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 âspotlight iconic, genre-defining albumsâ from the past releases of Def Jam, Interscope, Priority and Virgin Records.Â

Among the new releases will be the newly blood-splattered DMX album,Â 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 â Itâs Dark and Hell Is Hot (2xLP, gold vinyl)

October 22nd

DMX â Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood (2xLP, clear with blood-splatter)

October 22nd

50 Cent â Get Rich or Die Tryinâ (2xLP, platinum vinyl)

November 12th

Slick Rick â The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

November 12th

Public Enemy â It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back

November 12th

Eminem â The Slim Shady LP

TBD

Lilâ Wayne â Tha Carter

TBD

Kanye West â 808s and Heartbreak

TBD

Common â Like Water For Chocolate

TBD

N.E.R.D. â In Search Of (2xLP)

TBD

2Pac â Greatest Hits

TBD

D12 â Devils Night

TBD

D12 â D12 World

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