Hip Hop AlbumCovers.

As we are doing a Hip Hop video, the digipak will need to follow the same genre and so we will have to analyse digipak's that are from the same genre as our video.

This Album cover consists of two big artists and i like the way they have been merged together into one person. First, I could not see who was who but then i covered one side of it and seen how well it had been created. I like the colour scheme to it and am thinking of using a dark colour scheme as it links to the Hip Hop genre. The name of the album also links to the picture which emphasises the album cover more and makes it different and outstanding. 

This album cover by ice cube has a good yet evil side to it.  People who will buy this album will obviously like Ice Cube yet the cover suggests that he may have killed Uncle Sam who's name is stereotyped to be a very kind, loving person and by having Ice Cube in the back makes him seem like a bad person. I like the idea of this album cover and how it plays with readers mind. He may also be paying respect to him which shows although he a Hip Hop artist, which are stereotyped to be people that may not really care about people. 

This is my favourite cover out of all the ones I have chosen and is very different and unusual from standard Hip Hop covers. He has a very positive attitude with the lighting and the nice smile, which goes against the genre of Hip Hop. Usual covers are normally dark coloured with very serious people on it and this is the total opposite yet it is still Hip Hop and stands out so well. 

This is a typical Hip Hop album cover you would usually expect as Hip Hop is a very serious genre and consists of dark colours and this is typically what you would see on a Hip Hop album cover. The darkness and angry look of the artist also links to the genre. One of the best parts of it is the yellow title which sticks out well and suits the cover.   

Nas is a Hip Hop artist who talks a lot about life and is also a preacher so talks about how people and things should be. This child on his front cover emphasises his songs and what he talks about. You can still tell it's a Hip Hop album due to the PARENTAL ADVISORY EXPLICIT LYRICS because this is on most Hip Hop album covers. The boy fading through the building is also a nice technique used by Nas and it is something different to the typical album covers. 

This is one of the most unusual Hip Hop album covers anyone has ever seen as the person on the cover seems to be a innocent boy who happens to be white and this is not what Hip Hop consists off but is the total opposite. Many people do not like this album cover yet everyone remembers it. The logo in the bottom right corner allows the viewer to know that it is a Hip Hop album but it is just very unusual. 

This is another typical Hip Hop album cover as he is showing off his power and uses props like the fancy rich car with the curtain on the side to show his wealth. Also the glasses and the gold bracelet emphasise his wealth. The colour of the font goes with the colour scheme of the album cover and as the S has been changed into a $ you know he wants to show of his money.  

Simple yet so bold. This is another favourite of mine as it stands out so well and the only 2 colours used on it (black and white) make it look more bolder. There is not much to say on this as the album cover just describes itself.

This is kind of the same as Rick Ross' TRILLA album cover as he is showing wealth with the gold rims and the chain. He is also showing of his body to make him look powerful and strong and staring straight into the camera to show the same attitude typical Hip Hop album covers have.