THIS DAY IN HIP-HOP...BEASTIE BOYS - HALL OF FAME

​On this day in Hip-Hop history, the Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

On this day in 2012, the Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.  LL Cool J and Chuck D introduced the group.  Mike D and King Ad-Rock accepted the honor.  Fellow group member MCA was admitted into a New York hospital the same day after battling cancer of the lymph nodes.  The group did not perform but a supergroup made up of Black Thought and Questlove of the Roots, Kid Rock, and Travie McCoy performed a medley of Beastie classics.

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Also on this day...

2010 - Wiz Khalifa released the mixtape Kush & Orange Juice.

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This day in Birthdays...

Da Brat (1974) - American rapper and actress from Chicago, Illinois.  First female solo rap act to be certified platinum.

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