Īnd we can’t forget the endlessly imitated cover of Dr. Similarly, Joy Division’s choice of a simple data plot visualization of radio pulsar signals centered against a black background was a perfect representation for the stark, cold post-punk sound on Unknown Pleasures.
One glance at the Schizoid Man on the cover of King Crimson’s landmark prog debut In the Court of the Crimson King and you know you’re in for a wild ride into the experimental side of rock. Throughout the history of popular music, musicians have chosen to adorn their albums with immediately recognizable covers. Take a look at these covers and tell me you wouldn’t be horrified/intrigued if you came across them among the racks without knowing who the artist was:īut it’s not just Maiden - or even heavy metal - that makes iconic cover art a priority. How many unsuspecting teens in the ‘80s stumbled onto Iron Maiden in a store and bought The Number of the Beast or Piece of Mind sight unseen and sound unheard due solely to Eddie’s grisly mug staring back at them? The list includes the aforementioned song “Deep Cover,” which features a lot of Dre’s stylistic hallmarks, as well as tracks from his groundbreaking album The Chronic and other collaborations and high points spanning his career.Does cover art still matter in a streaming world?īack before streaming and even downloads, when record stores ruled the music world, an album cover was often all a shopper had to go on when they were browsing the shelves. Dre’s 16 Greatest Contributions to Music, Ranked” on Vulture. Dre’s sound and career highlights, check out “Dr. Dre has carved in the hip hop industry, and what Peep One would like to model for women in hip hop.įor a deeper look at Dr. Dre a groundbreaking music producer and beat maker that discovered some of the most famous rappers in history, but he also popularized rap by marrying early gangsta rap’s commercial sheen with the grit of the neighborhoods from which the genre came. He would later discover and nurture some of the best rappers ever, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and 50 Cent.” - Rolling Stone With 1993’s The Chronic, he married breezy funk samples to hardcore imagery, creating the G-Funk style and inspiring a host of imitators. Dre went on to become the single most influential producer in hip-hop history. “Initially known to the world as an MC for gangsta godfathers N.W.A., Dr. Dre, and what innovations has he contributed to hip hop? Dre’s song “Deep Cover” while telling a story about a high school party later in the play. Dre multiple times throughout the play, suggesting that his career success and influence in hip hop is something she aims for in her own work. In rehearsal, the team has been exploring the intricacies of Peep One’s character journey throughout the play, including the way she begins to find her voice as a female beat maker in the hip hop industry. That can be my brand.” - Peep One in HYPE MAN, p.56
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