Behind the Covers

hands

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "hands" design theme, all from the 2010s. The cover sits within the hip-hop tradition and features work by Kendrick Lamar. 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.

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar — album cover art

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar (2012)

A Polaroid snapshot of Kendrick's baby photo held by adult hands became one of hip-hop's most intimate album covers. Director Jason Goldwatch shot the deceptively simple image that perfectly captured the album's theme of childhood innocence lost in Compton's streets.

Label
Top Dawg Entertainment
Designer
Jason Goldwatch
Photographer
Jason Goldwatch
Genre
Hip-Hop
Decade
2010s
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