The Wu-Tang Clan Must Have Recently Signed with Blue Note
This is pretty old news, but I still wanted to post about it because it’s such a cool project.
First of all, I respect the Wu. Secondly, I respect Logan Walters, a very talented designer. He decided that all of the Wu-Tang members’ albums and solo albums needed to have some consistency in their artwork. And what better way to add consistency to album artwork than to re-vamp it in the style of old Blue Note Records’ artistic style. By hiring Reid Miles, each Blue Note artist’s cover art was given a clean, minimalist and recognizable style. So, with each Wu-Tang member splitting off to do separate solo albums, it would’ve been damn near impossible for someone to actually sit down and work on a consistent theme amongst such diverse head-bangas.
I suggest you go to Logan’s Flickr site to check out the rest of the re-worked Wu albums.
But this project brings me to question why it is hip-hop and rap’s constant desire to produce awful-ass cover art. What is immediately brought to mind is the artwork of the labels such as, No Limit and Cash Money Millionaires. I’ve compiled a list of the top ten worst rap/hip-hop album covers that I have seen. The covers that I selected were chosen based on a couple of stipulations. One of the stipulations being that it has to actually be a commercially successful artist and/or album. It can’t just be Dirkus Da Boi, or some other unknown artist, because you could just find shat-ass Photoshop jobs all day if that’s the case. Also, the albums are AT LEAST from ‘95 until today. I know these mostly because I’ve worked at a record store for four years and have marveled at their idiocy on a daily basis. So, here they are:
JERKBURGER’S TOP TEN WORST RAP ALBUM COVERS CIRCA 1995-2009
10.
Three 6 Mafia's Chapter 2: World Domination
I suppose this is what Three 6 Mafia imagines how the world looks through some far off alien colony’s telescopic kaleidoscope. Or is that a dual-headed warlock summoning skulls in a crystal ball whilst other members are shrunken into Hobbit-sized creatures?
9.
Master P's Ghetto D
My only guess for this one is that Master P chiseled out some concrete spelling out “Ghetto D” and dropped it on some poor patron’s car. The resulting effect is that the car exploded into flames, with the flames’ smoke being the artwork from the album collection inside of the car. Also, I really enjoy how the store that these giant words are in front of is the “No Limit Superstore.” It looks like a pretty big store, too. But why would someone want to buy No Limit Records in bulk when you can really only listen to just one at a time?
8.
Hot Boys' Let 'Em Burn
This is one of my personal favorites. I enjoy how B.G. and Lil Wayne either have already figured out their escape, as their arms are not even strapped down, but then I realize that there will be no escaping, because Lil Wayne is taking the time to show of his bling before being electrocuted. I guess the guards weren’t worried, because they had also installed a giant, diamond encrusted star to crush them if they tried to escape. At least Juvenile and Turk try to seem somewhat legit, other than their bored faces.
7.
Mystikal's Unpredictable
It’s odd that Mystikal is so unpredictable, because I can see where all of the puzzle pieces should fit into quite snugly on his face. I don’t know why he had a partial tattoo of a parental advisory sticker on the right side of his nose, though.
6.
B.G.'s Chopper City in the Ghetto
Where the hell can I get me some of that Hot Boys champagne B.G.’s skrate sippin’ on?! Even if it did exist, it surely tastes like piss water. Also, B.G. is apparently so rich that he has a machine that shrunk his fucking car so that he could put it on his dinner table to look upon disdainfully as he chats on his cordless house phone.
5.
Eightball and MJG's On Top of the World
Apparently that giant looks to kill MJG, because he certainly isn’t aiming for the literal eight ball that is sitting in front of him. Plus, I really don’t think being on top of the world is being shrunk and put next to a toy car on top of a pool table while a giant man is trying to kill you.
4.
Snoop Dogg's Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told
Snoop was high when he came up with this album title. Why does the Rottweiler in the foreground need a diamond studded muzzle while the one in front of Snoop goes without? And judging from the glow behind Snoop, is Snoop World a gateway into heaven? Ah, the questions that arise when trying to delve into the mind of Dee Oh Double Gizzle.
3.
Juvenile's 400 Degreez
This album just looks stupid. A Juvenile with the ability to make lavish items float in mid-air. A god-Juvenile’s head bursting through the ceiling. Too much orange and yellow. If you squint hard enough, it’s possible to think that hell could look like that.
2.
Trick Daddy's www.thug.com
Trick Daddy decided to go with the sweatiest head-shot that he could find for this bad boy. I guess this website is so damn thuggin’ that it manipulates the toolbar at the top of the window of my Internet browser into more suitable thug-related activities.
1.
Lil Flip's The Leprechaun
Somehow, this guy still has a career.
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