Rap Albums With Animals on the Cover

50 Cent reveals the artwork for his new LP, and more.

The Rundown: 50 Cent, Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to Win - Many people were writing off 50 Cent's hit-making ability, but the G-Unit general is silencing the masses with his fifth release Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to Win.Read on for a track-by-track look of Fif's first independent release since he left Interscope, a decisive statement that he still runs New York. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: G-Unit)
Snoop Dogg, Doggystyle - Based on his name, it's really no surprise that Snoop featured a dog on the album cover of his debut. In addition to the cartoon cover — which was a riff on the iconic image of Snoopy lying on a doghouse — the video for "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" featured the Cali native morphing into a canine. (Photo: Death Row Records)
Kanye West, The College Dropout - Kanye West has played an integral part in creating and popularizing an array of styles and images. Among those is the College Dropout bear, a mascot suit that Yeezy wore on his debut album cover. In different forms, a bear would later appear on the covers of his next two albums, Late Registration and Graduation. (Photo: Roc-a-Fella Records, Def Jam)Birdman, Birdman - Half man, half bird? That's how Baby's self-titled debut packaged the part-time music mogul/part-time rapper, introducing the world at-large to Birdman's signature call.(Photo: Cash Money Records)

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Rap Albums With Animals on the Cover - 50 Cent won't let anything stop him from unleashing his fifth album (not even an Interscope deal). The disc, titled Animal Ambition, is set to drop in June and features cover art to match it's title and Fif's outlook: an image of a growling lion ready to pounce on its prey. Of course the Street King/Lion King Queens-bred native is not the only rapper to have included some kind of animal on his album cover. Read on.(Photo: G-Unit)

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