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Originally Posted by Diane
Sam - you do know they inducted Grandmaster Flash last year, don't you. I think the early rappers should be honored, just not there - Sugar Hill Gang & Schoolly D should be recognized too - first rap song and first "gansta" rapper.
Either they change it to the "Music Hall of Fame" or add divisions for Pop, R&B, Rap, Hip Hop, Disco etc.
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Now, I'm truly impressed! What do you know about Schooly D? That's some crazy music there! I used to enjoy that music - back in my formative years...
I think Madonna belongs not only because her body of work is impressive, but because she made herself one of the most successful women in music; her marketing, and really reinventing herself and her style over and over. I didn't consider her early music really quality, but it was very poppy. Then she became a better singer/songwriter/musician altogether. The Erotica era to the current dancy stuff (I don't care much for her current music, but respect it's appeal and her ability to cross musical lines) makes her a viable candidate for the Hall of Fame.
I don't think it's fair to compare the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to the Baseball Hall of Fame - they're really two different types of things. Baseball is so very specific; players, managers, writers, owners and officials. There is so little definition of rock and roll that the hall would be miniscule if it were only limited to "rock" musicians - or let me not say small, but you would end up allowing marginal acts eventually - where would you put people like Madonna and Donna Summer, whose music is more pop and disco respectively than rock...