The Notorious B.I.G.

The 2020 class will instead be honored with a televised special airing on HBO.

Including old favorites like Redman and lesser-known names such as Joyner Lucas and Crooked I.

He was credited for discovering artists like Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Teddy Reilly, and more.

HBO is broadcasting the ceremony live for the first time.

This year’s class includes Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Whitney Houston, and The Notorious B.I.G., among others.

The Notorious B.I.G., T. Rex, and The Doobie Brothers also make up this year’s class.

These beats and rhymes would give Freddy Krueger nightmares.

Depeche Mode, Motörhead, and Whitney Houston are among this year’s other finalists.

Or, 21 distinct ways of coping with, embracing, and analyzing the past.

It’s been refurbished with new floors, appliances, and countertops.

He’ll never cancel on you, or make you wait 45 minutes, or shame you for eating ham.

Things have gotten ugly in hip-hop long before Pusha-T and Drake.