Universal Music has announced that some of the major, Hip-Hop albums will be re-mastered and re-issued which will be a part of their Respect The Classics campaign.
Leading the charge will be 50 Cent’s Diamond debut album Get Rich Or Die Tryin‘ which will receive a 10-year anniversary platinum vinyl edition on November 12th. Other albums include Eminem’s The Slim Shady LP, Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak, Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter and more. According to the label, the aim is to highlight “spotlight iconic, genre-defining albums” from the back catalogs of Def Jam, Interscope, Priority and Virgin Records imprints.
Take a look at the list of albums that will be re-issued in the coming months.
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
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