A New York City Cult band, Soul Coughing was an Experimental Rock band that was very difficult to categorize. Were they a Post Grunge Band, or a Noise Rock band, or a strange combination of both? Regardless of what label they did or did not have, their fan base was a solid one and though they are from a Hall of Fame contender, they did make their mark. 

An earthy Singer/Songwriter, Paula Cole has been pigeonholed like so many from the hits she had. Known best for the Dawson Creek anthem, “I Don’t Want to Wait” and “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone”, Cole has been unable to escape those hits, and reach a deeper audience. Regardless, she is more than just those two songs, though not likely Hall of Fame material.  

A Pop-Punk band that flies under the banner of Religious music, Mxpx is a hard working band that largely goes under the radar. Regardless of their religious beliefs, they are undeniably talented, but with the exception of early R&B infected Gospel acts, Jesus and the Hall of Fame are not exactly hand in hand. 

The first from the Wu-Tang Clan to crack solid solo success, Method Man was either completely lovable or devastatingly menacing; depending on what song you were listening to! As one of the more recognizable MC’s of the last twenty years, Method Man is in all reality in the same Hall of Fame boat as his Wu-Tang brethren: His best chance for Cleveland lies in the collective of the group he was in.