Iconic rapper Tupac Shakur nominated for the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Hip hop icon, Tupac Shakur has been nominated for entry into the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The list, which was released today with 19 nominees, will see the late rapper who was killed in Las Vegas, Nevada in September 1996, battle out Janet Jackson, Pearl Jam, Joan Baez, Depeche Mode, Chaka Khan, Electric Light Orchestra, Jane’s Addiction, J. Geils Band, Journey, The Cars, Yes, The Zombies, The Bad Brains, Steppenwolf, MC5, Kraftwerk, Joe Tex andChic for the Induction.