The Detroit rapper made the ballot Wednesday in his first year of eligibility — which means the odds are in his favor he’ll get inducted this year.
Of the 17 artists named Wednesday as nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2022 class, just one was on the ballot in his first year of eligibility: Eminem. If history is a guide, that bodes well for the Detroit rapper as voting gets underway ahead of the inductees announcement in May. The final list will be selected by 1,000-plus artists, historians and other music professionals, with a public vote incorporated as well. Artists become eligible for the rock hall 25 years after the release of their first commercial recording. In Eminem’s case, that’s the album „Infinite,“ released by Detroit’s WEB Entertainment in late 1996. More: Hear an exclusive preview of rare, remixed Eminem track from ‚Infinite‘ More: Eminem, MC5 nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: How fans can cast vote In the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame annals, a select few artists make the nomination list in their first year of eligibility — and they typically triumph as inductees that same year.
