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On Tuesday (Oct. 15), when the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominees for its Class of 2020, nine first-time nominees were included — and of that nine, only one was nominated in their first year of eligibility.

To be eligible for Rock Hall induction, an artist's first commercial recording must have been released 25 years prior to the year of induction. That means that any artist whose first commercial recording was released in 1994 just became eligible, and The Notorious B.I.G. is up for the Rock Hall in his first year of eligibility, along with artists like Whitney Houston, Pat Benatar, Soundgarden, T. Rex, MC5, Kraftwerk and Judas Priest, who were all previously eligible and may finally break through in this class.

And while The Notorious B.I.G. began a monumental career in 1994, other artists did, too — artists that should be considered for Rock Hall induction, and hopefully will someday. Here are 13 artists that started out in 1994 but were just snubbed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in their first eligible year:

OutKast
1994 Debut: Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

Not only has the duo of Andre 3000 and Big Boi made a seismic impact on the mainstream — from "Hey Ya!" to "Ms. Jackson" to the landmark triumph of 2003's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below at the Grammy Awards — but their idiosyncratic brand of hip-hop has influenced a generation of rappers sonically and stylistically. It also holds up: full-lengths like Stankonia and Aquemini are considered some of the most essential works in hip-hop history.

Nas
1994 Debut: Illmatic

While Nasir Jones has enjoyed a fruitful quarter-century as a rap artist, his 1994 debut Illmatic remains one of the most dynamic and fully formed debut albums of all time, across any genre. "N.Y. State of Mind," "Life's a Bitch" and "The World is Yours" have shaped the approach of countless New York emcees that have followed in Nas' path.

Aaliyah
1994 Debut: Age Ain't Nothing But a Number

Aaliyah Haughton's life was tragically cut short by a plane crash in August 2001, in which the star perished at the age of 22; yet over the course of her too-short career, she had the vision to rethink the limits of popular R&B music. Hits like "Are You That Somebody?," "Try Again" and "Back & Forth" demonstrate the sonic command that Aaliyah spread across her three full-lengths.

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[reekz]

Really tho Nas

[Bentley. HARRIS!]

25 years huh

If Notorious can make it then I'm fully expecting Brandy to be inducted at some point.

[Lazarus]

Really tho Nas

Nas is deserving of being inducted.

[CHOKE]

Bey it's almost time

[Navyman]

Isn't Brandy eligible now? It just hit me.

[Lazarus]

Isn't Brandy eligible now? It just hit me.

Yes. Usher too.

[RAY7]

No Brandy? Meh