Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy (2018)īrash, bold, badass and whatever other “B” words generally applied to Cardi B’s rise to prominence in 2017 also worked for the cover of her 2018 debut LP, Invasion of Privacy. Buried up to her neck, the real twist comes when you turn the album over - where her head is on the front, there’s a skull on the back. This cover photo perfectly complements the increased social consciousness of the album, and it would go on to become her most recognizable album art.Ī screaming Barbara Cheeseborough (who was Essence’s first cover model) possesses the “maggot brain” in question on the cover of Parliament’s classic 1971 album of the same name.
With Janet’s face only partially emerging from the shadows and her body clad in a nondescript soldier’s uniform, the artwork made label execs uneasy, but in the end, she was right. Janet Jackson, ‘Rhythm Nation 1814’ (1989)Įschewing a friendly, fun image more conducive to ’80s pop chart success, Janet Jackson adopted a militaristic tone for her instantly iconic black-and-white Rhythm Nation 1814 cover art. For the re-release of her debut The Fame, Mother Monster - framed by a white wig - went black and white, rocking a shiny, angular coat that shrouded the lower half of her face. Portrait shots can be iconic when done just right, and if there’s one artist who knows about iconic imagery, it’s Lady Gaga. So no surprise that his best-remembered album cover was this Garfield Lamond-photographed shot of a face-covered Thug in a long, flowing dress designed by Alessandro Trincone for his Jeffery project - an image that would’ve been unthinkable in hip-hop decades earlier, and unforgettable for decades after. The cover was instantly replicated all over the Internet, with thousands of fans putting their own spin on various homages to what will likely become one of the most identifiable works of her career.įew rappers played more convincingly or compellingly with either identity or gender over the course of the 2010s as Young Thug. Shaped as a Polaroid photo from the era, Swift’s face is cut off, highlighting an ’80s sweatshirt while evoking memories of a different time. Taylor Swift’s fifth studio album 1989 was a departure for the singer, so it only makes sense that the cover broke with tradition as well.
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