Behind the Covers

collaboration

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "collaboration" design theme, all from the 2000s. The cover sits within the hip-hop tradition and features work by Kanye West. 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.

Graduation by Kanye West — album cover art

Graduation by Kanye West (2007)

Kanye West's collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami created one of hip-hop's most colorful covers, featuring the iconic Dropout Bear soaring over a psychedelic landscape that merged street culture with high art gallery aesthetics.

Label
Roc-A-Fella Records
Designer
Takashi Murakami
Genre
Hip-Hop
Decade
2000s
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