Aside from being the inspiration for the highest grossing music biopic in history, N.W.A will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.

Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, the late Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella are among the honorees for the 31st Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which will take place April 8, 2016 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The announcement was made in a press release sent out by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Thursday (Dec. 17).

"The world's most dangerous group" earn recognition as the only 2016 inductees representing rap. Rock bands Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple and rocker Steve Miller make up the remaining acts to be inducted at the ceremony next spring.

To be eligible for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 25 years must pass since the release of an artist's first recording. Songs from the Compton, Calif. natives' 1987 album, N.W.A and the Posse, certainly fit the bill, but it's their Straight Outta Compton LP that got everyone's -- even the FBI's -- attention. Collectively, Cube, Dre, Eazy, Ren and Yella have sold over 100 million records over the last 29 years.

Ice Cube shared his sentiments on N.W.A's initial nomination when all 15 nominees were revealed in October. “I am humbled by the nomination and recognition of N.W.A’s contribution to music and culture by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” Ice Cube said in a statement to New York Daily News. “It has been an incredible year for us as a group, for our loyal fans and in helping us to all keep Eazy-E’s memory alive.”

This year marks a return to relevance for the "Fuck the Police" rhymers with the success of the Straight Out of Compton biopic. Google released its top trending search results for 2015 and the findings are in N.W.A's favor; the film scored the No. 10 spot in overall searches and the No. 3 position for top trending movies.

Now they'll keep the momentum going into 2016 with their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which you can catch in the spring when it's broadcast on HBO.

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