For the second time, Iggy Pop and the Stooges have been shafted by the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. At least Run-DMC will be bringing the street cred to the Induction Ceremony:

Though Run-DMC wasn’t among the first rap acts, they were the first to achieve widespread mainstream success, and the first to notch a platinum album. The rapping duo of Joseph “Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels – plus their DJ, the late Jam Master Jay – were rap’s first rock stars. They had hits with songs like “My Adiddas” and “It’s Tricky,” but had their greatest success when they remade Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” with the rock act for a groundbreaking collaboration.

In an interview Wednesday, McDaniels called their induction “inconceivable.” “I’m a rap dude, I’m an MC from Hollis (a neighborhood in New York’s borough of Queens), just rockin’ the mic, and to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with Beatles, and (Bob Dylan) Dylan, and the rock ‘n’ roll gods” It’s ridiculous! Ridiculous in a good way,” he said. He also gave a nod to the predecessors who paved the way for the group’s success: “I share this nomination and the induction and the whole award with those cats, everyone from the Bronx and Harlem who started this.”

Bobby Womack, Jeff Beck, and Little Anthony & the Imperials will also be honoured at the Induction Ceremony, which will take place in Cleveland, Ohio on April 4, 2009. Oh, and I almost forgot to include those Nauseatingly Cheerful Dorks, otherwise known as Metallica, After 25 years, those dickheads have long since abandoned their metal roots and now settle for belting out pop songs and autographing a fucking sewing machine. So, because I cannot possibly abandon you with that particular visual in mind, here is a vintage piccie of Run-DMC with the Beastie Boys*…mmm, drop!

* Yes, King Ad Rock does look like Matt Drudge, only sexier and much more fly.