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- A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory (1991) Designer/Photographer: Nick Gamma, Jean Kelly & Dave Skillken aka ZombArt. The legend goes that Q-Tip wanted a painted woman, akin to something you would find on an Ohio Players album cover.
- ODB, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995) Art Direction: Alli True. Photography: Danny Clinch. ODB draped himself in truth like a North Face Denali Fleece.
- Nas – Illmatic (1994) Designer/Photographer: Aimée Macauley. Illmatic’s cover was designed by Aimée Macauley and a features a well-worn photograph of a 7-year-old Nas that was taken by his father, Jazz musician Olu Dara.
- Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
- Illmatic – Nas (1994) “Illmatic,” Nas’s debut album, remains a cornerstone of hip-hop history. The album’s cover, captured by photographer Danny Clinch, is a powerful portrait of a young Nas, surrounded by the gritty landscape of Queensbridge, New York.
- Ready to Die – The Notorious B.I.G. (1994) The cover of The Notorious B.I.G.’ s debut album, “Ready to Die,” is as haunting as it is iconic. Capturing a cherubic baby adorned in a diaper, the image juxtaposes innocence with the harsh realities of life in Brooklyn.
- Doggystyle – Snoop Doggy Dogg (1993) Illustrated by artist Joe Cool, the cover of Snoop Doggy Dogg’s debut album, “Doggystyle,” depicts a charmingly laid-back Snoop, surrounded by women and a graffiti-style logo.
- ATLiens – OutKast (1996) The cover of OutKast’s “ATLiens” album, designed by Ernie Barnes, is a stunning piece of art that embodies the duo’s artistic and futuristic direction.
Jan 16, 2024 · Covering pop to hip-hop, here is a list of the best album covers of the 2000s. A collection of 50 albums to understand trends in graphic design that defined the era's music industry. In this blog post, part of a series of about the best album covers of the past 50 years, we feature all the best album covers of the 2000s, a decade marked by an ...
- Madvillain – Madvillainy (2004) This album is ART, pure and simple. Madvilliany redefined the underground and is a perfect example of what can happen if two left-field geniuses combine powers.
- Common – Be (2005) Common’s second, third and fourth album – Ressurection (1994), One Day It’ll All Make Sense (1997) and Like Water For Chocolate (2000) were all classics in their own right, but many thought Common was over and done with after he released the bizarrely experimental Electric Circus in 2002.
- J-Live - The Best Part (2001) This is one of the most slept-on Hip Hop albums ever, and it easily is one of the best of the 2000’s decade. The Best Part was recorded between 1996 to 1999, featuring production by Prince Paul, DJ Premier, and Pete Rock.
- Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001) In his long career, Hip Hop’s biggest businessman Jay-Z dropped a bunch of fantastic albums (along with a couple of duds as well), but he released the album of his career in 2001 with The Blueprint.
- Nas - Illmatic (1994) One of the very best Hip Hop albums in history, period. A young and hungry, insanely talented emcee comes together with some of the finest producers in the game, who all bring their best work.
- A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991) The Low End Theory is the definitive statement about what creativity, innovation, artistry, fun and raw talent can produce.
- Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu Tang (1993) What can be said about this seminal album that hasn’t been said a thousand times over already? One of the most innovative, groundbreaking, influential and important Hip Hop albums EVER.
- A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993) Faced with the impossible task of following up on the flawless masterpiece that is The Low End Theory, Tribe delivered an album that is every bit as awesome as its predecessor.
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Mar 31, 2016 · Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (1993) The 10 Most Iconic '90s Hip-Hop Album Covers. Legend has it that Joe Cool created the album cover for Doggystyle for just $25. Cool took elements from ...
Oct 28, 2011 · 50. Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III (2008) Art Direction: Mr. Scott Design. Photographer: Jonathan Mannion. Label: Cash Money/Universal Motown. When aspiring to make a classic album, one looks at the ...
