2. Front cover
The use of darker shades of
brown and orange, conform to
the stereotypes of hip-hop
artists being pro gangs and
violence. This album cover
follows this by showing a group
of men all dressed in baggy
clothing, typical of a hip-hop
group. Moreover there are
people showing gang signs as
well as fingers shaped like a
gun.
The parental advisory sticker is
a requirement for most hip-
hop albums, however it is
larger than most on this cover.
This may be due to the artist,
Eminem being well known for
not caring and causing trouble,
therefore he might want
everyone to see this explicit
warning.
The title is in the corner but
still stands out, being very
large and looks as if it was
stamped onto the cover. This
reflects how the artist feels
people in hip-hop/rap are
labelled.
The image of the group
“D12” is on the front. Who
are a know rap group who
all have different personas,
this images shows them all
together. For example
Eminem as slim shady.
3. Back
The back has a list of the songs
in order, as well as who
features on the track if anyone.
However it isn't in a simple
standard list it takes up more
space than other albums
The images on the back
continue from the ones inside
of a microphone as well as
piles of money. This could be
done to show that he is rich
but still in the industry.
The colour scheme of a black
background with simple white
text continues throughout the
album. This could suggest how
that majority of rappers are
black and yet Eminem who is
white is still here. This also
links to the money.
The executive producer on the
album is Eminem, therefore he
has a title in bold at the back
letting everyone know.
4. Inside.
The inside consists of a book
with a list of everyone involved
in the album from singing to
producing, as well as having a
small poster of the group in
the morning.
The image consist of a vinyl
player, a stack of CDs, the
previous D12 album, a mixer
from a DJ set as well as a
mic, money and a tape. All
these are there to show the
evolution of rap music, and
could suggest that the group
has been around through the
changes
The same image is under the
CD, just at a different
perspective looking at the
whole room instead of all the
items on the table.
The colour scheme of the
album continues on the inside
with mainly dark colours such
as brown/black and white text.
This could be used to show
how dark the genre is.
At the back of the image we
can see a worn down kitchen.
This is there to show how most
of the rappers came from
nothing, or were living in really
bad conditions growing up.
5. Inside cont.
The poster that is inside the
booklet in the album. It shows
the group posing like a team
photo from a sports team.
Showing how they worked
together on this.
The image shows them on the
same background as the colour
scheme, showing a dirty
brown colour showing how rap
isn't clean.
