N.W.A. Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

They went straight outta Compton and right into the history books.

N.W.A. capped off a landmark year Friday night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center with an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, becoming only the fifth rap group ever to receive the honor.

The induction comes just months after the NWA biopic, “Straight Outta Compton” earned $201 million at the box office, cementing former anti-establishment poster boys behind songs like “F--- the Police” — Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Yella , MC Ren and the late Eazy E. — squarely in the mainstream.

“We’ve come a long way from being so hated even in the industry to making it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” Ice Cube said during his speech.

The rest of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2016 were four bands that proved their heavy mettle — Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Steve Miller and Chicago.

Miller, though, went punk on the institution inducting him, tearing into the Cleveland-based Hall for charging the artists thousands of extra dollars for additional tickets.

"I said 'I'm playing here, what about my band, what about their wives,'” he said. "They make this so unpleasant."

Deep Purple, often mentioned in the same breath as Led Zepplin and Black Sabbath, in particular was considered long overdue by many hard rock fans.

"We didn't sit around waiting for the rock and roll Hall of Fame,” former Deep Purple guitarist David Coverdale told the Daily News. “We get acknowledged every night (from the fans) at the show."

Original guitarist Richie Blackmore, feuding with his former bandmates, was a glaring no-show.

In Miller’s acceptance speech, the rocker touted his roots in Wisconsin (where he was born) and Texas (where he was raised) ,and name-checked the connections his family had to the music world — Les Paul was Miller’s god father, and he was good friends with Boz Scaggs and T-Bone Walker.

But it was during his set that Miller won over the crowd, with renditions of uber-hits, “Fly Like an Eagle and “Rock’n Me,” that were enthusiastically greeted by the multi-generational crowd.

There were a few other surprises: Sheryl Crow and Grace Potter teamed up for an unannounced tribute to the late, great Glenn Frey.

And most of Chicago’s original lineup, meanwhile, reunited for the first time in more than 25 years for a memorable performance that included “Saturday in the Park” and “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”

Present for the epic reunion was drummer Danny Seraphine, who hadn’t performed with his mates since he left the band in 1990. But lead vocalist Peter Cetera, who left the band in 1986, wasn’t. Seraphine, however, was energetically nostalgic with the reunion.

"We lived together, we fought together, we f----d together,” he said.

Cheap Trick were the final inductees, and celebrated by playing three of their signature hits, "I Want You To Want Me," "Dream Police" and "Surrender."

Then the inductees, with the exception of NWA, took to the stage to perform an all-star rendition of Fats Domino's "Ain't That a Shame."

"Now it's time to party," Cheap Trick singer Robin Zander told the crowd as the lights came back on in the Barclays Center.

The concert will air on HBO, with many of the speeches mercifully edited down, on Saturday, April 30, at 8 p.m.

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