Jay Z first rapper to feature in Songwriters Hall of Fame

| PTI | Feb 24, 2017, 15:17 IST

Jay Z has become the first rapper to be chosen for Songwriters Ha... Read More

Jay Z has become the first rapper to be chosen for

Songwriters Hall of Fame

. The 47-year-old hip-hop icon is one of the inductees of the year 2017 to become the part of the prestigious line-up.

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The list was announced by Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers, who said it took longer for traditional voters to consider the 21-time Grammy winner fit for the honour.

He added Jay Z "was in a space where, even though he's had more pop albums than anyone else, because he did it through rap".

His best work includes tracks like 'Empire State of Mind,' which is a duet with Alicia Keys, 'Off Your Shoulder' and '03 Bonnie & Clyde' with

singer

wife Beyonce. Other inductees include Max Martin, Berry Gordy, Babyface,

Jimmy Jam

and

Terry Lewis

, and Chicago.

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