XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this feature. When it comes to the essence of an album, oftentimes the cover art is just as captivating as the music. Since the popularization of hip-hop ...

The many different looks that artists rock on album covers, in music videos and on ... These controversial hip-hop shirts cause backlash as well. Some rappers create controversy by making ...

Lil Wayne's latest album cover and announcement amassed mixed traction from netizens, who expressed their opinions on X. "Most uncreative rap album cover. Why does every rapper have a baby album ...

However, no one can deny the richness of the genre’s albums. Join BLACK ENTERPRISE as we take you down memory lane with these eight historic hip-hop album covers.

Will Smith announced that his first album in more than 20 years will drop later this month. But it's the album cover art that's ... He won for Best Rap Performance ("Parents Just Don't Understand ...

The first album to come out using the font ... It is also featured on the cover of a book called Shirt Kings: Pioneers of Hip-Hop Fashion. Immortalizing the trend was the unstoppable Biz Markie ...

Ice Spice hasn’t taken a lot of losses, but if you let the internet tell it, the album cover for her debut LP ... she’s continued an authentic hip-hop tradition while generating attention ...

Hubris, lack of taste, massive amounts of drugs: There are many reasons for terrible album covers. This gallery collects 50 of the worst. Enter the carnival tent to witness the monstrosities ...

Album covers were an important part of this experience. And in the world of hip-hop, they have long been used to send messages about culture, politics and the artists’ general worldview.