The Philadelphia Music Alliance has released its list of inductees for this year's annual Walk of Fame. This year's inductees include the late Stephen Sondheim, singer and songwriter Janis Ian, composer David Ludwig, Hip-Hop artist Schoolly D, radio broadcaster David Dye, the Settlement Music School and The Orlons.

Schoolly D is widely credited as the father of "Gangsta Rap" for his independently released 1985 game changer, "PSK (What Does It Mean?") and "Gucci Time". Schoolly would later release classics such as "Saturday Night", "Smoke Some Kill", and "No More Rock & Roll". Philadelphia has always had an independent music scene, with many artists pressing and releasing their own music on their own labels. Schoolly is one of those artists who even created his own artwork.