Analysis of Snoop Dogg Album Covers

Doggystyle (1993)

Cartoon/illustration style

No real picture of the artist (Snoop Dogg)

Symbolic imagery to represent the artist/associate with the artist (e.g. dogs)

Name of artistTitle of artist is not shown on the cover

Darker colours are used

Wearing baggy clothes, jewellery and a hat (iconic)

Representation of a nude woman as a dog

Artist (Snoop Dogg) represented as a dog

Cartoon stylisation of cover is the same as the cartoon/animation of his 1993 music videos

Age warning suggesting explicit content – drawing in older listeners

No Limit Top Dog (1999)

Name of artist (Snoop Dogg)

Title of album included on front

Age warning suggesting explicit content – drawing in older listeners

Imagery of dogs to represent the artist (iconic)

Names of other artists included

Dark colours used Picture/photo of artist

Expensive vehicle – glamour/wealth

Baggy clothing, jewellery fits his image (iconic)

Rhythm and Gangsta’ (2004)

Picture/photo of artist

Woman in the background – her thigh on display (sexualised)

Name of artist on cover

Name of album on cover

Use of dark colouring and tinted blue colour grading

Iconic clothing to identify artist – baggy, jewellery, hat, etc.

Album cover has similar stylisation as his 2004 music videos

No age or content warning as was on previous albums

Ego Trippin’ (2008)

Black and white colouring

Age warning suggesting explicit content – draws in older audience

Name of artist on cover

Name of album on cover

Artist on coverPicture/photo style

Iconic goatee, hairstyle and clothes – identifies artist

Doggumentary (2011)

Artist is not on cover

The name of the album is included on the cover

The name of the artist is included at the top of the cover

Simplistic imagery

A blue chair and ink blot shown at the centre of the cover

White colours (unlike previous dark colours on previous albums)

No explicit content warning

Reincarnated (2011)

Name of artist included on front (changed)

Name of album included on the front

Colourful text – unlike in other albums

Artist included on front

Iconic imagery of artist smoking and with a goatee

Dark colours used

Bush (2015)

Name of artist on the front

Name of album on the cover

No explicit content warning as in previous albums

Bushes used as symbolic of the album

A dog used as symbolic of the artist

The album cover his a photo

The artist does not feature on the cover

Light colours (green and blue) on the cover unlike previous albums