The Golden Age of Hip Hop
Definitive early '90s East Coast conscious rap, blending Five-Percenter rhetoric with raw, New York street aesthetics. The cover art for In God We Trust was a deliberate, provocative statement designed to visualize the group’s shift toward a more militant ideology following the departure of Grand Puba.
Landmark release in hip-hop history, famously becoming the first album to ever win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 1996.
The Here Come the Lords album cover was shot by the legendary photographer Danny Clinch.
One of my first experiences of “worldbuilding” for a band. Very cool imagery.
The song was intended to be the lead single for Kobe’s debut studio album, Visions, due to the single's underwhelming reception, the full album was ultimately shelved.
The visual direction was deeply rooted in the idea of Cappadonna finally "claiming his share" after being absent from the early Wu-Tang recordings due to incarceration. Photography by Danny Hastings.