Jay-Z was also inducted in person by Chappelle, who in recent weeks has been mired in controversy after performing transphobic material in a new Netflix special. 'I'm pretty sure I'm still the only President to listen to Jay Z's music in the Oval Office,' he said at the time. The former president previously honored Jay-Z in 2017, when he became the first ever rapper to enter the Songwriters Hall of Fame. It was not the first time Obama has paid tribute to the rapper. as an official Rock and Roll Hall of Famer,' he continued.

'So let me be one of the first to welcome Hov, the kid from Marcy Houses. 'Today Jay-Z is one of the most renowned artists in history and an embodiment of the American dream, a dream he has helped make real for other young people like him.' 'I've turned to Jay-Z's words at different points in my life, whether I was brushing dirt off my shoulder on the campaign trail, or sampling his lyrics on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the 50th anniversary of the Selma march to Montgomery,' Obama said, according to footage of the speech posted to social media. Obama's remarks came in a separate recording, in which he spoke about what Jay-Z's music has meant to him at pivotal points in his life and presidency. The legacy of the 23-time Grammy winner was celebrated in an introduction video that included remarks from Rihanna, DJ Khaled and Samuel L. The induction makes Jay-Z one of the few solo rappers to ever be included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, alongside artists like the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur and fellow 2021 inductee LL Cool J. Rapper Jay-Z was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, in a star-studded ceremony that featured tributes by former President Barack Obama and comedian Dave Chappelle.

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