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It was another historic evening for hip-hop as OutKast was among the 2025 class of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Salt-N-Pepa was also among the acts who were honored the Musical Influence award.
On Saturday (Nov. 8), OutKast members Big Boi and Andre 3000 took to the stage at the Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater during their acceptance, which was presented by Donald Glover. Big Boi kicked off the speech thanking his partner-in-rhyme, “I wanna say, especially, to my brother right here—thank you for making me be the best I can be, and going toe to toe on the records. Iron-sharpen-iron just to be the best.” Andre 3000 added, “Great things start in little rooms. We started in a little room,” said Andre 3000, while reminiscing on the early days with his Dungeon Family, who was also on stage.
Although, the Atlanta duo did performing together, other acts joined Big Boi for an epic tribute featuring JID “ATLiens” Doja Cat (“Sorry Miss Jackson”), Tyler, The Creator (“Bombs Over Baghdad”), Janelle Monáe (“Hey Ya”), Sleepy Brown (“The Way You Move”), and Killer Mike (“The Whole World”).
Missy Elliott presented Salt-N-Pepa and their DJ Spinderella with the HOF’s Musical Influence award. “This is for every woman who picked up a mic when they told her she couldn’t,” said Cheryl “Salt” James during the group’s acceptance speech. The trio also hit the stage for a medley of their hits including “Shoop”, “Let’s Talk About Sex”, “What a Man” alongside En Vogue, and “Push It”.
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