we had berry gordy.y who had the dream. >> brown: gordy, still a friend all these years later, founded motown, where robinson served as singer and leader of "the miracles;" songwriter and producer for other top acts, including "the temptations" and marvin gaye; and, as a record executive. i read about how you were a precocious songwriter, and you brought 100 or more songs to berry gordy, and he rejected almost all of them, right? >> yes. >> brown: but somehow that worked for you. somehow that didn't discourage you. >> no, it didn't discourage me whatsoever, because berry gordy, see, especially back then-- but and jackie wilson was my number one singing idol as a kid growing up in detroit. jackie wilson was from detroit. and all of his songs were written by berry gordy. and he listened to my music and critiqued it for me, and started to mentor me on how to write songs and make them songs. >> brown: and what was like in those early days of motown? >> it was highly energetic. it was so energetic and competi

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. ♪ let me take you on a escapade ♪ >> berry gordy launched the legendary motown label.easy as one, two three ♪ >> and four number one songs he co-wrote for a young group he signed in 1969. ♪ oh, baby give me one more chance to show you my love ♪ >> jackson five. ♪ >> gayle's going -- we got gayle going. >> memories that piece brought back. >> there must be several hundred hits between these six inductees. what does this award mean to an artist? >> as a pinnacle. when i was inducted last year, i almost started crying, because this is the only award in our business where we're in with the likes of rodgers and hammerstein, gershwin as well as al green. i mean, this is that category where we all become one. nothing like this in music. >> jay-z in the class this year, that's huge. the first rapper. the significance of that -- talk to us about that and why did it take so long, nile? >> the problem is that ever since i've been in music, i started out with classical music. and i always say that i fell under the judgment of the classical police. because everything that you do ha