
Since inducting legends like Chuck Berry and Elvis, the Rock Hall has slid into generation loss. This yearโs mixed-bag lineupโCher, Foreigner, Dave Matthews Bandโraises the question: is it still merit, or just fame?

On August 11, 1973, amidst the scalding concrete and the pulsing heartbeat of the Bronx, history was quietly being made. 1520 Sedgwick Avenue might have seemed like any other address in the borough, but its rec room was about to witness the birth of a phenomenon: hip-hop. The modest community room was far from the…