Illmatic changed hip-hop forever, and it started with Nas’ striking cover art, which captured his journey to the album’s arrival perfectly. Nas superimposed a child version of himself on top of the ...

Sure, other photogs got their time to make art with the world’s great spitters, but Danny was, more often than not, there at the genesis. “I got something that nobody else has,” he shares. “I got ...

There’s no mistaking an album cover designed by Pen & Pixel Graphics. Diamonds, fire, expensive cars, and women all accented by blinged out fonts are just some of the elements that have become the ...

In his 2004 Pitchfork review, Nick Sylvester wrote that MM..FOOD was “an attempt to make good on Doom’s almost fascist conceit to restore rap’s golden age despite its loss of innocence.” The record’s ...

Jonathan Mannion's work as a photographer and filmmaker speaks for itself. Over the course of two decades, he's shot some of the most legendary album covers in rap history. Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt, ...

The album sounds like a homecoming release of sorts, an artist recognizing her roots, having recently conquered the world with No. 1 singles and albums. While she’s very much a peak performer in the ...

Hennessy is excited to introduce Jonathan Mannion, projecting him as a perfect representation of the Hip Hop genre. For superstars like Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Lauryn Hill, Rick Ross, Eminem, Snoop Dog and ...

The 1990s weren’t all bubblegum pop and boy bands. From the emerging grunge scene to punk taking over to rap and R&B finding their place in the spotlight, the 1990s was brimming with exciting music.

Hip Hop was alive and well this year, despite rap momentarily dropping out of the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for about two weeks. There were big tours, major collaborations among some of our favorite ...

LL COOL J is staking a claim for bringing Air Jordan sneakers into Hip-Hop. Appearing with Boy Boy, LL recalled wearing the Bred Jordan 1s on the cover of his Radio album. “My first album cover, I had ...

AllHipHop has put together a list of the best HIp-Hop album covers ever created! The first time the world got to meet the chief representative of the Park Side Killer Schoolly D was with the dropping ...

AllHipHop has put together a list of the best HIp-Hop album covers ever created! A few signature themes found in all of the Wu-Tang Clan’s lore are kung fu, killer bees, street culture, and comic ...