The late rap and cultural icon Tupac Shakur, has been selected as one of the 2017 inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. This award recognises how Tupac’s message of change and mission to give a voice to those who didn’t have one continues to resonate with millions of people to this day.

“I am looking forward to the death of rap” – Gene Simmons

He is the sixth hip-hop artist to be inducted, after Run-D.M.C., Public Enemy, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and N.W.A. Recent comments from Rock Star and old man Gene Simmons, where he looks forward to the death of rap, might backfire as it’s more likely that Gene will die before Hip Hop does. Sorry Gene…