In the house at Webster Hall on Thursday: Q-Tip, Prince Paul, Queen Latifah, Black Thought, Chuck D, Monie Love, Common, Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, D-Nice, Pharoahe Monch, and more.
“I know this induction is supposed to be me talking about myself and shit man, but fuck that. I would not be here without them“ - Eminem after thanking dozens and dozens in his Rock Hall speech
Stephanie Mills, Anthony Hamilton, Melba Moore, Estelle, and The Originals will also join D-Nice for an in-person, outdoor edition of his lockdown-era Club Quarantine parties as part of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival.
“We were Black before the election and we will be Black after the election,“ Salaam says of his powerful new album, which features a ”Strange Fruit” cover by the late Betty Wright, and themes of racial injustice and Black excellence over a backdrop of rap, soul, gospel, reggae, and more...