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 ...

In the spirit of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, XXL highlights 40 of the best hip-hop album covers from the 1990s. Check them out below.

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.

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.

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.

The post 50 Best Hip-Hop Albums of All Time appeared first on Consequence. Ever since DJ Kool Herc laid down the foundation of hip-hop with his innovative record breaks, countless albums have been ...

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 ...

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) ...

Gangsta Boo paved the way for women rappers and even appeared on Latto’s “FTCU” featuring GloRilla earlier this year. Hip hop has lost a true legend.

These are the albums veteran hip-hop fans can’t stop listening to, no matter what platform or device.

On this date in 2007, Jay-Z released his American Gangster album, which also served as the soundtrack to the movie of the same name with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.

Gangsta Boo gained instant notoriety with her shoot-from-the-hip, rapid-fire rap flow on Three 6 Mafia’s 1995 debut album “Mystic Stylez,” which became a cult classic.