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UMe Says “Respect the Classics” with Hip-Hop Reissue Series

September 18, 2013 By Mike Duquette 2 Comments

Respect the ClassicsPerhaps no genre is as underrepresented in the catalogue world as modern hip-hop. Remastered and expanded editions are hard to come by, for whatever reason – be it sample clearance, market demand and the like. Universal Music Enterprises is doing their best to change that this year with a new wave of multi-format reissues called “Respect the Classics.”

“Respect the Classics” draws from critically-acclaimed titles in the Def Jam, Interscope, Priority, and Virgin Records discographies and represses them on CD or vinyl. Thus far, UMe’s reissued N.W.A.’s 1987 debut N.W.A. and The Posse on CD and their seminal Straight Outta Compton (1988) on 180-gram vinyl. They’ve also re-released two N.W.A. solo albums: Eazy-E’s Eazy-Duz-It (1988) gets the CD and LP treatment, while Ice Cube’s 1990 debut AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted is reissued on vinyl.

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Most exciting for expanded reissue fans is a 25th anniversary edition of EPMD’s Strictly Business on CD. It’s appended with five bonus tracks, including remixes of “I’m Housin’,” “You Gots to Chill,” “You’re a Customer” and “It’s My Thing.” Eazy-Duz-It also features two bonus 12″ mixes on CD.

Three more waves of “Respect the Classics” reissues are planned for 2013, with eight more titles announced, as well:

  • October 22: DMX’s It’s Dark and Hell is Hot and Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, both released in 1998, will get double-vinyl reissues on gold and blood-splatter colored vinyl, respectively.
  • November 12: Two Def Jam classics from 1988, Slick Rick’s The Great Adventures of Slick Rick and Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, will be reissued on vinyl. Additionally, 50 Cent’s 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ will receive a double-vinyl reissue.
  • December 13: Gang Starr’s seminal Step in the Arena (1991) gets a vinyl reissue, while hardcore group Onyx’s debut Bacdafucup (1993) is reissued on CD.
  • 2014: a host of vinyl reissues for modern hip-hop classics from the late ’90s and 2000s, including Tupac Shakur’s Greatest Hits (1998), Eminem’s major-label debut The Slim Shady LP (1999), Common’s acclaimed Like Water for Chocolate (2000), N.E.R.D.’s In Search of… (2001 – UMe indicates this will be a double-vinyl title, likely based on the 2002 rock-oriented mix/pressing), both albums by Eminem side-project D12 (Devil’s Night (2001) and D12 World (2004)), Lil Wayne’s The Carter (2004), and Kanye West’s polarizing electronic venture 808s & Heartbreak (2008).

In the meantime, keep checking UMe’s official Respect the Classics page for updates and trivia, and hit the jump for all the available titles.

NWA and The PosseN.W.A., N.W.A. and The Posse (CD) (released as Macola/Ruthless MRCLP 1057, 1987 – reissued Priority/UMe B001905xx-02, 2013)

  1. Boyz-N-the Hood
  2. 8 Ball
  3. Dunk the Funk
  4. A Bitch Iz a Bitch
  5. Drink It Up
  6. Panic Zone
  7. L.A. is the Place
  8. Dopeman
  9. Tuffest Man Alive
  10. Fat Girl
  11. 3 the Hard Way

Eazy Duz ItEazy-E, Eazy-Duz-It (CD) (LP) (orignally released as Ruthless/Priority SL57100, 1988 – reissued Priority/UMe B0019017-01/02, 2013)

  1. Prelude
  2. Still Talkin’
  3. Nobody Move
  4. 2 Hard Mutha’s
  5. Boyz-N-the Hood (Remix)
  6. Eazy-Duz-It
  7. We Want Eazy
  8. Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn
  9. Radio
  10. No More ?’s
  11. I’mma Break It Down
  12. Eazy Chapter 8 Verse 10
  13. We Want Eazy (12″ Remix) (12″ A-side – Ruthless/Priority VL 57110, 1988)
  14. Still Talkin’ (12″ Remix) (12″ B-side – Ruthless/Priority VL 57110, 1988)

Straight Outta ComptonN.W.A., Straight Outta Compton (LP) (originally released as Ruthless/Priority SL57102, 1988 – reissued Priority/UMe B0019004-01, 2013)

  1. Straight Outta Compton
  2. Fuck Tha Police
  3. Gangsta Gangsta
  4. If It Ain’t Ruff
  5. Parental Discretion Iz Advised
  6. Express Yourself
  7. Compton’s N the House (Remix)
  8. I Ain’t Tha 1
  9. Dopeman (Remix)
  10. Quiet on tha Set

EPMD Strictly BUsinessEPMD, Strictly Business: 25th Anniversary Edition (CD) (originally released as Fresh Records LPRE-82006, 1988 – reissued Priority/UMe B0019008-02, 2013)

  1. Strictly Business
  2. I’m Housin’
  3. Let the Funk Flow
  4. You Gots to Chill
  5. It’s My Thing
  6. You’re a Customer
  7. The Steve Martin
  8. Get Off the Bandwagon
  9. D.J. K La Boss
  10. Jane
  11. I’m Housin’ (U.K. Mix) (12″ B-side – Fresh Records FRE-80127, 1988)
  12. You Gots to Chill (Dub Version) (12″ B-side – Fresh Records FRE-80118, 1988)
  13. You Gots to Chill (Rapapella) (12″ B-side – Fresh Records FRE-80118, 1988)
  14. You’re a Customer (Dub Version) (12″ B-side – Fresh Records FRE-0014, 1987)
  15. It’s My Thing (Dub Version) (12″ B-side – Fresh Records FRE-0014, 1987)

Amerikkka's Most WantedIce Cube, AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted (LP) (originally released as Priority SL57120, 1990 – reissued Priority/UMe B0019052-01, 2013)

  1. Better Off Dead
  2. The N***a Ya Love to Hate
  3. AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
  4. What They Hittin’ Foe?
  5. You Can’t Fade Me (5 1/2. JD’s Gaffilin’)
  6. Once Upon a Time in the Projects
  7. Turn Off the Radio
  8. Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)
  9. A Gangsta’s Fairytale
  10. I’m Only Out for One Thang
  11. Get Off My D**k and Tell Yo B***h to Come Here
  12. The Drive-By
  13. Rollin’ Wit the Lench Mob
  14. Who’s the Mack?
  15. It’s a Man’s World
  16. The Bomb

Categories: News Tags: Public Enemy, Vinyl

Mike Duquette

Michael Duquette (Founder) was fascinated with catalog music ever since he discovered there was more than one version of John Williams' soundtrack to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. A 2009 graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.A. in journalism, Mike paired his profession with his passion through The Second Disc, one of the first sites to focus on all reissue labels great and small. His passion for reissues turned into a career, with bylines on catalog at Discogs, City Pages and Ultimate Prince and credits on titles including the Grammy-winning 'Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic.' Born and raised in New Jersey, Mike lives in Astoria, Queens with an ever-expanding collection of music.

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Comments

  1. Zubb says

    September 18, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    Not my genre of music, but I am glad to see UMe reissuing full album catalog titles for a change of pace instead of the many, many, many compilations (GOLD, 20th Century Masters, Icon etc..) Hopefully they will consider doing that with all of the genres in their vaults as well.

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  2. Jason Michael says

    September 19, 2013 at 11:06 am

    I am surprised UMe hasn’t reissued the Beastie Boys’ “Licensed To Ill” on vinyl. That would seem to be a prime candidate from the Def Jam catalogue. It sells at a premium on eBay.

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