By The Hip Hop Writer
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
Perhaps one of the biggest honors ceremony in all of entertainment is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At one point, hip hop consistently was excluded from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but this is no longer the case. Several hip hop figures have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including Run-DMC and LL Cool J.
Headed into the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, it has the makings to be the best yet. Representing hip hop and urban music includes Public Enemy. Special features include breakout star, Jennifer Hudson, and there will be a buildup headed into the Induction Ceremony.
On May 18, HBO will broadcast the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and everything surrounding it. The Performer Category Inductees this year are Heart, Albert King, Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Rush and Donna Summer. The Ahmet Ertegun Non-Performer Category Inductees are Lou Adler and Quincy Jones.
See the airdates below:
HBO Signature will present a 24-hour marathon of the HBO special beginning at midnight the same day the special debuts on HBO, and concluding May 19 at midnight.
Other HBO playdates: May 24 (5:00 p.m., 12:15 a.m.), 26 (4:10 p.m.), 28 (9:45 p.m., 4:05 a.m.) and 31 (12:30 p.m.), and June 1 (1:00 p.m.), 3 (1:45 p.m.) and 5 (2:20 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: May 20 (9:30 a.m., 10:00 p.m.), 22 (12:10 a.m.) and 30 (10:55 a.m., 10:00 p.m.), and June 9 (7:30 a.m.) and 18 (5:30 p.m.)
Watch the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony trailer below:
Watch clips from the 2013 Rock of Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony below:
