8 Hip-Hop Album Covers That Go Down In Black History Hip-hop culture has made it to 50 years, but that doesn’t mean the celebration stops.

For hip-hop's 50th anniversary this summer, XXL takes a look at 50 of the greatest album covers of all time within the genre.

Album art in itself often tells a story and sets the tone for the auditory journey, and especially when it comes to Hip-Hop album covers.

It’s no surprise then that a lot of the most consequential records in hip hop also happen to come with pretty memorable cover art that says as much about the album and as the songs in it.

Hip hop is a genre founded on sending a message with words, and a picture tells a thousand words. So, what makes good album art? When talking about album art in hip hop, most people will point to ...

As the music industry catapults into the digital age, album art was at risk of becoming a relic of our more physical past. But today's hip-hop industry proves that won't be the case.

This extends to album cover art, which leads to finished covers that never get used as highlighted here. Hip-hop's direct ties to the art world have only strengthened over the last decade.

So The Boombox took a look through Martini's collection and found 21 album covers that range from hip-hop and R&B to funk and reggae.

AllHipHop has put together a list of the best HIp-Hop album covers ever created!

We've found 21 hip-hop album covers whose depictions of sex or violence caused people to complain.

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The 50 Best Hip-Hop Album Covers We count down the greatest rap album cover art from the likes of Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and many more.