But it's Rap, Hip Hop.
Not Rock and Roll
Now go ahead and attack me for being old.
I think the people at the Hall would tell you that they induct people who have
influenced rock and roll. It's hard to argue that Hip Hop hasn't had a profound and lasting influence on R&R.
That said, I actually agree with you. In the current regime, they seem to be averaging an artist every two years or so. It almost feels like a quota system and it hardly gives the genre the respect it has earned.
The Hall's inaugural class was in '83, or 35 years after Big Mama Thornton moved to Houston and started experimenting with new styles of music. Cool Here was an established party DJ in '73. Maybe it's not complete coincidence that Grandmaster Flash was inducted in '07 or just about 35 years after Hip Hop's birth. Coincidence? Anyways, we are almost 50 years into Hip Hop's history and 15 years past the first induction. Imagine if the Hall had under a dozen artists in 1998.
So I think Hip Hop needs its own Hall or ceremony or whatever just so there's enough room to give legends like Rakim or KRS-1 to get recognized for their lasting and massive contributions to music and culture.