Hip-Hop
64 cover stories
Hip-hop cover art evolved from street photography and graffiti-influenced graphics to some of the most culturally significant imagery in contemporary visual culture. From the Queensbridge projects on Illmatic to Kendrick Lamar's White House tableau.
All Hip-Hop album covers
Music
Playboi Carti · 2025
Balloonerism
Mac Miller · 2025
Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Bad Bunny · 2025
CHROMAKOPIA
Tyler, The Creator · 2024
GNX
Kendrick Lamar · 2024
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Kendrick Lamar · 2022
Melt My Eyez See Your Future
Denzel Curry · 2022
MONTERO
Lil Nas X · 2021
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Little Simz · 2021
Hollywood's Bleeding
Post Malone · 2019
IGOR
Tyler, the Creator · 2019
Astroworld
Travis Scott · 2018
Flower Boy
Tyler, The Creator · 2017
DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar · 2017
Views
Drake · 2016
Coloring Book
Chance the Rapper · 2016
Atrocity Exhibition
Danny Brown · 2016
The Life of Pablo
Kanye West · 2016
To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar · 2015
Run the Jewels 2
Run the Jewels · 2014
Yeezus
Kanye West · 2013
The Money Store
Death Grips · 2012
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar · 2012
Take Care
Drake · 2011
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West · 2010
Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne · 2008
Graduation
Kanye West · 2007
Late Registration
Kanye West · 2005
Demon Days
Gorillaz · 2005
Madvillainy
Madvillain · 2004
The College Dropout
Kanye West · 2004
The Black Album
Jay-Z · 2003
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast · 2003
The Blueprint
Jay-Z · 2001
Stankonia
OutKast · 2000
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem · 2000
2001
Dr. Dre · 1999
Aquemini
OutKast · 1998
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill · 1998
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott · 1997
Baduizm
Erykah Badu · 1997
All Eyez on Me
2Pac · 1996
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow · 1996
ATLiens
OutKast · 1996
The Score
Fugees · 1996
Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z · 1996
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Raekwon · 1995
CrazySexyCool
TLC · 1994
Ready to Die
The Notorious B.I.G. · 1994
Illmatic
Nas · 1994
Doggystyle
Snoop Doggy Dogg · 1993
Midnight Marauders
A Tribe Called Quest · 1993
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan · 1993
The Chronic
Dr. Dre · 1992
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine · 1992
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest · 1991
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J · 1990
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys · 1989
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul · 1989
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A · 1988
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy · 1988
Paid in Full
Eric B. & Rakim · 1987
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C. · 1986
Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys · 1986
Frequently asked questions
- What defines Hip-Hop album cover art?
- Hip-hop cover art evolved from street photography and graffiti-influenced graphics to some of the most culturally significant imagery in contemporary visual culture. From the Queensbridge projects on Illmatic to Kendrick Lamar's White House tableau.
- What are some of the most iconic Hip-Hop album covers?
- Notable covers featured on Behind the Covers include Music by Playboi Carti, Balloonerism by Mac Miller, Debí Tirar Más Fotos by Bad Bunny, CHROMAKOPIA by Tyler, The Creator, and GNX by Kendrick Lamar.
- How many Hip-Hop album covers does Behind the Covers feature?
- Behind the Covers features 64 Hip-Hop cover stories spanning 1986–2025, with cover art by designers including Bráulio Amado, Chris Burnett, and Pilar Zeta.