Chuck D Schools Gene Simmons on Rock Hall, Says KISS "Don't Have a Lot of Roll"

"Everything else other than rock, when rock 'n' roll splintered in the '60s, is the roll,"

"Soul music, reggae, hip-hop, which is rap music. Hip-hop is a culture, so it embodies sight, sound, story, and style."

"But music, the vocal on top of the music, has already been determined. So that's the roll, that's flow, that's the soul in it. KISS are rock gods, but they don't have a lot of roll to them."

"Ghetto is a Jewish term... How could you be [racist] when rock is Black music? ... One, I admire and respect hip-hop. Two, it is not rock 'n' roll. And three, when are Led Zeppelin and AC/DC going to be inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame?"

Hip-hop qualifies for recognition in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame because the 'roll' element covers musical forms that splintered from rock, including soul, reggae, and hip-hop. Hip-hop functions as a culture that embodies sight, sound, story, and style, with vocal flow and soul layered atop the music. Some public commentary questioned hip-hop's inclusion and used the term "ghetto" with disputed etymology, prompting rebuttals that highlighted genre breadth and cultural contribution. Praise for classic rock acts remains compatible with asserting that those acts may not embody the same "roll" qualities as hip-hop.

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