Classic Hip Hop album Covers

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Notorious B.I.G, & #39;Ready To Die& #39;

Another album cover featuring a baby picture of the rapper who made it, Notorious& #39; & #39;Ready To Die& #39; album was released in 1994 and included the incredible single & #39;Juicy& #39;
Drake, & #39;Nothing Was The Same& #39;

Drake& #39;s third studio album features two covers - one of him as a child and one of him now
The Fugees, & #39;The Score& #39;

The iconic Fugees album had a cover to match, showing the band members - Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel - in different poses.
Jay Z, & #39;Magna Carta Holy Grail& #39;
Drake, & #39;Take Care& #39;

Drake& #39;s second album & #39;Take Care& #39; was released in 2011 and sees Drake sitting at a table and surrounded with expensive looking antiques.
Childish Gambino, & #39;because the internet& #39;

Always one to push boundaries with his music and his artwork, Childish Gambino& #39;s artwork actually moves
Lauryn Hill, & #39;The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill& #39;

Released as the peak of Lauryn Hill& #39;s fame in 1998, the album cover for & #39;The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill& #39; featured the singer& #39;s face carved into a piece of wood.
Snoop Dogg, & #39;Doggystyle& #39;
Jay Z, & #39;The Blueprint& #39;

Released on September 11th, 2001, the striking artwork for & #39;The Blueprint& #39; shows a picture of Jay Z taken from above smoking a guitar
Kanye West, & #39;Graduation& #39;

The cover art for Kanye& #39;s 2007 album & #39;Graduation& #39; sees his mascot Dropout Bear being fired into space.
Lil& #39; Wayne, & #39;Tha Carter III& #39;

Lil& #39; Wayne& #39;s incredible album & #39;Tha Carter III& #39; was released in 2008 and features a baby picture of the rapper on its cover
Nas, & #39;Illmatic& #39;

Speaking of & #39;Illmatic& #39;, Nas& #39; 1999 album shows a baby picture of the rapper superimposed on top of a street from the Queensbridge housing project
Mac Miller, & #39;Watching Movies With The Sound Off& #39;

The cover art for Mac Miller& #39;s 2013 album sees the rapper sitting naked behind a table with only an Explicit Content sign to protect his modesty.
J. Cole, & #39;Born Sinner& #39;

J. Cole& #39;s album & #39;Born Sinner& #39; was released in 2013 and included the song & #39;Crooked Smile& #39;.
Kendrick Lamar, & #39;Good Kid, M.A.A.D City& #39;

Inspired by the themes on the album, the cover artwork for & #39; Good Kid, M.A.A.D City& #39; shows Kendrick, two of his uncles and his grandfather with his relations& #39; eyes all censored
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