After being delayed for months due to the coronavirus, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame held its annual induction ceremony virtually with prerecorded speeches from presenters and inductees.
This yearâs inductees included Nine Inch Nails, the Notorious B.I.G., Whitney Houston, Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, and T. Rex.
Diddy presented his late friend and collaborator Biggie by saying, âThereâs not a day that goes by that I donât think of himâŠThey say that time heals all wounds, I kind of wait for that day. I also think that time doesnât heal some wounds. Some things you have to live with.â He added, âNobody has come close to the way Biggie sounds, the way he raps, the frequency that he hits.â
Jay-Z said, âB.I.G. was a brilliant song writer. He just made movies almost like Hitchcock. There were these tales that were disturbing, but they all had a purpose.â
Nas said, âHe represented the Black experience. When they tell him, âNo, your hair doesnât work, you canât dress like that, you canât talk like that, you canât be,â he said, âFâ that. Not only am I gonna be, Iâm gonna be the best.’â
Biggieâs children, Tyanna Wallace and CJ Wallace, accepted on his behalf. Tyanna noted that âHis music transcneded the hip-hop industry,â while CJ added, âHe helped revolutionize hip-hop.â