Behind the Covers

“headwrap”

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "headwrap" design theme, all from the 1990s. The cover sits within the r&b, soul, hip-hop tradition and features work by Erykah Badu. 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.

Baduizm by Erykah Badu — album cover art

Baduizm by Erykah Badu (1997)

Marc Baptiste's warm golden portrait of Badu in her signature towering headwrap — a spiritual and cultural statement, not a fashion choice — became the visual template for the neo-soul movement, countering the chrome-and-neon imagery of mainstream 1990s R&B.

Label
Kedar / Universal
Photographer
Marc Baptiste
Genre
R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop
Decade
1990s
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