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Look, we're not haters. Yesterday, we counted down the best album covers of the year. Every entry was an outstanding display of creativity, risk, and ambition. We love when artists realize that concept and packaging is just as essential to how an LP is digested as the music itself. Unfortunately, when it comes to album art, some musicians come up short. Very short.
And who might the culprits be? Whether it's Future putting absolutely zero effort into his 3D re-release, or Death Grips shoving an erect penis in our faces, there was more than enough source material this year. These are The 10 Worst Album Covers of 2012.
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10. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Unlike most critics, we don't hate this album. We actually defended it in a recent story. But making Nicki look like a geisha meets a clown meets a serial killer was in poor judgment.
9. Maroon 5, Overexposed
This looks like an episode of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters threw up on a canvas.
8. Ke$ha, Warrior
Complaining about Ke$ha's music is a waste. She knows how to craft one hell of a pop song. But this cover looks like a still image from a bad Sega CD game. Pass.
7. Future, Pluto 3D
Future's original Pluto cover art wasn't the coolest thing we ever saw, but it was cool. But this cover for the re-release looks like a poor reinterpretation of a Now That's What I Call Music! compilation.
6. Flo Rida, Wild Ones
We get it, bro. You don't even have to try, or really rap, to be megasuccessful. But this is pure laziness. Atleast make an effort to convince us that you give a damn.
5. Kreayshawn, Somethin 'Bout Kreay
And there's something awful about her album cover.
4. Why?, Mumps, etc.
This is actually the perfect cover for a band named Why? because it had us asking a series of questions that begin with "Why." The main question being, "Why?"
3. Keyshia Cole, Woman to Woman
And then the killer removed her mask and revealed herself to be...herself! The concept is alright, but the poor execution makes it laughable. Seriously, tell us the PhotoShop job on that "mask" isn't hilarious.
2. Pitbull, Global Warming
Is there any chance that global warming can just melt away every trace of this album cover's existence instead of the planet's polar caps?
1. Death Grips, NO LOVE DEEP WEB
We can't even show the actual cover to this album because it's a penis. When you try (too) hard (to be controversial), that's when you die hard. No pun intended on the "hard" part.
