Public Enemy & NWA Nominated For The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

10/04/2012 • According to The NyDailyNews.com

This year’s list of nominees to rock music’s sacred hall is the most hip hop-friendly to date, with pioneers Public Enemy and N.W.A. earning nods in their inaugural year of eligibility.

It’s unlikely Public Enemy or N.W.A. will need so many ballots to get in.

In its 1980s heyday, Public Enemy created one of hip-hop’s most sonically innovative sounds, full of dense samples and assaulting beats that captured the defiant heart of New York. The band, which included Chuck D, Flavor Flav and Professor Griff, also stood among rap's most politically confrontational acts, with seminal videos directed by Spike Lee and a hit album called “Fear of a Black Planet.”

N.W.A. offered a West Coast version, with seminal tracks like "Straight Outta Compton" becoming the soundtrack of disenfranchised Los Angelinos.

This is very dope for hip hop!