Posted on 02/12/2026 8:32:09 AM PST by Libloather
Gene Simmons is again sticking his tongue out at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for allowing hip-hop artists to snag a spot in rock’s most exclusive club.
The 76-year-old KISS co-founder — who was inducted into the Cleveland shrine for rock with the band in 2014 — appeared on the “LegendsNLeaders” podcast last week, where he flipped the script on host Ben Weiss and asked which band shaped him most growing up.
When the 25-year-old host revealed he gravitated toward more “hip-hop adjacent stuff” in his youth, Simmons blasted the genre and seethed that rap stars have scored spots in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“It’s not my music,” said the rocker, whose on-stage persona is “The Demon.” “I don’t come from the ghetto. It doesn’t speak my language. And as I said in print many times, hip-hop does not belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, nor does opera or symphony orchestras.
“How come the New York Philharmonic doesn’t get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?” he snarked.
Simmons doubled down, fuming that metal giants Iron Maiden still haven’t snagged a Hall of Fame nod while hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash has been.
“Iron Maiden is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when they can sell out stadiums,” he said.
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I just put these on and play in the background and it’s like being a kid again.
RAP: Retarded African Poetry.
I love hip hop
I’ve had Young Dolph on rotation since 11-17-21.
In memorium
Just can’t stop
1920s= Greatest music (part 1)
1930s= Greatest music (part 2)
1940s= Great music
1950s= Great music
1960s= Good music
1970s= OK music, with an occasional great song
1980s= An occasional good song, but few and far between
The 70s were great. Hard rock ruled but early on it was pop-ish. Leftover 60s stuff.
Zeppelin, Nugent, Aerosmith, Heart, Van Halen, Clapton, Eddie Money, Rush, etc.
Filled my 8 track collection.
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