Classic Cover Art…
^ John Byrne’s Black Panther
I got a nice little e-mail from the publicist at DuckDown informing me they would be re-issuing the classic cover art from Sean Price’s ‘Monkey Barz’ CD, Smif-N-Wessun’s ‘Reloaded’ (today the theme IS reloaded) and the Buckshot - 9th Wonder collabo ‘Chemistry’ all as part of a compilation set.
Boot Camp Clik isn’t satisfied by simply being Hip-Hop’s longest lasting underground collective of artists. BCC are visionaries who have embedded some of my fondest memories within their art.
The artwork on Smif-N-Wessun’s ‘Reloaded’ is slick cowboy styling reminiscent of BladeRunner for the pistols that the main characters are wielding and Tokyo-type background.
The ‘Monkey Barz’ cover art is some of the best shit that has ever been put on a record jacket. Shouts to P-Funk artist Pedro Bell. I need this ‘Monkey Barz’ joint as a 12inch [ll] so I can frame it and hang it on my wall because that shit is hardbody deluxe.
November 20th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
i love that monkey barz cover, makes me wanna dig out some of my comics collection, some Armorines-type shit
November 20th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Yo…this is my first time seeing these! That’s why I love this blog; you always put me onto the good shit.
November 20th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
i always wished wesley snipes had taken the roll of tchalla instead of blade but u really cant fight apartheid on the movie screens of a country who supported it.
November 20th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Wow @ mercilesz….great effin point.
November 20th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Great series, which I rank
1) Sean P
2) Tek & Steele
3) Buckshot…
Although I have to admit, I prefer the remix–
Black Moon “Alter The Chemistry,” which also has an excellent cover–
http://images24.fotosik.pl/154/b7473d24e2f86f82med.jpg
9th Wonder just can NOT carry a whole album (for ANY mc), I don’t think, tho’ I appreciate the fact Buckshot feels comfortable working with him.
November 20th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Too bad album/CD jackets will be obsolete in the next few years.
November 21st, 2009 at 7:56 am
Tryna figure out how the eff I managed to sleep on that John Byrne Black Panther cover? I actually NEVER saw it before here. Wow.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:08 am
Dope artwork . . . Duck Down gets mad props for the way they released those CDs.