The famous American rapper Jay Z will be the first of the artists in this genre included in the Hall of Fame songwriters in New York City, as reported on the official website of the organization itself.

"With more than 100 million records sold, he was one of the best-selling musicians of all time", - stated in the official report.

It is known that the list of nominees was announced last year,. Until December 16, music lovers can vote, casting their votes for the most outstanding in their opinion, the artists.

Full list included the names of such famous stars like George Michael, Madonna and Cat Stevens. However, they lost the race, so that the jury was forced to include in the Hall of Fame of other artists, among whom was Jay Z.

Currently, the Hall of Fame includes such artists as Bob Dylan, Elton John and Cohen Lornard.

Previously he reported that the rapper Kanye West presented at Fashion Week in New York on his latest fashion collection called Yeezy Season 5.

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