i'm rick james, bitch.

yesterday i was with friends l.d. and sammy dooks and we were wasting time online. we ended up talking about album cover art and swiftly researches a listing of the best album cover art...along with this came a listing of the worst cover art...

this piece made the list...i think it's possibly the best/worst/most amazing/scariest/ridiculous thing ever...only rick james, my friends.




















how great are those roman gladiator/bondage, leather lower leg pieces? and the bass as a bloody ax? with that hair, elaborate neck jewelery, belt and shield on top of the evil legends of the hidden temple background? let's not forget that absurd typography and its even-more-absurd colorway...

this is the epitome of all things excess. but at least mr. james jumped in with both feet and didn't hold anything back. it's slightly epic and i'm proudly ashamed to say it's currently my desktop wallpaper.