After 50 years as an industry leader, LEGO has become a staple in any kids toy box. In more recent times the mini-figs and legendary building blocks have been used to recreate famous landmarks, classic photographs and now: 20 Classic Hip Hop Album Covers Recreated in LEGO.
Mos Def — New Danger
The Game — Doctors Advocate
De La Soul — 3 Feet High and Rising
Common — BE
A Tribe Called Quest — Midnight Marauders
Gangstarr — No More Mr. Nice Guy
Ghostface Killah — The Big Doe Rehab
Dr. Dre — The Chronic
EPMD — Back in Business
KRS One and Marley Marl — Hip-Hop Lives
Nas — Stillmatic
Jedi Mind Tricks — Violent By Design
Method Man & Redman — Blackout
Outkast — Stankonia
Wyclef Jean — The Carnival
Run DMC — King of Rock
Slick Rick — aka RickyD
Alkaholiks — Likwidation
Beastie Boys — Hello Nasty
Biz Markie — The Biz Never Sleeps
TI — King
Big Pun — Capital Punishment
Super Lover Cee and Casanova RUD — Girls, I Got ’em Locked
Old Dirty Bastard — N***a Please
Shot in the Format studio by Nick Hanekom with styling/art direction by Jaici Chen and layout/design work by Glenn Manucdoc.
these are awesome… i didn’t see any 2 live crew ones though
Aside from the loose use of the word “classic,” this is one the greatest things I’ve see in a loooong time. Spectacular work.
My favorite is the old dirty bastard an EPMD
i guess they don’t make black lego men
This was a great project! I dig the blackout cover the most. Reposted at: OGhiphop.com!
Thanks
doctors advocate? classic? LOL!!!!!!!!!!
Why?
This is crap, why waste your time and energy on something that ends up this bad?
If I were one of the artists I would be upset my work was involved.
sweeet.
“Classic” indeed, but this is probably the second best lego-related thing I’ve seen in a while. The first is obviously thebricktestament.
I’m guessing there’s no brown lego men then :)
Some of the pics look funny. Ghostface Killa looks like George Michael. Outcast look like the BeeGees. Dr. Dre looks like yer man from East 17 or one of the Bros twins.
The Lego version of “Super Lover Cee and Casanova RUD” looks like two Fred Mercury’s giving each other rub downs.
Dear Lego.
Make black Lego people.
dope…reposting this.
Wow, listen learned: they only make white lego men
you didn´t even rebuild them precisely and some of them are really bad, like the stankonia-cover.
come on, a anker on big bois-shirt??
Why?
This is crap, why waste your time and energy on something that ends up this bad?
If I were one of the artists I would be upset my work was involved.
^^^^
Matt’s gayass musta tried this and failed thats why dude is mad. The BIg Pun one was the best.
all this is junk…i could have done all this in microsoft word. maybe next time use some He-Man figures or some Thundercats
damn how is this classic without Jay-z Reasonable Doubt and Nas Illmatic ???????????
stankonia. love the black long sleeve to represent 3000’s body.
this will be on kanyes blog tomorrow
doctors advocate a classic? LMFAO you lose all credibilty, sukk a dick and this sh1t was wack. smfh. get a life.
Matt
Why?
This is crap, why waste your time and energy on something that ends up this bad?
If I were one of the artists I would be upset my work was involved.
Get a life. If it’s crap it only reflects the music!
there is dont even a white lego man … there all yellow :P
hey guys, there’s no white or black lego, only asian ones –> lego’s creators r fuckin racists :D
they aren’t white lego people. they’re ALL ASIAN.
They don’t always work, but A for effort. Some of these are pretty funny. Surprised no NWA, Ice T or 2 Live Crew tho.
And damn, do you niggas just wake up to hate?? Enjoy the shit for the creative shit that is, y’all aint doin’ any better.
clearly.
why white/black lego men
yellow been alway s ok to me
there are black lego people…
the basketball sets + Mace Windu, etc
They do have black LEGO men – they have a black Lando in the Star Wars collection of LEGO toys.
They don’t make black lego men and they don’t make white lego men. Last I heard, no race has the skin of bright yellow.
The Common one cracks me up for some reason
# Sara
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December 12, 2008
“They don’t make black lego men and they don’t make white lego men. Last I heard, no race has the skin of bright yellow.”
Asians
I love the “make black lego people” comments as if the canary yellow pretzel-can heads represent whites?
lmao same here but i love the ‘be’ cover
.. just a note.. they don’t make “black” lego people like they don’t make “white” lego people… LEGO PEOPLE ARE YELLOW ONLY!!
Black lego men. Good point! Unfortunatly many of the artists on the album covers are black men. Not yellow! LOL!
I love the Common one. I’m not sure why.
A lot of the hands are backwards though.
Anyways, Super Lover Cee and Casanova RUD had me laughin’.
And for those of you who don’t know, there are black Lego people. I think they’re specific to movies though. Like Lando from Star Wars and such.
They’re saying the COVERS are classic not the albums.
Awesome
lol @ white lego men…they look yellow to me
Where’s Eric B. & Rakim’s “Paid In Full”? Now that I’d like to see…
I laugh because the legos take way the “rough” image of these covers…I laugh at the Dr. Dre — The Chronic one which is my favourte among all
ahahah this is funny
good job
the game’s doctor’s advocate’s da best!
These blow; what a waste of time.
ohuenno, real classik
haha!…awesome!
Yo this is TIGHT!!!
Threw it up on my blog! Check it out!
http://www.thehiphopcorner.com
Classic refers either to the albums themselves or the covers, but either way, these aren’t the 20 best. Cut in any case.
WAY COOL!
Common’s Be album turned out real nice!
Got any more for us? Hit us with a b-side!
It’s funny because Common is actually yellow in the Be cover.