15 Controversial NSFW Album Covers

Oct 11, 2012

by Jon Pappo

Bat For Lashes, David Bowie, death grips, Kanye West, Pixies, Tom Waits

When nihilist horror rap group Death Grips released their record NO LOVE DEEP WEB, there was a resounding shock. It was attributed to the fact that they not only fucked their major record label Epic out of an album by releasing it for free, but also because an erect penis with the title scribbled on it as served as the cover. It’s a bluntly visceral “fuck you,” “whatever,” and “haha,” while also being completely not-safe-for-work (and then some). For some, this kind of artwork is a matter of shock and cerebral impulses. For others, it’s because boobs and/or penises are cool. For everyone, it’s just causing a fuss.

In light of Death Grips record, we present to you fifteen NSFW album covers that all center around the one thing we all (presumably) have in common—the human body. In case this was not clear earlier, there will be a lot of dicks.