Thu 2 Aug 2012
Kanye West Reveals G.O.O.D Music’s ‘Cruel Summer’ Artwork #BoobRelief
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The G.O.O.D. Music compilation, Cruel Summer, drops on September 4th…and here’s the artwork. All white, a bas-relief of a Grecian-style gal holding her boobs up to preserve her modesty. No titles or logos to be seen. And most certainly, DONDA-designed ; )
This makes me think of yogurt for some reason, but what does it remind you of?
Check out a better 3/4 view of the CD-packaging,
And some possible inspirations…
After the jump
Does it remind you of:
-Botticelli’s Birth of Venus?
-Al Pacino’s creepy wall from Devil’s Advocate?
-a Versace bedspread?
-an ancient carving of Hermes, Orpheus, and Eurydice?
UPDATE:
ok, I just have to share some of the twitter responses to the question: What does the Cruel Summer cover remind you of?
RusAzal: My moms Jessica McClintock perfume bottle!
DarkAqua33: kim k laying face up for the video camera *shrug*
Velle1316: eve realizing she was naked after biting the forbidden fruit.
ThisisCara: Starbucks *YES!*
(via Mikey’s instagram)
VDUBJB: erotic frozen Han Solo *hahaa!!*
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August 3rd, 2012 at 6:51 am
This cover is everything that’s wrong with some Black Americans.
As an outsider (South African) looking in, it baffles that when black ppl outside of America are embracing, celebrating and proud of what it is that makes us black … that some Black Americans are not only not interested in catching up with the rest of the world, but rather going the opposite way and running away from what it is being black.
This is neither hip hop nor creative … coz if I were to ask those who say this is creative they’d battle … but coz its foreign to what is black its automatically deemed creative lol, while a white man would fall off his chair larfing if they hurd this being called creative or art
Something creative is 2 Chainz album cover, which gets the message across while embracing hip hop (something black in culture) and staying in subject with the matter in hand … Something creative is 50 Cents BFISD album cover which gets the message across (Half his face burning/destructing within) while embracing hip hop and staying in subject with the matter in hand. No1 no matter how hard they try can find a significant link to hip hop, Good music artists or the album tittle Cruel Summer.
Its quite disturbing how Black Americans fear and look up white ppl viewing anything to do with white ppl being cool … they even do it in their videos (Otis) and the woman they date (Kim)
To end it … Black Americans need to quickly find the ability to know the difference between embracing what it is being black and celebrating it from being stereotypical.
Please feel free to belittle and ridicule me (pls call me anything u like) as I understand that it would be coming from a place of fear and worry that a favourite of yours (Kanye West/Good music) is being criticized when they can do no rong in your eyes.
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Gerard Griffin (Addictive Kaos LLC) Reply:
August 3rd, 2012 at 9:16 am
Their is a big difference between critiquing the artistic choices of an artist and criticizing that person for some narrow view of what it is to be black. What you fail to realize is art is not a medium in which one person can validate it, It’s an expression of self or in this case a collective (which I might add created the 2Chains cover you like). Kanye with his art school background has used his fame (and in some cases his infamy) to expose many demographics to art that in normal cases might not have seen or ventured out to explore. The irony in your statement is your notion of “Being” black, one is black but the stereotypes come in to play when one believes it is an activity or a verb and not an adjective. In closing one can be black and Explore all the world has to offer without (for a lack of a better phrase) loose their blackness.
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AllDayAndDay Reply:
August 3rd, 2012 at 11:09 am
Siy@: I love the Good Music/Kanye crew, music, whateves. I really really like what you are saying to, it makes sense. I think from the view of looking back on Kanye’s first albums, lyrics, covers, etc. It’s him evolving creatively.
I’m only speaking about Music Covers and Artistic views, not who he’s dating. There comes a point when artist learn things and want to share. Look at Nas’s Untitled cover, At that time it’s what he wanted to express. Where a “White man” might say, “What does that have to do with being creative”. We can critique all day, but they are artist and we all feel something about a message or image, we want to share it. That’s what they do. I really like what you said tho, very interesting.
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Spythe Reply:
August 3rd, 2012 at 11:18 am
Hmmmm, not offense but I think your rant is aimed at the wrong person/people/group. Your bashing GOOD music/Kanye west for not promoting “black” then praise 2 artist album cover that promote negativity in the black community. Kinda weird but lets just say your solely talking about the album covers. 2 chains album cover is creative but that wasn’t his doing it was Kanye West design team Donda.
About the black Americans running away from Africa, that part is true but we as a whole need to stop putting artist, entertainers, and moguls above everyone else. They are just people like you and me, who cares who Kanye West is dating Kim, let him date whoever makes him happy. Everyone know relationships are already a struggle before race even gets involved.
Personally I’m not a fan of the album cover but he is an artist. I’m not gonna like every single thing he does. If you pay attention to all the recent tracks, Cruel Summer has a religious term with it. So the cover actually matches that.
Mercy
New God Flow
Exodus 23:1
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Rasta Reply:
August 3rd, 2012 at 11:40 am
Rasta’s Response:
Some interesting valid points tainted by some complete nonsense.
bless.
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gbushthebutton Reply:
August 3rd, 2012 at 11:56 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZwMX6T5Jhk
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Poe Reply:
August 3rd, 2012 at 1:53 pm
You don’t think it’s creative because you have no sense of art or visual creativeness, this cover was made by the same person who designed the 2 CHAINZ cover , which is Kanye’s style Consoltent, Virgil Abloh. Has nothing to do with being black or hip hop, if he wasn’t as diverse as he is, he wouldn’t be putting on his crew the way his is today, a whole crew of BLACK HIP HOP artist. Even Jay-Z is literally letting Kanye pave his futures way with his inspiration.
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Tyrese Reply:
August 3rd, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Your right, it’s not necessarily creative. But the shit is cool to look at lol. Its not about black or white or any race for that matter. It’s about taste. People can look at this cd cover and know that there will not be like anything else your going to hear for the summer.
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Rhyme & Reason Reply:
August 4th, 2012 at 12:22 am
So what your saying is it’d Be better for him to pigeonhole hisself into just hiphop stereotypes n black culture. Barriers which he has long stepped out of years ago.
Some enlightenment for you, the world no matter how it’s perceived is not based on one race. There is truth in celebrating your culture n race. The Black n Hispanic cultures are not on the bottom of the Totem pole by being the weaker no, They actually hold it up. Outside of America the Black American is looked down upon by all other races even those of African descent tsk tsk et tu brute.
An like the world Hip Hop is not based on one race or culture
Though it may seem that way. The song n sounds of the stubble come from all directions an aspects of life. Are you listening.
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Miss Info Reply:
August 4th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
yikes.
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jae 1 Reply:
August 4th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
im not really a big fan of kanye but he can do w.e he wants.u talking about not holding down black culture the dude said bush doesnt like black ppl live on tv put his self on the line like nobody would of done that.but you kno what thats not even culture. but thats careing.like their is no black culture no more or white culture everything is mixed white kids growing up in black hoods black kids growing up in white hoods AND HANGING OUT TOGETHER like do u go outmuch any more? your comment sounds like something from 1989 lol.human culture wev made it that far where i can say that.. and you dont have to follow everything ppl that share same colar as you do and no one else.thats what what u called it racist? lol
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August 3rd, 2012 at 11:23 am
Yogurt? Like Chobani?
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Miss Info Reply:
August 4th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
hahaha yes….just like chobani!
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August 3rd, 2012 at 11:55 am
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August 3rd, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Looks like the libra scale/justice blind lady holding her breasts instead.
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August 3rd, 2012 at 3:12 pm
Your point was lost when you wrote “something creative is 2 chainz” everybody stop reading after that and laugh at you
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August 3rd, 2012 at 5:10 pm
Found it funny the Google banner at the top of this page is for ‘Bespoke Architectural Plaster Work’.
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August 3rd, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Please keep in mind that Kanye was taught well by his mother, a Black woman. When he uses these images, it is done so that you and I can see the words behind words.
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August 3rd, 2012 at 9:56 pm
He was thinking if Kim K on this project LooOooL
ʅ(╯⊙ ⊱⊙╰ )ʃ
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August 3rd, 2012 at 10:14 pm
^ I’m American and agree with everything you said.
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August 4th, 2012 at 12:52 am
It’s the Starbucks lady!!!!!
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August 4th, 2012 at 9:06 am
C’mon brah everyone knows Kanye is an uncle tommy
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August 4th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Its the baphomet upside down..Ye thinks he’s slick lol
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August 4th, 2012 at 11:19 pm
Here we go with the “illuminati”
talk *yawn
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September 20th, 2012 at 10:25 am
Illuminati or not, it is Bophemet.
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