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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 art for Return of the Jedi) with that collage of movie moments at various scales thing that I can’t get enough of.

-Plus the washed out pastels make it look old and less cartoony, more ‘designy’ like Robert McGinnis‘ Bond posters.
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Replete with fake movie titles – it’s classy and detailed. If I’d come up with some out there alter-ego who’s all about bitches,guns,coke and high tech weaponry and my commisioned artist handed this in, I’d be well chuffed.

rza back

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RZA: As Bobby Digital in Stereo

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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 art for Return of the Jedi) with that collage of movie moments at various scales thing that I can’t get enough of.

-Plus the washed out pastels make it look old and less cartoony, more ‘designy’ like Robert McGinnis‘ Bond posters.
the-man-with-the-golden-gun-poster-c10135364-1.jpeg

Replete with fake movie titles – it’s classy and detailed. If I’d come up with some out there alter-ego who’s all about bitches,guns,coke and high tech weaponry and my commisioned artist handed this in, I’d be well chuffed.

rza back

Posted by Ash on 10 August, 2007
Album: As Bobby Digital in Stereo
Artist: RZA
Cover Artist: Bill Sienkiewicz
Record Label: Colombia
90s, Album Art, Art-based, Concept, Hip Hop




  • http://www.andrewgordonbleeds.com Andrew Gordon

    One of my all time fave covers, great blog too!

  • jam

    Reminds me a lot of Japanese hip-hop group m-flo’s cover for their Replacement Percussionists album a few years back.

  • nza

    can u get a poster of this???

  • http://sixfivesamurai.blogspot.com Neil

    This was always one of my favorite covers, being a comic book fan.

  • http://gaccuworld.blogspot.com Antonio

    It’s almost a carbon copy of Galt McDermot’s “Cotton Comes To Harlem”. And it’s really good.

  • Traie

    Anyone remember that the cassette version came in a cigarette pack? At the time the most interesting packaging design ideas I´d ever seen at a huge record chain store outside of some of the early Spiritualized records.

  • Joe

    Wow, this website must not be very good since only the comment section has mentioned that this album cover is based off of the Cotton Comes To Harlem album.

  • http://www.clockwurx.com/eoeAtl Edwina

    I’ve got the “Cotton Comes to Harlem” paperback and this is most definitely the strongest influence. I’m curious to know if the artist is one and the same?

  • http://www.clockwurx.com/eoeAtl Edwina

    no, not the same artist.

  • http://shanedanger.blogspot.com/ shane

    I have been a huge fan of Sienkiewicz since his run on New Mutants. I like The Wu ok too. So, I bought this lp on vinyl when it was released just for the art.