The Recording Academy has unveiled the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame inductees, with a spotlight on 2Pac, Eric B. & Rakim, Janet Jackson and Selena — artists whose recordings redefined popular music and continue to reverberate across generations.

Among this year’s honorees is 2Pac’s landmark double album All Eyez On Me. Released in 1996, the Death Row Records project cemented Tupac Shakur’s status as a defining voice in hip-hop. Blending West Coast production with stark introspection, the album remains one of rap’s most studied and commercially successful releases.
Eric B. & Rakim’s 1987 single “Paid in Full” also enters the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2026. The track reshaped rap lyricism with Rakim’s internal rhyme schemes and measured flow, setting a new technical standard for MCs. Decades later, its influence still threads through contemporary hip-hop.