Although we like to joke about it, Chris Brown isn't a failure. He has some good songs and people like him. But when we saw the cover for the new album, F.A.M.E., we all had to laugh. It's full of art trends, including a Kehinde Wiley appropriation, use of the horror font, an all over print background—it's just crazy. Chris, if you were going to go this route you should have hit us up! Your cover art is obviously not finished, because there are tons of more trends you could have abused. Click on to see the five step process we think Chris Brown's illustrator should have taken in order to make the cover of F.A.M.E. more...impactful.
Album Art Assist: 5 Things Chris Brown Could Have Done to Make the "F.A.M.E." Cover Better
CB's latest album art is an insane mashup of art themes. Check out five additional trends we think he should add to the cover.
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