Behind the Covers

alien

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "alien" design theme, all from the 2000s. The cover sits within the hip-hop tradition and features work by OutKast. Each entry below includes the cover artwork, the designers and photographers behind it, and a short story about the visual choices that defined the release.

Stankonia by OutKast — album cover art

Stankonia by OutKast (2000)

OutKast's Stankonia cover transforms Big Boi and André 3000 into otherworldly beings through extreme digital manipulation, creating one of hip-hop's most surreal and futuristic album covers that perfectly matched their genre-defying musical experimentation.

Label
LaFace Records
Designer
Uncredited
Photographer
Uncredited
Genre
Hip-Hop
Decade
2000s
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