In the 1990s, album covers were integral to learning about an artist. The advent of Google wasn’t until 1998, so music fans had to get creative, and a big part of that was reading the liner notes.

Both Azealia Banks and Cardi B dropped tapes with explicit covers in 2016 for Slay-Z and Gangsta B***h Music Vol. 1, respectively. Take a look at more of hip-hop's most NSFW album cover art below.

This album cover is as monumental as the record itself, which was recorded in August 1979 and dropped in September of the same year, introducing many to the hip-hop sound. View this post on Instagram ...

So, in celebration of HipHop’s 50th Anniversary, HipHopDX and HipHopWired have collaborated to present the 50 Greatest Hip Hop Album Covers Of All Time, spanning all five decades. There are some ...

The post 50 Best Hip-Hop Albums of All Time appeared first on Consequence.. This month marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. While the official birthday is August 11th, 2023, we’ll be ...

Hip-hop artist and entertainer T-Pain sings Black Sabbath and Journey songs — among other non-hip-hop versions — on his upcoming covers album On Top of the Covers, as Billboard reported this ...

Gangsta Boo, a Southern rapper who was a former member of the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, has died. She was 43. Lola "Gangsta Boo'' Mitchell was found dead Sunday in Memphis, Tennessee, her hometown.

These are the albums veteran hip-hop fans can’t stop listening to, no matter what platform or device. Here are the Rap Albums We’ve Owned on Every Platform Black News and Black Views with a ...

The album features Cordae, winner Robert Glasper, and Emi Seacrest. Recording artist Juicy J from the legendary Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia has released a jazz-infused hip-hop album ...

Hip-hop artist Coolio, known for the 1995 hit song "Gangsta's Paradise," died Sept. 28 after being found unresponsive at a friend's Los Angeles home. (Video: Reuters) By María Luisa Paúl ...