Pac's Life final album cover
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Um... the original 2Pac logo is NOTHING like his signature, much less anybody's handwriting. But yes, they should've kept it beyond RUSD... all the following albums that didn't use it would've looked better with it, plus it serves a purpose, much like brand recognition... the same reason why Nas always uses his "NaS" logo, why Bone Thugs uses their logo in their variation of the Beckett font, why Wu-Tang always uses the W, etc. Clearly whoever works for Amaru Records wasn't paying attention in their marketing or advertising classes, granted they went to school beyond 8th grade.
lol, true.
but at the same time, makaveli had a totally different concept than the other 2pac albums, and albums before MATW were also a different concept. not like if it was meant to be eternal. i'm not too much against it, and i think this cover is dope. of course it's white again, but i think it fits well with the idea of this album.
but at the same time, makaveli had a totally different concept than the other 2pac albums, and albums before MATW were also a different concept. not like if it was meant to be eternal. i'm not too much against it, and i think this cover is dope. of course it's white again, but i think it fits well with the idea of this album.
Ah, I see. Nice album cover rendering.
I see what you mean, but the Makaveli album itself wasn't supposed to follow hip-hop's trends or Pac's own trends either. Remember, the albm concept overall (not just musically) was supposed to be more underground, hence the very simple layout (painting over a cardboard-looking background with just a folded insert as the CD booklet without any pictures) which actually turned out to be quite artistic in the end. It wasn't an indication of where Pac's artistic direction was heading toward conclusively; I prefer to think of it as an extention of his creativity, testing the waters of territory he had never visited as an artist.
Yes, the album covers before Me Against the World were different concepts, but the covers after it were as well. It's not the fact that Amaru Records is using different concepts; it's just that the concepts they choose to use lack creativity and style, with the exception of the Until the End of Time cover, which I thought was very tasteful. It's difficult to subjectively judge a lot of those pre-Me Against the World album covers, seeing how those were created almost 15 years ago, at a time when computers weren't in every household, so those who had resources to make album covers were far lower in numbers, and those who could do it didn't have stuff like Photoshop and Illustrator, hence the simple covers of albums like 2Pacalypse Now.
I do think the album sort of fits the album title as you said, in the sense that it looks like Pac is in a more contemplative mode. The problem is that it's just so unprofessional. I figure that Afeni and whoever else come up with the album title, pick a picture, then say "Make the cover look anything except thugged out," and those are her only guidelines to her "art directors."
I see what you mean, but the Makaveli album itself wasn't supposed to follow hip-hop's trends or Pac's own trends either. Remember, the albm concept overall (not just musically) was supposed to be more underground, hence the very simple layout (painting over a cardboard-looking background with just a folded insert as the CD booklet without any pictures) which actually turned out to be quite artistic in the end. It wasn't an indication of where Pac's artistic direction was heading toward conclusively; I prefer to think of it as an extention of his creativity, testing the waters of territory he had never visited as an artist.
Yes, the album covers before Me Against the World were different concepts, but the covers after it were as well. It's not the fact that Amaru Records is using different concepts; it's just that the concepts they choose to use lack creativity and style, with the exception of the Until the End of Time cover, which I thought was very tasteful. It's difficult to subjectively judge a lot of those pre-Me Against the World album covers, seeing how those were created almost 15 years ago, at a time when computers weren't in every household, so those who had resources to make album covers were far lower in numbers, and those who could do it didn't have stuff like Photoshop and Illustrator, hence the simple covers of albums like 2Pacalypse Now.
I do think the album sort of fits the album title as you said, in the sense that it looks like Pac is in a more contemplative mode. The problem is that it's just so unprofessional. I figure that Afeni and whoever else come up with the album title, pick a picture, then say "Make the cover look anything except thugged out," and those are her only guidelines to her "art directors."
You made quite a few valid points there bro, I guess the answer is somewhere in the middle of our two opinions, people have a right to criticise, but I still believe that nowadays people criticise NO MATTER WHAT when it comes to Pac's new albums, I don't think there was an album cover in the world that coulda been posted in this thread without anyone bitching, but ya know, all this doesnt really matter, alls that matters is were getting a new Pac album and that sure as hell puts a
on my face
KO said:
You made quite a few valid points there bro, I guess the answer is somewhere in the middle of our two opinions, people have a right to criticise, but I still believe that nowadays people criticise NO MATTER WHAT when it comes to Pac's new albums, I don't think there was an album cover in the world that coulda been posted in this thread without anyone bitching, but ya know, all this doesnt really matter, alls that matters is were getting a new Pac album and that sure as hell puts a on my face
on my face
But on the contrary, there was ONE potential album that almost nobody bitched about. When Daz was claiming to drop the Makaveli & Dillinger album, everybody was raving about it. While the cover wasn't anything professional, it was still cool (and far more complex than the Pac's Life cover). And artwork aside, the songs used were dope, and the Daz remixes were ALL good, and while people wanted to hear the OGs, no one really hated on any of the Daz beats. The Intro was tight, Don't Go 2 Sleep was different from the "Halloween"-type beat but still dark, Let's Fight used a looped portion of the OG beat, First 2 Bomb used a sick ass beat, Um Dumpin still used a good beat (even though I didn't really like Young Assassins on there), They Don't Give a Fuck about Us was basically the OG, and the outro was a really sick concept of using the VIBE interview clips over that dark ass beat. I still listen to those songs on the regular in my car. Now THAT was a sick Pac album when it leaked.
i dont mind the cover at all... but i would love to see an additional cover (some artists offer 2 different covers) that is basically exactly the same, except in all BLACK and essentially the same 2pac stance (angle, standing to the side etc.) but in THUG/STEET CLOTHES.
that would be deep, since many thought Pac had 2 sides to him...
that would be deep, since many thought Pac had 2 sides to him...
Yes pacs bandana became one of his trademarks like when he is spitting wit the detroit red wings jersy on. Man I think pac must have started that bandana tied to the front I never seen nobody wear that b4 him. Hes def made to look too... MATW when that is nothing differant or new to us. I agree that some of the posthumos album covers have been really good (RUSD,SIR,UTEOT) but the last few have been very similar in colour sheme and style. I thought that mabey this time we would have had somthing diff but it seems that amaru have decided to stick with the same formula.
i burst out laughing in work. 
the album cover is boring.... as most have said, it looks like something anyone could do in Paint Shop Pro Version 1.1 in less than 3 minutes!
don't know why the comparisons to Loyal to the Game - what because the cover has a white background? I thought the Loyal cover was actually quite decent ... this one ... terrible.
don't know why the comparisons to Loyal to the Game - what because the cover has a white background? I thought the Loyal cover was actually quite decent ... this one ... terrible.
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