After being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Jay Z recently praised, in a string of adorable tweets, the many who have inspired him. Here are those people:
1. Rakim
2. Big Daddy Kane
3. KRS-One
4. Chuck D
5. Ice Cube
6. Jaz-O
7. Eminem
8. André 3000
9. Nas
10. The Notorious B.I.G.
11. Tupac Shakur
12. J Cole
13. Kendrick Lamar
15. Lauryn Hill
16. Nicki Minaj
17. MC Lyte
18. Queen Latifah
19. Common
20. Kanye West
21. Drake
22. Meek Mill
23. Run—D.M.C.
24. Grandmaster Caz
25. LL Cool J
26. 2 Chainz
27. Cam'ron
28. Q-Tip
29. T.I.
30. De La Soul
31. Ice T
32. Kool G Rap
33. Melle Mel
34. Kurupt
35. The Lox
36. Lupe Fiasco
37. Mos Def
38. Foxy Brown
39. Rick Ross
40. Quavo
41. Future
42. Travis Scott
43. Tee Grizzley
44. Redman
45. Ghostface Killah and Raekwon
46. Busta Rhymes
47. Treach
48. Young Thug
49. Lil Wayne
50. Lil Kim
51. Slaughterhouse
52. Wale
53. MC Eiht
54. Too Short
55. E-40
56. Mac Dre
57. 50 Cent
58. Big L
59. Big Pun
60. Digable Planets
61. Pusha T
62. Playboi Carti
63. A$AP Rocky
64. Sean Price
65. Mobb Deep
66. Kid Cudi
67. Tyler, The Creator
68. Earl Sweatshirt
69. Snoop Dogg
70. Slick Rick
71. Pimp C
72. Bun B
73. Big Sean
74. Sauce Money
75. Mac Miller (because he nice, too, though)
