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Thunder Dome

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Relli Rok Omega release most anticipated mixtape of the west coast to date! Remixing some industry beats and creating a new sound Relli Rok Omega gives you the Thunder dome.

Currently set to release new mixtape “Thunder Dome”, Relli Rok Omega has a major single under his belt “Getting On” produced by Rueben Wood. Relli Rok Omega recently attended Los Angeles Fashion Week promoting his latest work and building buzz for his anticipated releases.

Tracklist

01 - Tell The World
02 - Thunder Dome Ft Other Wize  Jai Sheneen
03 - Ride
04 - Bounce
05 - Dont Like Me
06 - Get This Money ft Jai Sheneen  Tarif
07 - Outro

Chanz

Gifted

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Hailing from Chicago, Chanz’s new mixtape Gifted has the streets talking. Hosted by DJ Kurupt Chanz mixtape Gifted fills the void of lyricism in hip hop today. See for yourself.

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STEPDAD

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Stepdad was created by animated television writers Brian Caban, Michael Martin and writer/creator Floyd Smith.

Stepdad is an animated show about an upper-class suburban family who come to realize life is not as picture-perfect as it seems. Everything falls apart when the mom, Megan Peterson, began cheating on her mayor-elect husband, Scott Peterson. The unfortunate, yet hilarious part is the affair is taking place with a black dude from the hood named Tyrone. This cartoon is a blend of extreme stereotypes, punchy humor, and social satire. It pokes fun at real life issues and current events in a way that is funny, yet relatable to all audiences.

The story takes place after the couples’ divorce when Scott moves in with his next-door neighbor, Pedro. Scott loses his house, his job, and on top of it all, Tyrone is living next door as a Stepdad to his family. The cartoon follows Scott’s new life as an unemployed ex-husband, and Tyrone’s, as an unemployed Stepdad. It also follows the life of Seth, Scott Peterson’s son, and his imaginary friends Cow and Megabot, resulting in hilarious consequences and wacky adventures.

“It has been tremendous fun developing this creation with the rest of my partners and it’s exciting to now have Dough From Da Go joining the Marketing team,” commented Brian Caban, who is also President of the Stepdad brand. “The stories that underscore adventure and fun will be relatable to teens and adults throughout the globe and we're excited to unleash this piece of work.”

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https://www.StepDadCartoon.com

Breakdown of "StepDad" characters:

Tyrone is the Stepdad that represents everything Scott Peterson thinks about the inner-city. Tyrone is a loud, abrasive, weed-smoking felon with no dreams or aspirations. His biggest crime was stealing Scott’s wife, Megan Peterson. At the same time, it was also his biggest accomplishment in order to move out of the inner-city. He brings his ghetto lifestyle and in-your-face attitude to the calm, quiet, and unsuspecting suburbs.

Scott is the recently unemployed and divorced father trying to get his life back in order. After resigning as mayor, catching his wife cheating, and losing his home, he decided to move in with his next-door neighbor, Pedro. Scott’s mild-mannered personality, paired with his new spontaneous lifestyle, make everyday an interesting and entertaining adventure.

Megan is the ex-wife of Scott Peterson, who has always had a fascination with black culture and rap music. Which ultimately led to her affair with Tyrone. She’s a naive, suburban soccer mom from an upper-class family. She ended up sleeping with her new lover for a little excitement after a long, tenuous, boring marriage with her ex-husband, Scott Peterson.

Seth is that anti-social fat kid that everyone has known at some point in their life. He has no friends, a broken family, and is constantly bullied at school. He is not very close to his father or mother, but has hopes that his Stepdad, Tyrone, will help him become cool and more accepted by his peers. After eating some of Tyrone’s “special brownies”, he becomes friends with his newly acquainted and imaginary friends, Cow and Megabot.

Cow is a laid-back smooth-talking cow who only appears when people are high. His only objective in life is evil, and the only person he likes is Tyrone, his stoner buddy. He also has an ongoing beef with an evil robot named Megabot.

Megabot is a super hero from the planet Neutron, who Seth admires, but only comes to life when Seth is high. He is secretly evil and always trying to kill his arch nemesis, Cow, and is also constantly plotting on killing Seth and his entire “family”.

Pedro is Scott Peterson’s Hispanic neighbor who has decided to let Scott move in after his divorce. The only problem is that Pedro is crazy, eccentric, and extremely paranoid. His constant angry tirades and sending Scott on bizarre journeys ultimately result in very humorous and entertaining situations.


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Los Angeles Lakers player Nick Young has gotten a temporary reprieve from his fiancee, Iggy Azalea, but he might want to remove all sharp objects from their crib.

As we previously reported, Swaggy P was unknowingly filmed last month by his teammate D'Angelo Russell while admitting to cheating on Iggy.

In a new interview with Tampa Bay radio station Wild 94.1, Iggy, speaks out about the situation, not giving a damn about the bro code and the repercussions Young will face if he slips up again.

"Whatever bro code is or whatever unspoken code that is I don't really care because I have a actual spoken commitment that you're gonna get married to me. And that involves not doing any of those other things," she says. "Screw guy code. How about what this person said in the video? That's what I care about sitting at home, obviously. I'm not cool with it. You will have half a penis. I already said. 'Just one more video. Just one more thing and you will lose a quarter of your meat."

I actually think this woman is serious.

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Rayski Baby is originally from Shreveport, LA but now resides in Ft Worth,TX. Rayski returns with the visual for “Let It All Work Out” directed by Complete and produced by Dre Eazy.

The visual shows Rayski in a family and friends atmosphere with legendary Dj Bay Bay (MMG/Anwhat) coming thru to cosign Rayski Baby. You can keep tabs on Rayski at www.rayskibaby.com and on Twitter/IG @rayskibaby. 

Dallas songwriter/artist BLAK releases a surprise new song, The Battle, off his the "Love Was The Killer" project.

This track is produced by Pipbeats.

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"You'll always remember where you were when Leo got fucked by a bear."

Leonardo DiCaprio walked away with the trophy for Best Male Performance for his role in "The Revenant" at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, April 10, and got a song dedicated to the savage mauling his character, Hugh Glass, received by a bear in the film.

Watch Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart perform their hilarious song "Leo Got Fucked By A Bear" below.

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The Oscars may have snubbed "Straight Outta Compton," but the biopic about the rise of N.W.A. finally got it's just due when it received the trophy for Best True Story at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards, which aired on Sunday, April 10.

Ryan Reynolds won Best Comedic Performance for his role in "Deadpool" and shared Best Fight honors with co-star Ed Skrein.

The biggest winner on the night was "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," which walked away with Movie of the Year honors.

Check out the complete winner's list below.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) **WINNER

Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Creed (Warner Bros.)

Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

Jurassic World (Universal Pictures)

Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)

TRUE STORY

Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures) **WINNER

Concussion (Columbia Pictures)

Joy (20th Century Fox)

Steve Jobs (Universal Pictures)

The Big Short (Paramount Pictures)

The Revenant (20th Century Fox)

DOCUMENTARY

Amy (A24) **WINNER

Cartel Land (The Orchard)

He Named Me Malala (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

The Hunting Ground (RADiUS-TWC)

The Wolfpack (Magnolia Pictures)

What Happened, Miss Simone? (Netflix)

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE

Charlize Theron -- Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.) **WINNER

Alicia Vikander -- Ex Machina (A24)

Anna Kendrick -- Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures)

Daisy Ridley -- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Jennifer Lawrence -- Joy (20th Century Fox)

Morena Baccarin -- Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

Leonardo DiCaprio -- The Revenant (20th Century Fox) ** WINNER

Chris Pratt -- Jurassic World (Universal Pictures)

Matt Damon -- The Martian (20th Century Fox)

Michael B. Jordan -- Creed (Warner Bros.)

Ryan Reynolds -- Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

Will Smith -- Concussion (Columbia Pictures)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

Daisy Ridley -- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) ** WINNER

Amy Schumer -- Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)

Brie Larson -- Room (A24)

Dakota Johnson -- Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal Pictures)

John Boyega -- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

O'Shea Jackson Jr. -- Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

Ryan Reynolds -- Deadpool (20th Century Fox) **WINNER

Amy Schumer -- Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)

Kevin Hart -- Ride Along 2 (Universal Pictures)

Melissa McCarthy -- Spy (20th Century Fox)

Rebel Wilson -- Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures)

Will Ferrell -- Get Hard (Warner Bros.)

BEST ACTION PERFORMANCE

Chris Pratt -- Jurassic World (Universal Pictures) **WINNER

Dwayne Johnson -- San Andreas (Warner Bros.)

Jennifer Lawrence -- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2 (Lionsgate)

John Boyega -- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Ryan Reynolds -- Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

Vin Diesel -- Furious 7 (Universal Pictures)

BEST HERO

Jennifer Lawrence -- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (Lionsgate) **WINNER

Charlize Theron -- Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)

Chris Evans -- Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Daisy Ridley -- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Dwayne Johnson -- San Andreas (Warner Bros.)

Paul Rudd -- Ant-Man (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

BEST VILLAIN

Adam Driver -- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) **WINNER

Ed Skrein -- Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

Hugh Keays-Byrne -- Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)

James Spader -- Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Samuel L. Jackson -- Kingsman: The Secret Service (20th Century Fox)

Tom Hardy -- The Revenant (20th Century Fox)

BEST VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE

Amy Poehler -- Inside Out (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) **WINNER

Andy Serkis -- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Jack Black -- Kung Fu Panda 3 (20th Century Fox)

James Spader -- Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Lupita Nyong'o -- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Seth MacFarlane -- Ted 2 (Universal Pictures)

ENSEMBLE CAST

Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures) **WINNER

Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Furious 7 (Universal Pictures)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (Lionsgate)

Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)

BEST KISS

Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine -- Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures) **WINNER

Amy Schumer & Bill Hader -- Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)

Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan -- Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal Pictures)

Leslie Mann & Chris Hemsworth -- Vacation (Warner Bros.)

Margot Robbie & Will Smith -- Focus (Warner Bros.)

Morena Baccarin & Ryan Reynolds -- Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

BEST FIGHT

Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein) -- Deadpool (20th Century Fox) ** WINNER

Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) vs. The Bear -- The Revenant (20thCentury Fox)

Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) vs. Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) -- Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)

Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) vs. Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) -- Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Rey (Daisy Ridley) vs. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) -- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) vs. Lia (Nargis Fakhri) -- Spy (20thCentury Fox)

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Ariana Grande proved once again on Sunday, April 10, at the MTV Movie Awards, why she will be at the top of the game for a long time to come.

The 22-year old singing sensation delivered an outstanding performance of her single "Dangerous Woman," off of her forthcoming album of the same name, which due out on May 20.

Check it out below and pre-order "Dangerous Woman" now from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/dangerous-woman/id1091145606

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Chris Brown recruits Tank, R Kelly and Anthony Hamilton for the third all-star remix of his single titled "Fuck You Back To Sleep." Give it a listen up top and sound off in the comment section below.

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Taylor Gang rapper Chevy Woods links up with Rich the Kid for a new banger titled "Wit My Dogs." The song was produced by Nard & B. You can download it for free via Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/chevywoods/wit-my-dogs-ft-rich-the-kid

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Drake has finally revealed the release date for his highly anticipated "Views from the 6" album.

The Toronto rapper announced on Saturday, April 9, that the project will arrive on April 29.

4/29/16 #VIEWS pic.twitter.com/kHa2rerRyV

— Drizzy (@Drake) April 10, 2016

According to Pitchfork, the disc will be an Apple Music exclusive.

Check out the album trailer above.

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DMX is in the middle of a bizarre situation involving a $30,000 stolen watch and sexual misconduct accusations.

X, real name Earl Simmons, brought a woman and a group of people he met at a Hollywood bar back to his hotel room in Orange County Friday, April 8th.

TMZ reports that soon afterwards Dark Man's team called the police when they noticed the woman had left and the rapper's expensive watch was missing.

When Costa Mesa Police arrived on the scene they found the woman, who was in possession of the watch. After being arrested for theft she claimed that DMX had sexually assaulted her.

Sources close to X told TMZ that the alleged thief/sexual assault victim is full of it. They say the hotel room was full of people and at no time did the "Ruff Ryder's Anthem" hit maker ever hook up with her.

Nevertheless, her claim is being investigated by police.

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Will Smith and his wife Racquel were victims of a road rage shooting in New Orleans Saturday, April 9

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed Saturday after a traffic accident.

An emailed statement from New Orleans city coroner Jeffrey C. Rouse said that Smith died "of multiple gunshot wounds" after a traffic accident in the city's Lower Garden District. The former defensive end was 34 years old.

A tweet from the verified account of Greg Bensel, Saints vice president of communications and broadcasting, expressed condolences to Smith's family.

A senseless and tragic loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with Will Smith - his wife Racquel - his children William, Wynter and Lisa.

— Greg Bensel (@GregBensel) April 10, 2016

these senseless killings in our city MUST STOP- let's all rally now in earnest in Will Smith's honor & in his name to do something tangible

— Greg Bensel (@GregBensel) April 10, 2016

Smith appeared to be the victim of a road rage accident.

Police statement on Will Smith murder. @FOX8NOLA pic.twitter.com/RTFpku3pgA

— Garland Gillen (@garlandgillen) April 10, 2016

At some point in the ensuing incident, Smith and the driver of the Hummer exchanged words, police said. The driver of the Hummer pulled out a gun and shot Smith multiple times, the police said. He also shot Smith's wife, who was traveling with him. She was taken to a local hospital.

Police said they arrived on the scene at around 11:29 p.m. and found Smith in the middle of the street, partially inside his vehicle. He died on the scene, they said.

Police said the 30-year-old driver of the Hummer was taken into custody and was being interviewed by detectives; the weapon used in the shooting was also recovered, police said.

Smith, native of Queens, New York, played for Ohio State's 2002 national championship team and was a first-round draft choice by New Orleans in 2004.

He led the Saints with a career-high 13 sacks in 2009, when the club won its only Super Bowl.

He last played in an NFL regular season game in 2012, finishing his career with 67 ½ sacks.

Wowwwwww R.I.P. #WILLSMITH God Bless his kids don't wish that on anyone man wtf LIFE IS SHORT MAN #PRAYEVERYDAY

— Junior Galette (@JovaisG) April 10, 2016

RIP Will Smith #Saints its sad man that's two brothers lost this year.

— Strizzy (@JaelenStrong) April 10, 2016

RIP WILL SMITH.. #NewOrleans

— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) April 10, 2016

Heavy Hearts w the senseless passing of our Team Capt. Will Smith. Pray for his wife's recovery and their children. pic.twitter.com/VomR0Sut6M

— Sean Payton (@SeanPayton) April 10, 2016

Were praying for the Smith family. I'm hurt to hear about this news. This man had a beautiful family. His life taken away for nothing 

— Jermon Bushrod (@j_bushrod7475) April 10, 2016

Devastated. Lord please be with the Smith family at this tragic time. Nonsense man...

— Mark Ingram II (@MarkIngram22) April 10, 2016

Can't stop crying....

I miss you brother...

— Bobby McCray (@bobbymccray) April 10, 2016

I just can't believe this.... absolutely senseless
RIP Will Smith
Please be safe, you just never know#RIPWillSmith

— Chester M. Pitts II (@ChesterPitts) April 10, 2016

During the 2013 preseason, a knee injury forced him onto injured reserve. He was signed in the 2014 offseason by New England but did not make the Patriots' regular season roster.

After football, he settled in Louisiana, his wife's native state. His shooting came during the weekend of the French Quarter festival, a popular festival featuring local music and food.

Smith leaves behind his wife, Racquel, and three children.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao may not be ready for retirement just quite yet.

Pacquiao returned from the biggest loss of his career with a bang Saturday night, knocking down Timothy Bradley twice on his way to a unanimous 12-round decision in their welterweight showdown.

Pacquiao shook off the ring rust from a layoff of nearly a year after losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. to beat Bradley for a second time in the rubber match between the two fighters. In doing so, the Senate candidate in his native Philippines showed he may have to reconsider his plans to retire and devote his full time to politics.

Pacquiao (58-6-2) knocked down Bradley (33-2-1) in the seventh round, though Bradley seemed to have slipped. He left no doubt in the ninth with a big left hand that sent Bradley sprawling.

Best night evar!!!!! #PacBradley pic.twitter.com/Esl5M8womd

— Misha (@mi5ha360) April 10, 2016

The fight was scored 116-110 by all three ringside judges. The Associated Press had it 117-110.

In the final seconds, many in the crowd of 14,665 at the MGM Grand arena were on their feet chanting "Manny! Manny!" as Pacquiao tried to end the bout with a flourish. He never came close to finishing off Bradley, though he was so far ahead on the ringside scorecards that it didn't matter.

If the fight was indeed the end of the 37-year-old Pacquiao's career, it was a remarkable one. Aside from the loss to Mayweather last year he did little wrong in winning eight weight class titles in 21 years as a pro.

"As of now I am retired," Pacquiao said. "I am going to go home and think about it but I want to be with my family. I want to serve the people."

Pacquiao had no problems with the right shoulder he injured against Mayweather as he stalked Bradley across the ring, looking to land big shots. He landed enough of them to make Bradley wary, and the knockdown in the ninth round seemed to take the rest of the fight out of Bradley.

"Manny was strong the entire fight and he was also very patient," Bradley said. "I wasn't professional enough to stay patient myself and I walked into shots."

Both fighters took some time to get untracked, with the early rounds offering little action. Pacquiao seemed a bit rusty from his layoff and Bradley was unwilling to get inside and trade punches.

Pacquiao began picking up the pace and stalking Bradley, though, coming in behind a right jab and following it with his left hand. In the seventh round, he seemed to graze Bradley with a pair of punches and Bradley went to his knees for what referee Tony Weeks ruled a knockdown.

"He was very quick, very explosive," Bradley said.

Ringside punching stats showed Pacquiao landing 122 of 439 punches to 99 of 302 for Bradley.

Pacquiao said before the fight that he felt refreshed after his layoff and stronger than ever. He hadn't scored a knockout at 147 pounds since stopping Miguel Cotto in 2009, and went after Bradley with big left hands to try to break that streak.

"I was looking for a knockout in every round," Pacquiao said. "He's a very tough fighter and a very good counter puncher."

Pacquiao, who was guaranteed $7 million, was fighting for the first time since losing to Mayweather last May in the richest fight ever. He lost a unanimous decision in that fight, blaming his lackluster performance on the shoulder injury that flared up in the fourth round and required surgery afterward.

Still, Pacquiao was a 2-1 favorite against Bradley, who beat him on a controversial decision the first time they fought before losing a unanimous decision in the second fight in 2014.

Bradley vowed this would be his best fight, with new trainer Teddy Atlas in the corner giving him instructions. Atlas fulfilled his job, jumping into the ring after each bell to lecture Bradley, sometimes having to be pushed out of the ring by Nevada boxing officials so the next round could start.

"Teddy obviously made a difference," Pacquiao said. "This was the best Timothy Bradley I have faced in the three fights.

If it was Pacquiao's last fight, he goes out as one of the biggest pay-per-view attractions in the sport. Pacquiao headlined 22 pay-per-view fights, generating more than 18 million buys and $1.2 billion in PPV revenue.

His next career probably won't be as lucrative, with Pacquiao running for the Senate in elections next month in the Philippines. Should he win — and he is one of the favorites — it would be almost impossible to remain an active fighter.

Pacquiao said in the days leading up to the fight that his family — particularly his wife — wanted him to retire.

"Thank you boxing fans," he said in the ring afterward.

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Lil Wayne releases an official music video for "Cross Me" featuring Yo Gotti and Future. This is off of the Young Money Records boss' "No Ceilings 2" mixtape. You can grab it now from Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/Lil-Wayne-No-Ceilings-2-mixtape.744493.html

Directed by Eif Rivera

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(CBS News) NEW YORK-- N.W.A. entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Friday, with the groundbreaking quintet that reflected the rough streets of Los Angeles in a style known as gangster rap defiantly refuting those who suggested rappers didn't belong in the institution.

They joined the rock hall in a ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center with 1970s-era rock acts Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple and Steve Miller.

As CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reported, the inductees are uniquely connected. Cheap Trick played with Deep Purple in the '70s. Steve Miller once opened for Chicago. N.W.A sampled Steve Miller's hit song, "Take the Money and Run," for one of its own rhymes.

N.W.A.'s rough-hewn tales tilted the balance toward West Coast rap in the late 1980s on songs like "F--- the Police," ''Boyz-N-The Hood" and "Straight Outta Compton." Following the act's breakup, Dr. Dre became one of music's most in-demand producers and a billionaire with a high-tech headphone company. Ice Cube moves between music and a successful acting career.

For all the success, some traditional rockers have resisted the inclusion of rap acts into the hall, most prominent Kiss' Gene Simmons, whose band was inducted in 2014.

"I want to say to Gene Simmons, hip-hop is here forever," said MC Ren. "Get used to it."

Rock 'n' roll is not just a musical style but a spirit that connects people, be they bluesmen or punk rockers, Ice Cube said. "Rock 'n' roll is not conforming to the people who came before you but creating your own path in music and in life," he said. "That is rock 'n' roll and that is us."

Named for one of N.W.A.'s best-known songs, the movie "Straight Outta Compton" told the band's story and was one of the biggest box office winners of 2015. They were inducted by Kendrick Lamar, who said N.W.A. members "proved to every kid in the ghetto that you could be successful and still have your voice while doing it."

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