Best Album Covers in Hip Hop

[Corndog]

shyt is too raw. Combination of the image and title (not to mention content of the album) pretty much says it all

 

[KingBeez]

What album is this?

 

[Heretic]

What album is this?

Mos Def - The Ecstatic

 

[MikeyC]

The Blueprint's album art was shot by legendary photographer Jonathan Mannion(who's shot most of Jay-Z’s album covers), but it was inspired by a British photographer named Jocelyn Bain Hogg.

The image is from Hogg’s 2001 collection "The Firm,” which was created after Hogg spent 10 years following British gangsters in South London.

Dope

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Yeah it's kinda corny now, but back when it came out I thought it was cool and it has a nostalgic factor to me now.

I always hated it, actually deterred me from buying it. I wasn't a big lox fan to begin with.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Banks on that $100 bill, Hunger For More deluxe version...

This and Illmatic so simple and so influential, 22 year old Nas with the waves spinning, Cuban Link chain with the Iceberg sweater, Queensbridge super imposed in the background, classic album with a classic cover...

Drake with the pensive pose dipped in Gold, the album that propelled him to the top, really the cover tells the story of the album. A young nikka reflecting and thinking about the fame, friendships/family, women, etc...

Lloyd Banks cover jacked cormegas

Drake one looking like he thinking about all the lyrics he didn't write.

 

[Ronnie Lott]

one of my favorites. can't believe nobody has posted it.

 

[Roovers410]

Illmatic. Without a doubt. Nowdays it's common...but at that time it was like "My biography". Biggie elevated it...but Nas was the first one.

 

[Palm Tree's & Blunts]

This one might be the WOAT

He's doing the :studiogangsta: pose

This dude got killed the day his album came out. r.i.p fo clips.

 

[Sukairain]

This dude got killed the day his album came out.

A lot of the Bloods & Crips rappers have been murdered or convicted

Fo' Clips was really talented too

 

[Poh SIti Dawn]

legendary

Respect the game.

Don't come in stuntin, cuz I need a 6 hunnid.
That used to saaap

 

[egsteel]

GOAT album cover, i have yet to see one that surpasses it.

 

[bobbiewishbone]

 

[letti cook]

 

[feelosofer]