Vinyl was once an inseparable part of hip hop culture, but as technology has advanced, the format has naturally fallen out of favor (even in the DJ world). Universal Music is making an effort to give collectors another (or in some cases, first) chance to own some of genre's seminal albums on wax.
The label's intention with the project is to “spotlight iconic, genre-defining albums” from the past releases of Def Jam, Interscope, Priority and Virgin Records.
Among the new releases will be the newly blood-splattered DMX album, Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood, 50 Cent's "platinum" vinyl edition of his debut, Weezy's Tha Carter, and for some reason, both D12 albums.
View the full list of reissues 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-splatter)
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
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