Hip Hop
As a huge fan of the original, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Stones Throw have just released a reworking of the classic hip-hop album Madvillainy (2004) with a special box of goodies, or as they much more eloquently put it:
“a big ass box full of cool ass shit that you won’t […]
While it’s certainly not his best album, I think the cover has a lot going for it. With DJ Shadow touring next month I thought it best to look at his album from 2006.
I’m a sucker for an illustrated cover, especially one so intricate and sexy as this one. I’m not sure what the brief was but microscopic underwater fantasy is what they ended up with. How that fits into the theme of the album is anyone’s guess but does it really matter? I need to retract my […]
Although M.I.A.’s music can easily stand on it’s own, it’s the artwork which really completes the picture. A collage of bright colours, retro patterns and heavily pixelated type can be found in a variety of media, from her music videos, website and fashion to the visuals at her live performances.
I had to do a second take when I saw this. It hits you after a few seconds how smart this cover is.
10 years of Big Dada records and paraphernalia were layed it out in a museum/gallery space to give it a tongue-in-cheek artifact like presence. The art direction is spot on and as […]
Wiley’s latest, and said to be last, album “Playtime is Over” is a great example of how hip hop doesn’t always take itself too seriously. I love the subtle humor and juxtaposition of colour, you almost do a double take. It reminds me of when I used to colour my lego black with a big […]
I’d never heard of Bus Driver before seeing this cover but after listening to a few tracks on his Myspace page I’m impressed. The album title alone stands out but it was the cover artwork that got my attention.
The cover shows a big bloody furry ball which is a play on the album title. […]
Yeh yeh, chicks, cars, guns it’s a dissemination of male fantasies…sure..whatever. Cliched hiphopism aside Bill Sienkiewiczs‘ cover art for The RZA as Bobby Digital debut was a sweet deal for any fans of comic art and 70’s/80’s movie posters.
The composition is all Indiana Jones/Bond/Star Wars of the late 70’s/early 80’s (Sienkiewicz actually did some poster […]
Matteo Pericoli’s art is the perfect compliment to the Beastie Boy’s tribute to NYC. We received the fold-out digi pack and the artwork had great impact even at that size. The original is 12×444 inches and at that size you’d feel like you were there. Well there but on drugs as everything is line art. […]
Los Angeles-raised, Brooklyn-based Brent Rollins designed this cover for one of the freshest sounds of today, Baltimore act Spank Rock.
Brent has been deeply involved producing iconic hip hop imagery over the years. From way back with Spike Lee’s Mo Better Blues and the Boyz N Da Hood logos to his recent involvement in the […]
