When Philly crew The Roots dropped Do You Want More?!!??! they created a seminal hip-hop-jazz masterpiece. The 16-track record combined organic musical experimentation with socially enlightened lyricism. The cool blue cover is a throwback to the classic bebop jazz albums that so many of the members grew up on.
50 Cent exploded onto the scene and shot to the top spot of the rap game with his Dr Dre and Eminem backed debut album. However, he almost never got the chance to make the record. Three years earlier he was shot 9 times and nearly died. The album cover tells that tale with the defiant rapper viewed through a windshield bullet hole.
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Mic Tyson was the third solo studio album from late Brooklyn rapper Sean Price. Before going solo, he made a name for himself as one half of the underground duo Heltah Skeltah. The album cover was created by illustrator Raphael Tanghal and features Price standing alone, triumphant after battling a gang of gorillas armed only with a microphone.
Reasonable Doubt is the album that launched an empire. After ditching his record contract, in 1996 Jay-Z launched Roc-A-Fella records independently and released his debut album. It is Shawn Carter at his most raw. On the album cover we see him donned in mob boss attire, foreshadowing his future reign as the modern day king of Hip-hop.
After the massive success of his own album The Chronic, Dr. Dre stepped behind the board again to produce the debut record from his friend and collaborator Snoop Dogg. The record introduced a unique talent that balanced gangsta street cred with feel-good stoner vibes. The album cover depicts the playful yet salacious themes suggested by the title and contained within the grooves.
With their 1992 debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, the LA quartet of Imani, Slimkid3, Bootie Brown and Fatlip introduced a fun-loving freestyle hippie vibe that kept one foot in the West Coast and one in the East. The cartoon image of the group on a rollercoaster depicts the fun-loving vibe of the record.
In 1987 NWA released their debut album and changed the music industry forever. In addition to launching the careers of Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, the record became the gold standard by which all gangster rap is measured. The cover features the young crew standing in a circle with leader and label owner Eazy E pointing his gun at the camera. 2ff7e9595c
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