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NEW YORK - Run-DMC once hailed themselves as the Kings of Rock, so it's fitting that the pioneering rappers have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Run-DMC joins the heavy metal band Metallica, guitarist and former Yardbirds member Jeff Beck; soul singer and guitarist Bobby Womack and doo-wop group Little Anthony and the Imperials as this year's inductee class at the Cleveland ...

In a move that should surprise no one, Run D.M.C. and Metallica have made the final nominations for the RNR HOF. In what I view as a complete shock...Stevie Ray Vaughn did not. I'm really at a loss for words as to how he didn't make it in. He's a highly influential blues artist...and most importantly, he died pre-maturely which usually secures a spot on the ballot when they eventually become eligible. My other surprise is that the Beastie Boys (who made the nominee list last year) are not on it