Jay-Z’s Rock Hall Induction Featured Obama, Chappelle, Beyoncé, and More
Written by SOURCE on October 31, 2021
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Jay-Z was welcomed to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday night, and his portion of the ceremony featured touching induction speeches by Dave Chappelle and President Barack Obama, plus an introductory montage of a beyond-stacked bench of artists, actors, and highly notable fans running through his lyrics.
The roll call of people reciting classic Hov bars included Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, Rihanna, LeBron James, Pharrell, Diddy, Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Halle Berry, David Letterman, Rick Ross, Questlove, Regina King, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Legend, Common, H.E.R., Jamie Foxx, DJ Khaled, Lena Waithe, Aziz Ansari, Trevor Noah, Usher, Ed Sheeran, Tyler Perry, and Chris Martin.
Take a look at clips of the montage, Chappelle and President Obama’s remarks, and Jay-Z’s own Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction acceptance speech below.
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