Run-DMC Nominated For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame!!!!!!!

The 1980s rap act, along with Metallica and the Stooges are among the
nine nominees for next year"s hall of fame class, the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame Foundation announced Monday.





The other nominees are guitarist Jeff Beck, singer Wanda Jackson,
Little Anthony and the Imperials, War, Bobby Womack, and disco and
R&B group Chic, the only nominee back from last year"s ballot.



The five leading vote-getters will be announced in January and inducted April 4, 2009, in Cleveland.



The ceremony typically has been held in New York but is returning to
Cleveland after more than a decade-long absence. Tickets will be made
available to the public for the first time.



Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five opened the door for rap at the
Rock Hall as the first hip-hop act to be inducted in 2007. Now,
Run-D.M.C., nominated in the first year of its eligibility, has the
chance to follow on the strength of rock and rap blends such as the
1986 cover of Aerosmith"s "Walk This Way" and classics like "It"s
Tricky" and "My Adidas."