Universal Music announced that some of hip hop's most seminal albums will be re-mastered and re-issued on vinyl as part of their "Respect The Classics" campaign.
50 Cent's Diamond-certified "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" will be the first album to drop when it receives a 10-year anniversary platinum vinyl edition on November 12. Other albums to get the treatment include Eminem's "The Slim Shady LP," Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter," DMX's "Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood," and several more.
According to the label, the aim of the campaign is to "spotlight iconic, genre-defining albums" from the catalogs of Def Jam, Interscope, Priority and Virgin Records.
Check out the full list of forthcoming re-issues below.
DMX — It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot (2xLP, gold vinyl)
October 22nd
DMX — Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood (2xLP, clear with blood-splattered)
October 22nd
50 Cent — Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2xLP, platinum vinyl)
November 12th
Slick Rick — The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
November 12th
Public Enemy — It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back
November 12th
Eminem — The Slim Shady LP
TBD
Lil’ Wayne — Tha Carter
TBD
Kanye West — 808s and Heartbreak
TBD
Common — Like Water For Chocolate
TBD
N.E.R.D. — In Search Of (2xLP)
TBD
2Pac — Greatest Hits
TBD
D12 — Devils Night
TBD
D12 — D12 World
No Release Date Yet
Source: hiphop-n-more.com
