Behind the Covers

crowd-scene

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "crowd scene" design theme, all from the 1990s. The cover sits within the hip-hop tradition and features work by A Tribe Called Quest. 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.

Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest — album cover art

Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest (1993)

A Tribe Called Quest transformed their album cover into an interactive experience by hiding over 70 hip-hop luminaries in a burgundy crowd illustration that fans are still discovering today.

Label
Jive Records
Designer
Uncredited
Photographer
Uncredited
Genre
Hip-Hop
Decade
1990s
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