The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced next year's inductees: Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, N.W.A and Steve Miller will all join the class of 2016. They will be inducted April 8th during a ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, with tickets on sale to the public in February. HBO will broadcast the show in the spring.

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Chicago and Deep Purple are just NOW getting inducted?

What da?! Clown act N.W.A. gets inducted, but not Chic, The Smiths or Janet?

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HOW IN THE BLOODY FUCKING HELL DID NWA GET IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL FAME BEFORE JANET JACKSON????????????

THIS IS SOME STRAIGHT UP BULLSHIT!!!!!! They had to have paid off the judges because the fans damn sure did NOT want that!!!

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Identity said:

What da?! Clown act N.W.A. gets inducted, but not Chic, The Smiths or Janet?

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IKR?! Wow. N.W.A. huh? Do they have some secret quota or something where they have to include a Hip Hop act now? I wonder if N.W.A. would've gotten in if "Straight Outta Compton" wasn't a big box office hit.

Yeah, I think it's because they want to have more hiphop acts there.

Bands like The Smiths and The Cure are snubbed probably because they're British and there are so many American acts they want to let in first.

novabrkr said:

Yeah, I think it's because they want to have more hiphop acts there.

Bands like The Smiths and The Cure are snubbed probably because they're British and there are so many American acts they want to let in first.

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What about Chic? They're an American band.

You know how a considerable percentage of people that primarily listen to rock feel about disco.

They'll probably let them in gradually, one act every few years.

NWA before Chaka Khan? That's fucked up!

novabrkr said:

You know how a considerable percentage of people that primarily listen to rock feel about disco.

They'll probably let them in gradually, one act every few years.

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Agreed but if you're going to let some of them in gradually, I would think Chic would be one of the first considering their success and influence.

kitbradley said:

NWA before Chaka Khan? That's fucked up!

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Agreed. That's

kitbradley said:

NWA before Chaka Khan? That's fucked up!

CO-SIGN!!! Even though I like NWA, Chaka is one of the all-time greats.

Chaka and Chic still not in

I still think NWA deserves to be inducted. NWA has been highly influential and they even incorporated some Rock elements as well but I don't think they should have gotten in over Chaka and Chic but yall know how the RHOF do and most white organizations.The one black at a time rule. I just thought Janet would be inducted because of her successful year.

novabrkr said:

You know how a considerable percentage of people that primarily listen to rock feel about disco.

They'll probably let them in gradually, one act every few years.

Who decided "rockers" are the king makers on who does and doesn't get into the Hall? I'm waiting for the artist or band who gives the R&R Hall the, . It's all subjective, an artist or bands discography in my humble opinion gives credence to a career.

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TD3 said:

novabrkr said:

You know how a considerable percentage of people that primarily listen to rock feel about disco.

They'll probably let them in gradually, one act every few years.

Who decided "rockers" are the king makers on who does and doesn't get into the Hall? I'm waiting for the artist or band how gives the R&R Hall the, . It's all subjective, an artist or bands discography in my humble opinion give credence to a career.

I agree! I think these artists should stop giving RHOF so much clout when its really all subjective. The fact that Green Day is in the hall but Chaka, Chic, Spinners and Janet is not even in it is a joke

HardcoreJollies said:

Also, there should be a rejection limit. If an artist has been rejected 3x than they should either:

1. Automatically get in if they are nominated for a fourth time.

OR

2. Simply not be eligible for a nomination anymore after an x amount of years.

There is no point to constantly nominate an act every year and not induct them. Chic has been rejected 10 times and that is absolutely ridiculous. If they are going to induct them than they need to do it next year, otherwise they need to stop nominating them. Its pretty disrespectful and a waste of time if they are going to nominate just to reject them again and again and again.

TD3 said:

Who decided "rockers" are the king makers on who does and doesn't get into the Hall?

Well, Rolling Stone is primarily a rock magazine, or at least it started out that way. Maybe not the modern era so much. If Right On! magazine started a museum, rock acts would be less likely to be inducted. But the Jackson 5 & New Edition would definitely get in and Donny Osmond in a Tiger Beat museum.

Once again YES got screwed. NWA...seriously? Before countless other more deserving bands/artists? I really loathe Jann WIENER and his cronies. The Hall is a joke.

pzlyprk said:

Once again YES got screwed. NWA...seriously? Before countless other more deserving bands/artists? I really loathe Jann WIENER and his cronies. The Hall is a joke.

When they had inducted Green Day over WAR I stopped taking it seriously, that was it for me.

pzlyprk said:

Once again YES got screwed.

RS has never really been that friendly to prog, metal, or southern rock. Their thing is more blues influenced rock like Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, & Stevie Ray Vaughan. I'm surprised Genesis got in, but I think it was primarily the 1980s lineup that got them in, and the "classic" 1970s lineup was put in by default as that version was never really popular in the US. RS did not dig The Eagles that much either, but I guess Wenner changed his view when they reunited in the 1990s.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

HOW IN THE BLOODY FUCKING HELL DID NWA GET IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL FAME BEFORE JANET JACKSON????????????

Cultural impact?

NWA should not be the ones u r looking at.....

getxxxx said:

next year's inductees: Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, N.W.A and Steve Miller

Yeah, that is completely unappealing (to me)

I was just reading that they've still not inducted The Monkeys, Kate Bush, Journey, Kraftwerk.. Devo, or the Doobie Brothers.. BUT some how.. in some strange manner, GREEN DAY of all bands made it in there all ready..

lezama said:

I was just reading that they've still not inducted The Monkees, Kate Bush, Journey, Kraftwerk.. Devo, or the Doobie Brothers.. BUT some how.. in some strange manner, GREEN DAY of all bands made it in there all ready..

That'll never happen with Jann Wenner in charge. He probably still thinks they're a fake band on a TV show, like inducting The Archies. I think the old vaudeville showbiz image Davy Jones had does not help to win points with Wenner either. But Axl Rose copied one of his dance moves and Guns n Roses are inducted. With the Doobies, I don't think they're that fond of Michael McDonald or light rock in general. Their earlier music was part southern rock, which isn't really in the Hall either. Steely Dan is probably the quota act for light rock. Journey was arena rock, another no no. They have as much chance of getting in as Duran Duran.

thedoorkeeper said:

The Monkees were a manufactured boy band - doubt they will ever get inducted. I would be surprised if any boy band gets inducted.

A so-called "boy band" is a singing group. The Monkees were not just singers. Mike Nesmith was one of the originators of country rock and was indirectly responsible for MTV existing.

Actually, I'm surprised Steve Miller got in, not to say that he isn't deserving.

NWA -- for better and for worse -- are worthy of the RRHOF.

No female acts this time around? That is surprising. Chic and Janet remain the most signficant snubs for me.