A few days ago I expressed my displeasure with the Clipse’s Til the Casket Drops album cover. Later that day my man Vex hit me with an idea to rework album covers that I think could have been done better (or differently). So with that… I’d like to announce the beginning of a new series. Shake’s (2)Dope Alternative Artwork. I’m not gonna put a certain day restriction on it or anything. I’ll just do them as I see fit. Something looks shitty, I’ll make it better. Or maybe I just had a different vision for it. Who knows… the point of it all is to make your iPod/Zune’s happy (and plug ArtByShake.com of course) haha. So click the image above for the full version and let me know what you think.

*ArtByShake is currently in a soft-launch. As it’s up and fully functional but I still have about 6 years worth of work to add to the portfolio. Feel free to spread the word. Thanks!

Shouts to Illy for getting his mouse clicks on the cover for the Clipse’s upcoming album Til the Casket Drops (December 8th). Although I’m not really feeling it. Seems like a case of when an artist’s fame (in this case KAWS) outweighs the actual work. And the tracklist was already out there but fuck it. Incase you missed it, I’ve included it after the jump…

1. Speak of Freedom (prod. Sean C & LV)
2. Popular Demand (Popeyes) f. Cam’ron (prod. The Neptunes)
3. Kinda Like a Big Deal f. Kanye West (prod. DJ Khalil)
4. Showin’ Out f. Yo Gotti (prod. The Neptunes)
5. I’m Good feat. Pharrell (prod. The Neptunes)
6. There Was A Murder (prod. DJ Khalil)
7. Door Man (prod. The Neptunes)
8. Never Will It Stop f. Ab-Liva (prod. Sean C & LV)
9. Eyes On Me f. Keri Hilson (prod. The Neptunes)
10. Counseling (prod. The Neptunes)
11. Champion (prod. The Neptunes)
12. Footsteps (prod. DJ Khalil)
13. Life Change (prod. The Neptunes)
14. I’m Good (rmx) f. Rick Ross (prod. The Neptunes)

the brothers Thornton links up with acclaimed artist KAWS for the upcoming issue of Complex. I wonder who the bittie’s gonna be on the other side… Check out the full cover under the cut.

Some cool footage on set of the Clipse x Kanye West video shoot (that I spotted at nation’s place of residence). From Malice & CurT@!n$ chopping it up about his Black Folks video and upcoming mixtape to Pusha ranting about not having any Yeezys. Don’t worry… I don’t have a pair either sir. And since I didn’t post it yet, hit the jump for some more behind the scenes footage with Pusha & Malice. It features a snippet of the Yeezy rant above, more time with Pusha & Malice and some shots of Ms. Milani Rose (who is always horny, right Low? haha).

Every time I see footage, I get a little more excited about the album dropping. Then I remember that Re-Up album debacle and get worried.

If you happen to pre-order Kanye’s upcoming album on iTunes you’ll notice that KAWS reworked the cover. Dope. Hit the jump for the full version as well as another fan-made cover. Shouts to KNOWxONE on the find. UPDATE: Speaking of Kanye… here goes the full version of the joint he was featured on with GLC, courtesy of illRoots.

DOWNLOAD: GLC – Big Screen f. Kanye West

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