![]() I know they did an entire photo shoot and this is the one they picked? It's like he didn't even make it to wardrobe. LMAO, I don't even believe you in this one. Okay we give you a half a point for the lame hologram. This, was a good album with an average cover. To drop a record with no promotion, but to have people walk by and see a new Jay-Z album and see how many copies it sells is arrogance at it's finest. ![]() The original idea behind dropping a "black" album was ill. No jewels, nice watch and a simple leather jacket. I still think they should have called it heir to the throne, but the basic look of it gives you the Hustler's ambition in a way. I think this might be the best cover artistically when you look at those additional components but the photo itself is blazay. Then you have the overlay of the word Dynasty. I'm not a fan of the bandanna but the Roc sign and the Rocawear chain are working. Even if it isn't like an original idea from Jay or thematically. Jay-Z: 50 Greatest Songs With a rhyme career going since the late Eighties, Jay-Z’s songs have been reflective, pop, confessional, hard-edged and indelible. This cover is better than the album to me. In what is one of the more different of Jay-Z album covers because it isn't a full on frontal assault of Jay's visage, the Blueprint cover shows some artistic merit at least in the photographic sense. Subsequent releases are plain black with words. ![]() Even better than this cover is the original cd artwork of a 9mm laying in the street. The original cover that started Jay on the path of the smooth gangster-like hustler from the PJ's that has held form to this day. To start things off, I'm going to rank Jay's album covers. So in preparation for the release of the Blueprint 3, I'm going to dedicate a set of posts to Jay. ![]()
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