September is soon coming to a close, and fans are feverishly anticipating the release of Kendrick Lamar’s debut LP good kid, m.A.A.d city this October 22. Now, the Compton rapper releases the cover art to his impending album.
Complex came through with two versions the artwork to K. Dot’s eagerly awaited Aftermath debut. Below are the standard and deluxe versions of the album’s cover art.
Although information on the album’s tracklist is limited, confirmed guests include Lady Gaga, Dr. Dre and Kendrick’s Black Hippy partners. DX will keep you update as more information comes to light.
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WTF this cover sucks
is that all you care about? is the fucking cover?
^its an article about the cover stfu. you sound like a sensitive bitch. he not allowed to have an opinion on the art? art is supposed to appeal otherwise cd’s would come in see thru plastic wallets. i think u just upset!
Damn that’s a cheap ass cover cmon now
your a fucking idiot if you only worry about the fucking cover
^dumb response. i bet if he said he liked it you wouldnt be catching feelings
ugly cover. meaning or not its still ugly. looks like a drug ring photo from the 70’s trying to protect the witnesses.
thats wat the article is about
I actually like the idea of this cover arts, fits to the album title. Plus it must mean something personal to kendrick.
As soon as I saw them I thought – Odd Future. Gonna cop
That was exactly what I was thinking when I first saw the covers. haha
Kendrick does something different, and which you might not even understand till hearing the album, and yall are already still complaining about it. He could’ve done some typical cover bullshit.
Why are people always talking about not understanding Kendrick? Who buys something that they don’t understand? Yall niggas be overrating simple stuff. There’s nothing to understand, especially if he has done a good job of explaining himself.
THIS JUST IN: Some niggas aren’t fans. some are. Chill with the “you don’t understand” garbage.
first and forement art should be appealing. just cause it has meaning doesnt make it good. this is still an ugly cover.
that fact that it has meaning makes it appealing.
1st off our opinion of the cover art doesn’t really matter. however, i find it dope. It seems those ppl in the pic might be his uncles that he mentions in his songs that aren’t around anymore. The van cover art…idk. It’s probably equally AS dope but not until we know why.
The deluxe version sucks, regular covert is okay.
Personally, I think it’s dope, but then again, our opinions are – and always will be – irrelevant, and that’s why I find it hilarious how some people on this site catch feelings.
Re: the covers, I think the deluxe edition is a snap of his first family car, maybe.
Really looking forward to it, nonetheless!
Co-sign.
Fucking awesome!
This guy is an artist in the truest sense
real just for this im gonna support him
you wasn’t supporting him before ?
great cover art. makes perfect sense and it’s different. matches what kendrick is trying to accomplish sorry to all you people who enjoy album arts that have fat mother fuckers like rick ross on it or 2 stupid chains
I don’t like the cover..still gonna cop
Covers alright, who cares though. The album is going to be out of this world. K.DOT
pretty original shit!!! love the fam poloroid. The other pic with the van out front could have been more creative.
WONT DO DRAKE NUMBERS BUT WE KNOW KDOT IS A YMCMB FAN
WRONG!! STOP HATING!!
First time he’s actually right I think.. K-Dot has used Wayne’s beats and flows for songs before. He also has openly talked about how he’s a fan of Drake’s music.
And K-Dot wont sell like Drake.. where was he hating?
Lil Wayne was them first mainstream rapper to co-sign Kendrick lamar.
Shut the fuck up, YM stan. Nothing you said is true.
^^^ everything Trent said is true, you must be a fake Kendrick fan
Kendrick never said he was a fan of Drake only when drakes jew ass jumped on the bandwagon because k dot was getting buzz did he say he liked him now.
Kendrick once said he never liked him before.
No, its not. Go suck a dick.
lady holding Kendrick flashing gang signs.
Kendrick Lamar has a ghost writer… 2Pac!
OK THE COVER IS PERFECT! LETS SEE WHAT THE MUSIC IS SAYIN
This is fucking classic…
This is the most Old School cover I have ever seen. I fucking love Kendrick.
Another illmatic inspired cover..The curse of illmatic continues
what? cuz nas’ first album cover was him as a baby with gangbangers around him…
this shit look like The Weekends pic
lol funny but cool
idk if i like the cover but i like how he got down on the gangster letters…lol(thumbs up!)
Good cover looks like another documentary from Compton like The Game – Documentary
LOL at this neega’s family they ugly as fuck
this album cover is a fail i dont know why he block their eyes out like that.
Dumbass Theyre face probably werent aloud to be shown or something.So because you don’t understand something it’s a fail.Die Now.Don’t wait.
^^ You don’t sound like you understand either
Aloud?Really you dumb ass?It’s allowed genius..Before you get all high and mighty do some legwork and learn how to spell.
YEAH
CLASSIC
DOPE!
nuff said….
Wow dis dude is the same exact height now.
really like both coversbut especially the original. Im gona cop both of em when it ome out. and yeh, blah blah blah, im a stan
dude holding him looks just like him
………….Niiceee………..
Not even gonna lie, these are pretty dope album covers.
this cover sucks ass. how many times are rappers gonna bite illmatic.
YaknowhatI’msayin? Niggaz niggaz niggaz niggaz is bitin off your album cover and shit…
Whoa bad enough they biting lines like niggaz killed me when they came with some Nas, niggaz bit offa Nas shit! KnowhatI’msayin?
yo god, yo god, where my killa tape at?
…..ya’ll are idiots so because he used a baby pic thats biting off illmatic? that picture represents the west coast and its a good fucking choice for his album cover
if you aint from the hood you wont understand see that jelly jar nigga bringing back memories push it my nigga the land got u
The cover doesn’t matter, what matters is the music. Remember Dr.Dre’s Chronic 2001? plain ass cover, classic album
i got love for Kendricks music but still i don’t think it will be able to top The Documentary and Doctor’s Advocate as a whole album
Production wise maybe no, but Kendrick is massively superior to Game on the mic.
^ u see man no i don’t believe that Kendricks lyrics are massive but Game flow and delivery are better…thats just my opinion i respect yours
The proper cover art is dope as fuck, it fits perfectly with the title. The deluxe ain’t great though.
This I will agree with! The pic of the van is the deluxe?! I figured there were just to different covers. I could see it working like how Eminem did his Recovery album. Two different covers, you pic which one you like best. Hell Kanye had 5 different ones with MBDTF
These niggas need to stop biting Illmatic…
why?? real hip-hop heads know Nas did it first. its shows a more serious artist, exposing a piece of their own history
oh so only nas has baby pics and family ? get off the sack
dont feed the trolls let em starve
to everyone saying the deluxe version with the van sucks u need 2 do your research to understand the significance of that picture. it is obviously his moms van that he used to drive to the studio when he was starting out he mentions it in plenty songs like p&p and wanna be heard.
wack ass cover. Kendrick Lamar is shit compared to Lil Wayne. YMCMB rejected diz talentless bitch, cuz he cant sell records. lmao. Baby and Weezy dont need diz clown ass nigga. swag
hahaha suu woo…ymcmb run la i heard nikki minaj been chasing crips down normandy since she dissed them on dedication 4 lmao
@SoIcyBoi please kill yourself
Please do the whole human race a favor and kill.yourself for that bullshit you said.
Are we sure this is an “Aftermath” debut?
can’t wait
Slaughterhouse feels better now that they no longer have the worst album cover of the year.
LOLOLOL!
FAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIL!!!!!!!! YOU SUCK AT JOKES!!
So Lupe’s all black cover is better? People trip way to much about a cover. I like Kendricks cover because I believe the world wants to ‘know’ Kendrick and not just ‘know of’. This album cover seems to be very much him, since it really does show his upbringing.
look the first album cover is genius it reflects life for him as a kid unpredictable & also the baby bottle just mear inches away from a 40 ounce represents good kid maad city perfect album cover if you ask me & anyone else around hip hop 🙂
The album cover is stupid as hell. First, why would you want to put your family out there forever like that, just to try to be different. Secondly, the shit just looks low budget and stupid as hell.
Pretty sure he got permission from each family member that is on the cover. It’s ment to look lot budget. And while this album is for his fans it’s still very much for him. This album is ment to represent him as a whole of who he was and is right now. This is his story, let him tell it his way, enjoy.
kendrick is a genious u dumb fokes making negative comments about the cover art u guys are fools cuz u guys dont realize true artists when you see it. i was a die hard weezy fan until he ralized that weezy isnt his best anymore he just raps about shit whole kendric speak about life an real situations an how humans think..bt then again u guys are fooled by ymcmb shit so u guys are gone.anywayz my opinion kendric is the next big thing coming an pretty soon the others will be forgotten about.