Album covers are crucial in defining a musician's brand and visual identity. It is often the first thing fans see, giving ...

However, in recent years, there has been a massive slump in album sales numbers, all while the genre remains more popular than ever. So, what gives? Hip-hop's impact is undeniable. In 2018 ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

Because of how iconic this Beatles album is, many musicians have used it as a jumping off point for their own album artwork.

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14), Eminem’s 2005 best-of compilation, Curtain Call: The Hits, joins the ranks as the sixth album to reach the milestone – and the first hip-hop set. More from Billboard Wu-Tang Clan's Method ...

It’s fitting to say this album is a prime example of what grown woman rap sounds like. There’s no braggadocio about the self-proclaimed pleasurable mechanics a girl theorizes as an offering ...

Added another: “Using AI art is such a joke. You guys are a legendary band and you chatGPT your album cover? Phone it in a little more man.” PSA to any more beloved bands out there ...

Today (September 7), The Weeknd unveiled Hurry Tomorrow‘s official album cover. Users online seemed to enjoy the image’s rawness. “I like. It’s very Weeknd,” wrote one user.

LL Cool J‘s “Murdergram Deux,” a bass-heavy track off of his latest album ... cover “Live from Death Row” also appeared in the music video. A Rolling Stone review called the hip-hop ...

Those who couldn’t comprehend rap’s rapid rise needed only to understand this: the speak-sing idiom allowed the marginalised, disenfranchised, oppressed and angry a vehicle for saying so.