The rap group Run-DMC and along with the group Metallica, will be inducted at a ceremony on April 4 in Cleveland in order to be included into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the presentation returning to the Hall's home of Cleveland for the first time since 1997. The ceremony will air live on Fuse TV.

Founded in Queens, NY, by Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C" McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, Run-D.M.C. bridged the gap between rap and rock with several high-energy anthems, including its 1986 cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way," which featured vocals and guitar from Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. Run-DMC is only the second rap act so honored, following the induction of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 2007.

Metallica, which continues to tour successfully today, is considered by many observers to be the most influential and commercially successful of all the original "thrash metal" acts from the '80s.

Others to be installed are Jeff Beck, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Bobby Womack and Wanda Jackson in the early-influences category, along with Bill Black, D. J. Fontana and Spooner Oldham as sidemen. Meanwhile, this marks the second time famed guitarist Beck will be recognized, as he was honored as a member of English rockers the Yardbirds in 1992.

"This year's class of inductees truly represents what the Hall of Fame is all about," said Rock Hall CEO Joel Peresman in a statement. "From classic artists that began their careers in the '50s and '60s to those that have defined the modern sound of rock and roll, these artists demonstrate the rich diversity of rock and roll itself.”

Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock Hall 25 years after releasing their first single or album.