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Best Album Cover Art

Postby CrashBand » Apr 13th, '12, 12:32

Sorry if this has been done before but I was just reminded about how the majority of hip hop albums over the years have always had pretty lackluster and unimaginative cover art.

Of course there are a few gems.
Post your favourites and maybe some reasons why you like them.

Kanye West- College Dropout
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Tech N9ne - Sickology 101
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Dead Prez - Lets Get Free
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Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
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SSLP is definitely my favourite Eminem album cover. I remember when I first owned it I used to dislike the cartoonish font. Nowadays it is quite the contrary as it would have to be one of my favourite things about it. The contrast it has with the rest of the cover artwork represents the entire album quite nicely
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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby Slim Fiasco » Apr 13th, '12, 22:21

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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby Solace » Apr 13th, '12, 23:35

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Two of my favourite album covers.
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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby Trimss » Apr 13th, '12, 23:36

^ YES, that Sadistik cover is fantastic.
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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby Solace » Apr 13th, '12, 23:38

Definitely. I wonder what the cover for his next album will be. His EP also had a pretty "interesting" cover, but nothing too great.

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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby ImHungry » Apr 14th, '12, 00:43

Who drew The Re-Up cover? Was it Eminem or Bizarre?
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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby Solace » Apr 14th, '12, 00:45

Eminem.
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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby ImHungry » Apr 14th, '12, 00:48

Solace wrote:Eminem.


Are you sure?
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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby Solace » Apr 14th, '12, 00:49

Yes. I'm pretty sure he states it in his Way I Am Book. I did search because I was intrigued at the thought of Bizarre drawing it and the only source I could find was Wiki.

Eminem revealed in a Shade 45 interview that he had fellow rapper Bizarre draw the cover to make up for his lack of rapping skills, reportedly it took him over three months to finish one person.[6]

Would he really say "Bizarre man...You fucking suck. Draw me an album cover or leave." doe!?!
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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby _Steven_ » Apr 14th, '12, 01:26

solace is like the biggest fucking stan i ever seen
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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby Blu » Apr 14th, '12, 01:29

Em drew it. Paul said this during the Shady Museum thing.

But I'd have to agree with Relapse having a dope cover.

And,
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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby Solace » Apr 14th, '12, 01:53

_Steven_ wrote:solace is like the biggest fucking stan i ever seen

How did you find the time of day to even type that out when you're always so busy sucking on Possessed's dick?
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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby limea » Apr 14th, '12, 01:56

Blu wrote:Em drew it. Paul said this during the Shady Museum thing.

But I'd have to agree with Relapse having a dope cover.

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Re: Best Album Cover Art

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Re: Best Album Cover Art

Postby _Steven_ » Apr 14th, '12, 10:00

Solace wrote:
_Steven_ wrote:solace is like the biggest fucking stan i ever seen

How did you find the time of day to even type that out when you're always so busy sucking on Possessed's dick?


should of said budden it would of been more convincing! Omar the fucking Pornstar.

anyway i sent you my new verse, can't wait to hear the final product.

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