Визуал хип-хопа с 1980-х по 2020-е года использует устойчивые визуальные коды, которые могут быть трансформированы в бренд-платформу для магазина или издательства, фокусируясь на типографике, символах и уникальных элементах маркировки, отражающих культуру жанра и его развитие.
The Sugarhill Gang. The Sugarhill Gang. Sugar Hill Records, 1980.
Eric B. & Rakim. Paid in Full. 4th & B’way / Island Records, 1987.
Public Enemy. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. Def Jam / Columbia Records, 1988.
Run-D.M.C. Raising Hell. Profile Records, 1986.
Nas. Illmatic. Columbia Records, 1994.
The Notorious B.I.G. Ready to Die. Bad Boy Records / Arista Records, 1994.
Wu-Tang Clan. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Loud Records / RCA Records, 1993.
Dr. Dre. The Chronic. Death Row Records / Interscope Records, 1992.
Eminem. The Marshall Mathers LP. Aftermath Entertainment / Interscope Records, 2000.
Jay-Z. The Blueprint. Roc-A-Fella Records / Def Jam Recordings, 2001.
50 Cent. Get Rich or Die Tryin’. Shady Records / Aftermath Entertainment / Interscope Records, 2003.
Kanye West. The College Dropout. Roc-A-Fella Records / Def Jam Recordings, 2004.
Kanye West. Late Registration. Roc-A-Fella Records / Def Jam Recordings, 2005.
Kanye West. Graduation. Roc-A-Fella Records / Def Jam Recordings, 2007.
Kanye West. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Roc-A-Fella Records / Def Jam Recordings, 2010.
Kendrick Lamar. good kid, m.A.A.d city. Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath Entertainment / Interscope Records,
Kendrick Lamar. To Pimp a Butterfly. Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath Entertainment / Interscope Records,
Drake. Views. Cash Money Records / Young Money Entertainment / Republic Records, 2016.
Travis Scott. Astroworld. Cactus Jack Records / Grand Hustle Records / Epic Records, 2018.
Tyler, The Creator. IGOR. Columbia Records, 2019.
PARTYNEXTDOOR. PARTYNEXTDOOR. OVO Sound / Warner Records, 2013.Sugar Hill Records. Official archive / label history.
Def Jam Recordings. Official archive / label history.
Death Row Records. Official archive / label history.
Bad Boy Records. Official archive / label history.
Roc-A-Fella Records. Official archive / label history.
Aftermath Entertainment. Official archive / label history.
Roc Nation. Official website and company materials.
Top Dawg Entertainment. Official website and company materials.
OVO Sound. Official website and company materials.
Discogs. Database of physical releases, cover art, label variations, vinyl editions.
MusicBrainz. Open music database for album and label metadata.
Genius. Lyrics and release-context database.
Album of the Year. Release chronology and cover references.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archive of fashion and costume studies.
The Museum at FIT. Archive of fashion exhibitions and visual materials.
Google Arts & Culture. Museum collections and visual archives.
The New York Public Library Digital Collections. Urban photography, street culture, archival imagery.
Library of Congress Digital Collections. Photography, music history, urban archives.
Getty Images. Press and archival photography.
Shutterstock Editorial / Alamy Editorial / Associated Press Images
