ATLANTA — Rasheeda Frost's relationship with hip-hop started in 1981.
Rasheeda Frost gives an interview about the 50th anniversary of hip-hop June 29 in Atlanta.
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Here are the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Missy Elliott
In this July 7, 2018 file photo, Missy Elliott performs at the 2018 Essence Festival in New Orleans.
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson performs at the Producers & Engineers Wing 12th Annual Grammy Week Celebration at the Village Studio in Los Angeles on Feb. 6, 2019.
Kate Bush
Leading British female pop singer Kate Bush, in London, England, April 6, 1980.
Iron Maiden
Steve Harris, left, and Janick Gers of Iron Maiden perform at the Riverbend Music Center on Thursday, August 15, 2019, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper arrives at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018.
Soundgarden
In this May 19, 2013 file photo, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden performs at Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio. Soundgarden are among the 14 acts nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2023 class. Cornell died in 2017.
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow performs on stage during the 44th Annual Gracie Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
George Michael
In this Sept. 9, 2012 file photo, British singer George Michael sings in concert to raise money for AIDS charity Sidaction, in Paris, France.
Rage Against the Machine
Vocalist Zack de la Rocha and guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine perform at the Hollywood Palladium on July 23, 2010 in Hollywood, California.
The Spinners
The Spinners arrive at the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday, June 27, 2010, in Las Vegas.
A Tribe Called Quest
In this Nov. 12, 2015 file photo, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, from left, Jarobi White, and Malik Isaac Taylor aka Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest pose for a portrait at Sirius XM studios in New York.
White Stripes
Jack White of the White Stripes performs during a concert Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Warren Zevon
Singer-songwirter Warren Zevon at the synthesizer in his West Hollywood, California, apartment on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1989.
Joy Division/New Order
From left, Phil Cunningham, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Tom Chapman and Bernard Sumner of New Order pose for photographers upon arrival at the Q Awards ceremony in London, Monday, Oct. 19, 2015.

