are out there. I'm glad the rock and roll hall of fame isn't as closed minded as a lot of people's comments. I'm a person who loves all types of music.

Posted by aisha ray on Saturday, 01/16/2016 @ 23:32pm

2Pac....gone 20 years ago today

Posted by Jason Voigt on Tuesday, 09/13/2016 @ 21:05pm

Any chance he will be passed over ala NWA?

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 10/19/2016 @ 05:30am

if it wasn't for "brendas got a baby" I may have never listened to rap. That song was so real it made me believe tupac lived in my neiborhood. Before that I listened to boyz2men Gunsnroses will Smith. Rock n roll is defined by instruments it's defined by pushing back at authority with what ever artistic musical expresion you have raging inside of you. Tupac is in whether you like it or not.

Posted by Jroller on Monday, 12/19/2016 @ 12:44pm

How does he get in before Kurtis Blow and LL Cool J ??? There is a lot of politics behind it !!! Congrats anyway.

Posted by Joe-Skee on Wednesday, 12/21/2016 @ 16:11pm

While it doesn't surprise me that Snoop Doggy Dogg will be inducting his old bud, 2Pac, it actually kind of disappoints me too. I wonder why the Rock Hall doesn't get younger people to induct their heroes? cough cough Kendrick Lamar

Posted by Jason Voigt on Monday, 03/27/2017 @ 12:16pm

????

Kendrick Lamar inducted NWA last year...

Posted by dmg on Monday, 03/27/2017 @ 20:25pm

My bad! I didn't watch the ceremony or keep track last year, or catch it on Youtube like everyone else...

Posted by Jason Voigt on Monday, 03/27/2017 @ 22:22pm

How does a Rapper (Tupac) get into the Rock-n-Roll hall of fame before Bad Company,Bon Jovi,The Cars,Def Leppard,The Doobie Brothers,The Guess Who,Iron Maiden,Jethro Tull,Jim Croce,The Monkees,The Moody Blues,Mötley Crüe,Ozzy Osbourne,Pantera,Pat Benatar,The Spinners, Steppenwolf, Thin Lizzy,Three Dog Night,Tommy James & the Shondells and there so many other ROCK-N-ROLL's that have done more for ROCK than a RAPPER

Posted by kevin dugan on Tuesday, 04/11/2017 @ 09:47am

Lemme guess- you're OLD (at least late 40's), white, and probably got a stiffy when Der Fuehrer Trump dropped all those bombs without ANY authorization from Congress! BTW, half those acts you mentioned are sup-par musically and deserve to be in any HoF (BTW, it's just a friggin museum most of us will never attend we're talking about, so WHO CARES who's in or not at this point???) as much as The Archies, 1910 Fruitgum Company, and Milli Vanilli do...

Posted by Boomers are the Worst on Tuesday, 04/11/2017 @ 10:40am

Rock n Roll hall of fame should be relabeled Music Hall of Fame with inductee's like 2Pac in it.

Posted by Ben k on Monday, 05/8/2017 @ 12:10pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYFZFIZ5SBM

Snoop Dogg Inducts Tupac Shakur into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - 2017

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 06/25/2017 @ 10:07am

He was inducted as Tupac Shakur, not 2Pac.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 10/28/2018 @ 07:32am

Happy Birthday 2Pac!

One of the most defining artists of the 90s and a real player in the West Coast rap scene.

He would have been 51 today.

Posted by Plebeian on Thursday, 06/16/2022 @ 11:35am