Even though a kid can now do in his bedroom what Pen & Pixel did in the 90s and early 00s (And sometime charged $3,000 for), they still get a salute for their iconic album covers. Also, I had no idea that Pen & Pixel had a TV show.
Pen & Pixel churned out thousands of covers in the 90s and early 00s for dirty South artists such as Master P, Ghetto Boys & Lil Wayne, defining the visual style of southern hip hop with its over the top, diamond encrusted covers. They were the ones to invent the term “bling bling”. Noisey follows the founder & head designer, from their rise to success, trailblazing digital desktop publication before anyone, and it’s fall from dirty south fame.