Jay-Z and LL Cool J were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday (October 30th).
At the event, which was held at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Jay received recorded tributes from Beyoncé and their daughter Blue Ivy, former President Barack Obama, Diddy, LeBron James, Chris Martin, Ed Sheeran, Jamie Foxx, Usher and Pharrell.
Dave Chappelle also honored Jay-Z.
Dave told Jay, “You embody Black excellence, how great we can be. When Barack Obama was running for president, I sat in an arena in Columbus, and watched you influence the crowd and make sure we’re unified and vote as a body. I understand who you are. And I understand what you do and I am very grateful for your contribution to this art. And I am honored to be the n***a that gets to say, ‘My n***a, welcome to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.'”
Jay also thank his Roc-A-Fella Records partners, Dame Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke. On Dame, Jay-Z said, “Shout out to Dame, I know we don’t see eye to eye, but I can never erase your accomplishments.”
As for LL, he was honored by Dr. Dre. Dre said, “He’s hit that unique space that crosses and bridges generations—the rare artist beloved by you, your mama and all of your kids all at once. How ’bout that? How many artists in the rap game are relevant after 30 years?”
Jay-Z was inducted in his first year of eligibly and LL was inducted after being rejected by Hall of Fame voters six times.
