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Rapper Consequence performs onstage with A Tribe Called Quest performs onstage during FYF Fest on July 22, 2017 in Los Angeles, California (Scott Dudelson/WireImage).

Consequence has an issue with A Tribe Called Quest being snubbed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the second consecutive year. On Wednesday (May 3), the rapper, who’s also cousins with ATCQ member Q-Tip, spoke to TMZ Hip Hop in Queens, New York, near the location of the group’s mural.

“So I’m going past everybody facial right now to make sure that hip-hop remember who’s getting snubbed,” Consequence told the outlet. “You know, this is the family tree. Regardless of whatever, and however, this is the family tree for me, you know what I’m saying? This is the tree that brought you G.O.O.D Music. This is the tree that allowed Common to go from Common Sense to Be Common.”

The 45-year-old Queens native went on to name artists that ATCQ influenced, like De La Soul and Queen Latifah, before expressing his outrage towards the Rock Hall committee. “What we not gon’ do is keep subjugating that name, A Tribe Called Quest, to a white population or white popularity contest,” Consequence said. “And having them in there as the token n***as pick. We gon’ stop that.”

The rapper still gave congratulations to Missy Elliott, who’s the first female rapper in history to be inducted into the Rock Hall. “We love Missy, shoutout to Missy. Shoutout to everybody who got nominated for music,” Consequence said, returning to his ATCQ defense. “What I ain’t really feeling is that now we gotta explain 0-2? The merit of the music, you can’t put a record on that. You can’t put a 0-2 or 2-0 on A Tribe Called Quest and what they did for Black music.”

Also among the new Rock Hall inductees are Chaka Khan, DJ Kool Herc, The Spinners, and late Soul Train creator and co-host Don Cornelius. The Rock Hall ceremony will be held on Friday, November 3rd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.