Behind the Covers

“jazz-rap”

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "jazz rap" design theme, all from the 1990s. The cover sits within the hip-hop, jazz 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.

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest — album cover art

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest (1991)

Strikingly minimal by hip-hop standards — a silhouetted figure against black with Pan-African red, green, and white text. The visual simplicity reflected the album's musical philosophy of rhythm, space, and groove that most successfully merged jazz and hip-hop.

Label
Jive
Designer
Zombart International
Genre
Hip-Hop, Jazz
Decade
1990s
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