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Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Radiohead, Chaka Khan. 2019’s list of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees is stacked with excellence, but if it were up to us, there definitely would’ve been some other names on the roster.
Before you say it, yes—we’re aware there are already a bunch of these lists floating around. We’re also aware that there were multiple acts not acknowledged by said lists this year who should definitely make the cut for 2020. So here are all the acts that really should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, according to us, because we’re feeling a way.
Before we forget: voting for 2019 is open until Dec. 9, and winners will be announced during a ceremony at Brooklyn’s Barclay Center on March 29, 2019.
A Tribe Called Quest
Eligible Since:
2015
Indisputable Classic:
Midnight Marauders
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Eligible Since:
2018
Indisputable Classic:
Creepig on Ah Come Up
De La Soul
Eligible Since:
2013
Indisputable Classic:
Stakes Is High
Dr. Dre (As a Solo Act)
Eligible Since:
2017
Indisputable Classic:
The Chronic
Eric B. & Rakim
Eligible Since:
2011
Indisputable Classic:
Paid in Full
Mariah Carey
Eligible Since:
2015
Indisputable Classic:
Butterfly
Heard Around the Office:
“[If nothing else], Mariah should be nominated for doing the least on stage.” – Beanz, Photographer/HipHopWired Tech Writer
Outkast
Will Be Eligible In:
2019
Indisputable Classic:
Aquemini
Snoop Dogg
Eligible Since:
2018
Indisputable Classic:
Doggystyle
Usher
Eligible Since:
2018
Indisputable Classic:
Confessions
Wu-Tang Clan
Eligible Since:
2018
Indisputable Classic:
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
