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Gene Simmons Hits Back At N.W.A. Over Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Speech
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 11 April 2016
Simmons had previously said he was looking forward to the death of rap.
Kiss member Gene Simmons has responded to N.W.A., after he was called out by the rap group during their induction speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The beef between the bassist and the Compton group all started last month when Simmons told Rolling Stone magazine he was ‘looking forward to the death of rap.’
"I am looking forward to the death of rap,” Simmons said. “I’m looking forward to music coming back to lyrics and melody, instead of just talking. A song, as far as I'm concerned, is by definition lyric and melody … or just melody.”
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N.W.A Are Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Use Speech To Call Out Gene Simmons
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 09 April 2016
The Kiss bassist had said he was “looking forward to the death of rap.”
The remaining members of group N.W.A. became the newest additions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday night, after being inducted by rapper Kendrick Lamar. The group used their speech to thank their fans and pay tribute to the late Eazy-E, but they also took the opportunity to call out Gene Simmons for his recent comments on rap music.
Last month the Kiss bassist had told Rolling Stone: "I am looking forward to the death of rap. I’m looking forward to music coming back to lyrics and melody, instead of just talking. A song, as far as I'm concerned, is by definition lyric and melody … or just melody.”
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