A Tribe Called Quest and Mary J. Blige are among those set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2024.
The legendary rap group and iconic R&B singer will also be joined by Ozzy Osbourne, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Peter Frampton, Foreigner and Kool & The Gang.
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Blige reacted to the news on Instagram, writing: “Beyond Grateful!!!!!! This is incredible!!! God always has the final say!!!! Thank you to my fans all over the world!!!! Tears of Joy!!!!”
Founding Tribe member Jarobi White also wrote: “Wow!!! @qtiptheabstract @alishaheed we did it!!!! Phifey we got you in the hall of fame!!!! Wish you were here. Well I know you’re watching so….. Fuck yeah!!! lol To all of the questers, from the bottom of our hearts thank you!!!! #jedibusuness.”
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The esteemed names will be officially inducted later this year, with the ceremony airing live on ABC and being available to stream on Hulu the following day.
Among those to be nominated for induction this year but did not make the final cut were Mariah Carey, Sade and Eric B & Rakim.
Tribe have previously been nominated twice for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — in 2022 and 2023 — and have now gotten in on their third attempt.
They are just the sixth rap group to be inducted into the Hall of Fame after Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and N.W.A.
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After the group missed out last year, Consequence — a longtime Tribe affiliate — slammed the organizers on social media, saying: “What we not gon’ do is keep subjugating that name, A Tribe Called Quest, to a white popularity contest, and having them in there as the token n-ggas pick. We gon’ stop that.”
He added: “On a political side, what I ain’t really feeling is that now, we gotta explain 0 for 2. The merit of the music, you can’t put a record on that. You can’t put an 0 for 2 on A Tribe Called Quest and what they did for Black music. You can’t do that. I can’t allow you to do that.”
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Mary J. Blige was also nominated in 2021 but failed to get in.
Last year, Missy Elliott was among those inducted into the Hall of Fame</>, becoming the first female rapper to earn the nod.
She dedicated her acceptance speech to praising the female Hip Hop pioneers that came before her.
“We all love music in some form, and all of those people who have already been up on the stage,” she said. “I was just listening to other people’s stories and being like, wow, they’ve been around all of these years… And that’s why I’m still in shock, because they have so many years on me.”
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She continued: “I have to say Pepa who is here from Salt-N-Pepa. Her and Queen Latifah, [MC] Lyte, Roxanne Shante, so many. Monie [Love], all those ones before me gave me their shoulders to stand on. So I just wanna take the time.
“My people say, ‘Hey, go up there, and people wanna hear from you, how you feel.’ But these are the people who inspired me. And if it wasn’t for them and their music, I probably wouldn’t be standing here.”
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Other rappers to have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame include JAY-Z, Eminem, The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac.
