{"id":296561,"date":"2017-02-23T05:19:47","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T05:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=296561"},"modified":"2017-02-23T05:19:47","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T05:19:47","slug":"jay-z-to-become-first-rapper-inducted-into-songwriters-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=296561","title":{"rendered":"Jay-Z to become first rapper inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jay-Z has several reasons to be happy right now.<\/p>\n

Less than a month after it was announced he and his wife Beyonce are expecting twins – he is to receive a top songwriting honour.<\/p>\n

Jay-Z is to become the first rapper ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in the US.<\/p>\n

A handful of artists who are considered to have “enriched the world’s culture” with their songwriting and music are selected for induction every year.<\/p>\n

Joining the hall of fame is a huge deal – previous inductees include Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson.<\/p>\n

But no rapper has ever made the cut before.<\/p>\n

\"Jay-Z,Jay and Bey recently announced their daughter Blue Ivy will soon be getting twin siblings<\/span><\/figure>\n

Jay-Z will be inducted as part of the hall’s class of 2017 alongside Max Martin, who has written songs for Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande.<\/p>\n

Other inductees this year will include Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The duo have written and produced number one singles for Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Usher, among many others.<\/p>\n

‘Changed the way we listen’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Songwriters are eligible for induction after writing hit tracks for at least 20 years.<\/p>\n

This explains why Jay-Z is being inducted now – as he recently passed the 20th anniversary of his debut album Reasonable Doubt, released in 1996.<\/p>\n

Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers, who was one of last year’s inductees, said Jay-Z had “changed the way we listen to music”.<\/p>\n

Madonna and George Michael were both nominated this year as well but weren’t chosen this time.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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