2. RAP GENRE
Rap music album covers are similar to each other, as many of them include them being
on the front cover themselves, by having an image of themselves by using a picture of
them looking directly at the camera or looking at a setting. This shows that they are
promoting themselves, and that is the common theme all artists use to generate
profit. This could mean that rap album could be generic in terms of what they could
produce on the album or the album cover. Many artists such as 50 cent, Eminem,
Drake, Kanye West, Notorious B.I.G are examples for this. However, artists could be
doing this because their audience want them to be on the cover themselves instead of
a meaningless picture, which has no relevance in the genre. In the genre for rock, this
is the opposite, where they are free to put any image on their album covers. This could
be due to their audience/fans wanting/not wanting images of them on the cover. For
example there is an image of 50 Cent on his album Get Rich or Die Tryin (2005) where
he is standing there looking directly at the camera, however the glass is shattered
where the crucifix is. This could show that this album could be about him battling with
his religion, or that he was once in a battle but survived through his belief in his
religion.
3. RAP GENRE
50 Cent – Get Rich
or Die Tryin Album
Dr Dre’s WebsiteRick Ross – God Forgives I
Don’t
Lil Durk – Remember my
name Album (2015) Eminem - Recovery album (2010)Drake – Nothing Was The
Same (2013)
4. ROCK GENRE
Rock music is very different to Rap music as they choose a much
different approach when it comes to album covers. Usually for rap
music, there is an artist looking at the camera, at a setting or on the
cover, however Rock music album covers are mainly an expressive
image. They place an image of something that is whatever they want
to express. This means that they usually do not appear on the album
cover but an image of what they would like to be on the cover. Some
rock bands/artists that also do this is The Velvet Underground and
Nico, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Gene Simmons. They use
various images that will that is specific to them and stay away from
mainstream music. For example Nervana Album Nevermind is a
picture of a baby in water with a floating dollar note. This could
represent that society wants you to chase money from young in
order to survive. Rock is very old-fashioned, and not mainstream like
other genres, they prefer to create music that comes from within.
5. ROCK GENRE
Queen (Band) website:
Nirvana Nevermind Album
cover (1991)
Kid rock
First kiss Album
Pink Floyd
Dark side of the moon Album
DC Talk Digipak – 1998
Supernatural
