Fela Kuti, Queen Latifah, others to receive Rock Hall early influence honour

Fela Kuti and Queen Latifah are among five artists selected to receive the Early Influence Award from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. According to Billboard, the recipients of this honor include Phil Collins, Celia Cruz, Sade, Oasis, and Fela Kuti, alongside hip-hop trailblazers such as Wu-Tang.

Queen Latifah is scheduled to be inducted on Saturday, Nov. 14. Billboard reports that the rap pioneer is also working to provide affordable housing in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey, a project featured in her upcoming BET documentary, You Can Go Home Again, which is set to premiere Nov. 27.

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