Eminem gave a nod of respect to a long list of hip hop idols, both known and obscure, during his induction speech into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.

In all, the rap legend took about three-and-a-half minutes to mention more than 100 names after accepting the honor at the 37th annual ceremony held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

The Detroit rapper also performed during the five-plus hour show with the help of special guests Ed Sheeran and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, with a set list that included the likes of My Name Is, Rap God, and Sing For The Moment, Stan, Forever and Not Afraid.

Respect: Eminem acknowledged many of his hip hop heroes, more than 100 in all, during his induction speech into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday

Eminem was inducted into the hall of fame by his mentor, Dr. Dre.

The legendary hip hop producer and NWA rapper took eight minutes rolling off his his protege’s many accolades, and sharing some of their history together, according to The Detroit News.

After revealing that he didn’t even realize Eminem was White when he first heard him rap, Dre revealed that he encountered resistance when he first posed the idea of signing him to his record label.

‘While everyone else around me had their doubts, I knew that his gift was undeniable,’ Dre said, adding, ‘His raw, dark and humorous lyrics coupled with an impeccable cadence stood out from anything I had ever heard before, and he was hungry. Both of us were.’

Dre continued, ‘My rebuttal to those naysayers went something like this: “He’s going to be the biggest selling artist on our label.” Little did I know, he was going to be one of the best-selling music artists of all time.’

Eminem’s mentor, Dr. Dre inducted his protege into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, rolling off many of his accomplishments

Acceptance speech: Decked out in an all-black leather jacket and hood, Eminem was joined on stage by his early collaborator Denaun Porter

From there he shared his long list of accomplishments over his career that spans 11 solo studio albums since 1996, which includes: ‘220 million albums sold, 13 No. 1 albums, Grammy Awards, an Emmy, an Oscar, the titles of best-selling music artist of the 2000s and best-selling hip-hop artist ever.’

Decked out in an all-black leather jacket and hood, Eminem was joined on stage by his early collaborator Denaun Porter, while his 10-minute, six-song medley covered various sides of his creativity.

When it came time to his induction speech, the father of three was obviously honored to in the company of such other great artists past and present.

“This sh**’s crazy. So I wrote some sh** down tonight that I’m never going to f***ing remember, so I had to read it off the paper and sh**, but it’s from the heart,’ he started off his speech. ‘I realize what an honor it is right now for me to be up here tonight, and what a privilege it is to do the music that I love, and the music that basically saved my life.’

Rock the house: Porter was also among the artists to performance with the Detroit rapper during his six-song medley that lasted about 10-minutes

Pop star Ed Sheeran also joined Eminem for his hall of fame performance

After pausing to ask where Dre had gone, the 15-time Grammy winner proceeded to call him ‘the man who saved my life , ladies and gentlemen, Dr. motherf***in’ Dre.’

He went on, ‘So I’m probably not supposed to actually be here tonight because of a couple of reasons. One of them that I’m a rapper, and this is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there’s only a few of us right now that have been inducted in already, but there’s only a few of us.’

‘Secondly, I almost died from an overdose in 2007, which kind of sucked,’ he added, before directing attention to his daughter. ‘Hailie, plug your ears: because drugs were f***ing delicious, and I thought we had a good thing going man, but I had to go and f*** it all up and take too many. G** damn. OK Hailie,’ he said.

After another pause, he regained his composure and continued, ‘Paul, did I say, I said drugs were delicious, right? And finally, I had to really fight my way through man to try and break through in this music, and I’m so honored and I’m so grateful that I’m even able to be up here doing hip hop music, man, because I love it so much.

Eminem went on to give a shoutout to the many musical artists who inspired his career.

Walk this way: Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler showed off his rock ‘n’ roll credentials when he joined Eminem on the hall of fame stage

‘My musical influences are many, and they say it takes a village to raise a child. Well it took a whole genre and culture to raise me. They say success has many fathers, and that’s definitely true for me. So whatever my impact has been on hip-hop music, I never would have or could have done this sh** without some of the groundbreaking artists that I’m about to mention right now.’

It’s at this point that Eminem read aloud that list of over 100 names, in alphabetical order, starting with 2 Live Crew and going down the line to YZ, that took more than three minutes to finish.

Among the more recognizable names included the Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Beastie Boys, LL Cool J and of his mentor, Dr. Dre, whom he attributed to helping him achieve all of his success in music.

Eminem joins a short list of rappers who have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that includes Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Tupac Shakur, the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z and LL Cool J.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony is scheduled to air on HBO and HBO Max on November 19.

Humbled: ‘My musical influences are many, and they say it takes a village to raise a child. Well it took a whole genre and culture to raise me,’ the 15-time Grammy Award winner declared