In the 50 years of hip-hop’s existence, there have been countless rap album covers, good, bad, controversial and everything in between. While physical album sales have plummeted over the past decade, meaning most album covers are not tangible, the reveal of the cover art remains a special moment in an album’s launch and an important part of the album as a whole.
With that being said, how many hip-hop album covers do you still have stuck in your head? Can you name one from a piece of cover art? It’s time to put your skills to the test.
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Here’s how it works. We’ve cropped small portions of 20 hip-hop album covers and display them below. Additionally, we’ve added some tips to assist you if you get stuck. The albums cover LPs released from the 2020s to the 2020s, and include some major releases as well as independent releases, making distribution even more difficult. Some of them should be easy, while others will provide more of a test of your hip-hop knowledge.
After viewing all the trailers, scroll down to the bottom of the page to check out the answers we also have and see how you did. Then challenge your friends to see if you know more than they do.
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Test your knowledge of hip-hop album covers with this fun visual-based quiz below.
