Producer 9th Wonder just announced that he’s chosen the first four classic Hip-Hop albums that will be archived in the esteemed Harvard Library. The North Carolina hit up Instagram, stating,

“In 2012, I was chosen to be a Harvard University Fellow at The Dubois Institute under the direction of @henrylouisgates and Dr. Marcy Morgan. I chose the research project “These Are The Breaks”….a collection of albums that are the standard of the culture…..200 in all in no particular order. These are the first four we chose to start with….to live for forever in the Harvard Library…and to be forever placed in the canon…complete with liner notes and the vinyl that was used in the production of the album…… To live forever….4 down…196 to go….”

Making the first round, 9th Wonder selected Nas’ Illmatic, Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly, A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory, and Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

Digging in the crates, 9th also lists each original sample that was used on every song for the albums and they’ll be cataloged and archived in the Harvard Library as well.

Like B.I.G. said, “You never thought that Hip-Hop would take it this far.”

Salute and check out 9th’s IG announcement below.