User:VoiceBoxBrain/Marvel Hip-Hop Variants

A series of Marvel Comics variant covers incorporating imagery from existing hip-hop album and single cover art. The result is a crossover between the Marvel Comics universe and old school to present day hip-hop culture. Marvel released these hip-hop variants during their reboot into the All-New All-Different Marvel Universe with the intention to tap into a new fanbase.

The eventual wave of hip-hop variants began with the popularity of Run the Jewels comicbook variant covers released in April 2015. . Following the popularity of these variant covers, Marvel decided to explore other hip-hop artists and albums. The hip-hop variant covers received it's first wave in October of 2015 in parallel with Marvel's All-New All-Different universe, where many of the hip-hop variants were assigned to first issue releases of All-New All-Different Marvel titles.

Run The Jewels Variants
SOurces: BP #2 - http://www.comiclist.com/index.php/news/black-panther-2-teams-with-run-the-jewels-for-a-second-printing

May 2017
http://rahzzah.deviantart.com/art/Black-Bolt-Pete-Rock-hip-hop-variant-668701205

September 2017
TBD

Collections
Marvel: The Hip-Hop Covers Vol. 1

Killer Mike's introduction

Source: http://www.fuse.tv/2016/01/killer-mike-marvel-hip-hop-covers-introduction-exclusive?campaign=scl|twt|fsc

Next wave: http://www.playboy.com/articles/exclusive-marvel-comics-variant-hip-hop

Mass Appeal: http://massappeal.com/weve-got-your-first-look-at-marvels-latest-hip-hop-variants-including-tributes-to-action-bronson-schoolboy-q-and-tyler-the-creator/

Watch Loud: http://watchloud.com/2016/09/19/marvel-hip-hop-covers-2/

Complex: http://ca.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/09/marvel-hip-hop-variants-de-la-soul-pusha-t-logic

Find release date: https://www.comixology.com/

March and April covers: http://2dopeboyz.com/2017/02/24/marvel-hip-hop-variants-2pac-joey-badass-frank-ocean-method-man-redman/