This album cover had controversy written all over it. Label: Rap-A-Lot Records On the first ... kid immersing himself in black culture while terrible acts of violence took place in the background.

Hubris, lack of taste, massive amounts of drugs: There are many reasons for terrible album covers. This gallery collects 50 of the worst. Enter the carnival tent to witness the monstrosities ...

So, there has to be room for change. 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 ...

Visuals have always played a prominent role in hip hop culture. In the early days, it was graffiti (as decreed by DJ Afrika Bambaataa); Since then, the music video and the album cover have ...

In some cases it's not only the lyrics in hip-hop that cause controversy, but also the record's artwork. We're recognizing 21 of the most controversial album covers in hip-hop history. Depictions ...

There have been some intentionally terrible album covers from the likes of Action Bronson and Earl Sweatshirt (mission achieved, well done the rap world), but desperately earnest album covers from ...

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this feature. When it comes to the essence of an album, oftentimes the cover art is just as captivating as the music. Since the popularization of hip-hop ...

Sure, the best album covers are striking and do just that, but it's also possible for covers to be so terrible that they somehow fulfil the same purpose. Though most people laugh at awful album ...

The album featured one of the dopest ’80s songs too: "In the Air Tonight," which just about everybody has played air drums to one time or another. Everyone from Eminem (in his rap hit "Stan") to ...

And he had plenty of terrible ones for ... Still, the album's Durst-penned songs, all 15 of them, were nothing compared to the penultimate track: a cover of the Who's 'Behind Blue Eyes.' ...