Behind the Covers

innocence

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "innocence" design theme, all from the 1990s. The cover sits within the hip-hop tradition and features work by The Notorious B.I.G.. 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.

Ready to Die by The Notorious B.I.G. — album cover art

Ready to Die by The Notorious B.I.G. (1994)

A simple photograph of an infant against a white background creates extraordinary tension with the album's title — the child represents the starting point of a harrowing autobiographical narrative tracking life from birth through street violence and depression.

Label
Bad Boy / Arista
Genre
Hip-Hop
Decade
1990s
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