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Stones Throw Records recently released the  Madvillain (Madlib x MF Doom) “Madvillainy Instrumentals” album. Although the album was released in 2004, this is the first time a LP sleeve was issued for the  instrumental version of the album. Madvillainy Instrumentals is available at the Stones Throw online store. Photography by Eric Coleman and design by [...]

Album cover artwork for Common’s upcoming album The Dreamer, The Believer. Art direction & design by Los Angeles based design firm Gravillis Inc. Common’s “Blue Sky” Music Video You might also like: Big K.R.I.T. "4 Eva N A Day" Mixtape Cover ArtMaseo (of De La Soul) Lecture At The Red Bull Music Academy (San Francisco, [...]

Jeff Jank, longtime art director of the Los Angeles based label Stones Throw Records, was the force behind the design of the classic Madvillainy (2004) album cover by the group Madvillain (MF Doom & Madlib). In a recent interview with egotripland, Jeff speaks in detail about the inspiration, concept, & process of creating the Madvillainy [...]

The December/January cover of Complex Magazine, which was designed by art director-at-large Brent Rollins, is a great homage to the Blue Note album covers that were designed by Reid Miles.  The new issue, which is Drake’s 2nd Complex cover, is inspired by two iconic album covers: Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue & John Coltrane’s Blue [...]

In this digital age, its very refreshing to still be able to see great photography being utilized for an album cover such as The Roots new “undun” album. The cover was shot by legendary street photographer Jamel Shabazz and designed by Gravillis Inc.   undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of one [...]