May 2, 2010

Earth's Greatest Album Covers...Ever! - "Solo Luke - I Got Shit On My Mind"

"America stands for freedom But if you think you're free. Try walking into a deli and urinating on the cheese"
This is first hip hop album to make the list and it's a doozy.
There's an Eddie Murphy routine where he describes getting a phone call from Bill Cosby, scolding him for swearing onstage. According to Eddie, Bill made it sound like he just got up onstage and said: "Hello. Motherfucker, dick, pussy, snot and shit. Suck my dick goodnight."
Well, that pretty much describes 2 Live Crew's entire act. They were equally groundbreaking with their album art, dropping all pretense and just featuring photos of the band members surrounded by enormous asses.
I find this cover especially poignant because Luke is also sitting on the toilet, so at the same time we're looking at the two women he's objectifying, we can also imagine him taking a big steamer.
I should mention that Luke was eventually threatened with legal action by George Lucas if he did not stop using the Luke Skywalker name. Lest some poor kid mistakenly think a record with songs titled, "Head, Head and More Head," and "Pussy Ass Kid and Hoe Ass Play," had something to do with Star Wars.