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    Been revisiting a lot of 90's southern rap lately, can't say it was my favourite genre back in the day, I've always been one for my 90's East coast, with some West Coast thrown in, but tbf a lot of the Southern s*** has aged really well. Don't get me wrong I've always enjoyed UGK, Geto Boys and a few others, but acts I've listened to in the past but never fully appreciated are clicking a lot more such as 8Ball and MJG and a lot of the pre-Carter Cash Money and some No Limit stuff I haven't been back to in years.

    Anyway the point of this thread is the artwork of that era, I always liked the No Limit Packaging until they absolutely flooded the market, but looking back at the absurd covers, there are so many iconic ones, some terrible, some beautiful, some instantly recognisable. Pen and Pixel were the southern artists cover designers of choice (and also some west coast artists like E-40 and Yukmouth).

    Here are some of my favourites (some I've edited from posters):

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    The Leprechaun cover but also

    Fire album btw

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    This art style is so fye even when it looks bad

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    One of my fav ones

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    These type of album covers are some of the heavy doses of nostalgia. Reminds me of Windows 95 type days

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    Z 326

    One of my fav ones

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    Side note: has anyone actually heard the Big Bear album that pops up in every terrible cover thread?

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  • Aftermathbws_

    Side note: has anyone actually heard the Big Bear album that pops up in every terrible cover thread?

    it's a solid abum

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    rx friendly ghost

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    original pen and pixel designed cover

    final touched up version

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    6geW
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    original pen and pixel designed cover

    final touched up version

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    All good. No bad or ugly.

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    Smacked Voodoo

    All good. No bad or ugly.

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    6geW

    original pen and pixel designed cover

    final touched up version

    OG one got more of that vintage, raw P&P vibe but final looks really clean while staying true to the concept so I fw both equally tbh

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    Didn't know there was a name for this style thanks @op

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    legends

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    NEW EQUITY

    Didn't know there was a name for this style thanks @op

    yuh pen and pixel was actually the company name iirc

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    Legends

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    That mystikal cover fire

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    Sir Swagalot

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    These are the GOAT covers lol