You know that saying РІР‚вЂњ РІР‚СљdonРІР‚в„ўt judge a book by its coverРІР‚Сњ РІР‚вЂњ well I totally judge a hip hop album by its cover. Still, that doesnРІР‚в„ўt mean the rap album cover is from a bygone era.

PAYMENT DUE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF CLOSING.WhatРІР‚в„ўs the value of an album cover in the streaming era? ItРІР‚в„ўs not like back in the day when vinyl records featured the space large enough to accommodate thoughtful artwork РІР‚вЂњ nowadays, youРІР‚в„ўre most likely staring at the cover on a mobile device. Posted with eBay Mobile THIS IS THE LAST TIME THIS WILL BE LISTED. I am listing this for him because he does not have a ebay account but is available to answer any questions you may have. This will ship directly from Ronald Brent in Compton,CA. PayPal is the only form of payment we accept. This album was certified 4X Platinum on June 15, 1999. The album generated the second-highest debut-week sales total of any album that year, selling 664,000 copies on the first week. Before that, it was going to be a sort of an underground.'The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and the Billboard 200. George 'Papa G' Pryce, Former Head of Publicity for Death Row, claimed that 'Makaveli which we did was a sort of tongue-in-cheek, and it was not really to come out, after Tupac was murdered, it did come out. Ronald 'Riskie' Brent is the creator of the Makaveli Don Killuminati cover painting. The emotion and anger showcased on the album has been admired by a large part of the hip-hop community, including other rappers. In 2005, ranked Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory at #9 on their greatest hip hop albums of all time list and, in 2006, recognized it as a classic. These are among the very last songs he recorded before his fatal shooting on September 7, 1996. The lyrics were written and recorded in only three days and mixing took an additional four days. The album was completely finished in a total of seven days during the month of August 1996. VIDEO: ABOUT THE ALBUM: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (Meaning Makaveli The Don - Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory and commonly shortened to The 7 Day Theory) is the sixth and final studio album by Tupac Shakur, under the new stage name Makaveli, finished before his death and his first studio album to be posthumously released. The 2pac 'Hologram' recently performed the song 'Hail Mary' from the makaveli album. 'Makaveli The 7 Day Theory' went on to sell over 4 million copies and the cover itself was voted as the 2nd Greatest Hip Hop Album Cover in Hip Hop History in 1998 by The Source Magazine.

Keep in mind this is the ORIGINAL painting, view below for images and a youtube video of Suge Knight displaying the painting in his office for BET after 2pac was killed. The painting stands 48' in height and 30' wide. He met with 'Riskie' and described what he wanted, sadly the day after 2pac viewed the finished artwork he was gunned down in Las Vegas. The painting was 2pac's idea for the cover of his upcoming album. Painted in 1996 by Ronald 'Riskie' Brent. The original canvas painting done for 2pac's Makaveli The Don Killuminati The 7 Day Theory album.

Makaveli album covers