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Drake Reveals Damien Hirst Album Cover With Pregnant Woman Emojis & It’s… A Lot
By Alexa Heah, 31 Aug 2021
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Toronto rapper Drake has finally confirmed the release date for his long-awaited Certified Lover Boy album, and although fans are excited, its cover art has become a hot topic on social media.
The album cover features three rows of pregnant women in emojis. Drake also tagged famed conceptual artist Damien Hirst in his Instagram reveal. According to Complex, the cover art is a painting by Hirst for Drake.
The colorful aspect of the artwork is reminiscent of Hirst’s previous paintings, which feature vibrant spots. A report by Hyperallergic also posits that it could be a reference to the various sculptures of pregnant women the artist has created.
As expected, due to how strange the cover looks, users on social media did not hold back on what they thought of the concept art.
Check out the artwork and some of the funniest takes below.
android users when certified lover boy drops pic.twitter.com/t3RmVJMT1W
— 𝖇𝖎𝖌 𝖉𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖔 (@drac0srevenge) August 30, 2021
Drake is dropping Certified Lover Boy , an album about love (baby making) 9 months after the expected release date, (9 months is a full term pregnancy), on LABOR day weekend. (labor as in giving birth) which is why there are pregnant emojis on the cover, hence is why the album wi pic.twitter.com/P7HQU7Pst4
— Playy⁷ ♡⋆⋆꙳⁎* (@4PLAYYGRL) August 30, 2021
The Drake cover is a combination of two Damien Hirst artworks. The Virgin Mother (2005) and Spot Paintings (2012). pic.twitter.com/LSW5tts0KO
— DONDA Dropped Yesterday (@didjesusdrop) August 30, 2021
Drake picking out the album cover for certified lover boy: pic.twitter.com/VNMaZuorX0
— memory lane (@bitchitz999) August 30, 2021
This new drake cover crazy fire pic.twitter.com/8Y7NpyIdFx
— nos (@melodicstonah) August 30, 2021
[via Complex, cover image via Drake]
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