The Record Store Day pressing of Freddie Gibbs & Madlib’s Piñata ’84 has vinyl label art inspired by a design Island Records used in 1983 and 1984. Compare below.
Originally published on criticalminded.com.
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In a brief retrospective, These Days talks to a handful of industry folks involved in the Chicago rap scene’s breakout year of 2012.
Every year brings a fresh crop of album art clearly influenced from various sources. This season brought covers from Metro Boomin, Joey Bada$$, Boldy James and Nicholas Craven, and more.
