Lego Hip Hop Album Covers

Lego is one of the few toys that appear to have stood the test of time. If I were to make a list of the toys I played with as a child (even an overgrown child), I can't think of any that are still around. Yes, there are OTHER action figures, but Lego is essentially the same as they always were.

Many artists have made Lego-based animations, re-created famous landmarks using the plastic blocks, and so on. Now someone has re-made 20 of what they call "classic" hip-hop albums with Lego folks.

Some of them just don't work – Dr. Dre as a Lego piece just loses some of his essential Dr. Dre-ness.

But De La Soul's "Three Feet High and Rising" is great, as are the two Lego hands used for EPMD's "Back in Business."

A completely separate issue is which of these albums are in fact classics. (Kids – remember that "albums" are large black shiny things with a hole in the middle that old people like me sometimes use to listen to music. Like CDs. But different.) I would argue that "Three Feet High and Rising" is, whereas the Beastie Boys "Hello Nasty" is not their best work. (Although the Lego cover for that one works better than some of the others.)

Could this be a way to introduce your children to hip-hop? Probably not. Most of these discs aren't really appropriate for young kids. That said, De La Soul's "Me Myself and I" would probably be a hit in my house with the short people who live there. Maybe I'll dig that out and give it a try. I think I have it on cassette, though. (I feel old.)

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