Overview
- The Recording Academy inducted Tupac Shakur’s 1996 double album All Eyez on Me into the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame, which honors culturally or historically significant recordings at least 25 years old.
- Outlawz member E.D.I. Mean accepted the honor on Tupac’s behalf and said, “I’m sure Tupac is smiling big and saying, ‘I told you I was a legend.’”
- Eric B. & Rakim’s Paid in Full and Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain were inducted alongside All Eyez on Me as part of a 14-recording class that also included works by Janet Jackson and Selena.
- Producer Daz Dillinger, who worked extensively on the album, praised the recognition in Instagram posts and wrote, “You can never rewrite history.”
- The induction was celebrated at a gala that also raised funds for the Grammy Museum’s national education programs, signaling broader institutional support for preserving hip-hop’s legacy.