Synthetic and Organic Album Covers

In this post I'm going to be talking about the difference in a synthetic and organic covers.

My first example is from Logic's most recent album "Under Pressure". This album contains hip hop and rap, unlike most hip hop and rap albums Logic isn't trying to be something he is not (it appears), which is the case for most rappers. Most rappers  are known for their flashy lifestyles (apart from their music career), from the cars, houses to the private jets. In Logic's cover we see his original 'Set up' or 'studio' as he describes in many of his songs.  

Logic is an incredibly likable character, weather it is all an image so his fans feel more connected to him or if its simply how he is, either way it clearly works for him with his recent success globally.   

Here is an example of a synthetic mix tape cover (to the left). This is "Well Done IV" by Tyga, released in December 2013. Immediately by looking at this album we can see the impression that tyga is trying to give of with this, that he is rich and has "swagger". It isn't only his cover that seems to be super synthetic, so are his music videos, such as "Young Kobe", which consists of him rapping on a hill with his private helicopter and then flying out to his luxurious house. He's also wearing what seems to be a golden colored snapback following the color theme he set with the album cover.

Here is the music video for "Young Kobe", which is in Tyga's "Well Done IV" mixtape: