{"id":620859,"date":"2026-09-10T23:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T23:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/620859\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T23:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T23:40:29","slug":"the-roots-accept-2026-billboard-hip-hop-hall-of-fame-induction-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/620859\/","title":{"rendered":"The Roots Accept 2026 Billboard Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Induction: Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Roots<\/a> were inducted into Billboard\u2019s Hip-Hop Hall of Fame on Wednesday (Sept. 9).<\/p>\n

\n\tAs part of the 2026 R&B\/Hip-Hop Power Players ceremony, Black Thought and Questlove were on hand at New York City\u2019s Ludlow House to accept the prestigious honor, celebrating their journey<\/a> as one of the greatest rap groups of all time.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor the bandmates, who have been friends for more than four decades, the moment felt full circle. Black Thought reflected on how a young Questlove once had old Billboard music reviews gracing his bedroom walls.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThat\u2019s the beautiful contradiction of American culture: It can take something born on the margins, put it on a billboard and then make everyone admit that, yes, this was the center of the story all along,\u201d he said. \u201cSo we accept this honor on behalf of every musician who ever taped a poster up on the wall and every musician who ever kept playing when no one else was listening.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFor Questlove, the honor brought him back to the group\u2019s humble beginnings in Philadelphia and a decision between two high-school best friends that ultimately changed their lives.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFor me, this moment is seminal because this is really just the story of two high-school best friends in Philadelphia going on a whim,\u201d said Questlove. \u201cBoth of us were going to go to different colleges and see where life took us. Then, just one Saturday, we made a decision to start busking on the street corner and see what happens. Forty years later, this is what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch The Roots\u2019 full Hall of Fame acceptance speech below.<\/p>\n

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