Freddie Gibbs Blasts Logic for 'Jocking' His Cover Art Idea

Freddie Gibbs accuses Logic of stealing his cover art idea for 'You Only Live 2wice.'

Fredrick Tipton aka Freddie Gibbs perfoms live at the 2015 TIME Festival
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Fredrick Tipton aka Freddie Gibbs perfoms live at the 2015 TIME Festival

Fredrick Tipton aka Freddie Gibbs perfoms live at the 2015 TIME Festival

Shortly after Logic revealed the trailer and cover art for his upcoming album Everybody, Freddie Gibbs went to social media with a bold accusation: He insisted the Maryland rapper copied his ideas.

Earlier this month, Freddie revealed the cover art for his upcoming album You Only Live 2wice, and rolled out a teaser for the project just like Logic did weeks later. Itā€™s clear both covers took inspiration from Renaissance-era paintings. You Only Live 2wice depicts Freddie as a Christ-like figure, rising above the earth. Everybody was painted by Logicā€™s frequent collaborator Sam Spratt, who drew inspiration from Paolo Veroneseā€™s The Wedding at Cana. Thereā€™s no doubt this style of art is a source of inspiration for many album covers, which leads many people to believe this is just a coincidence; however, Logicā€™s album teaser also bears a striking resemblance to Freddieā€™s trailer.

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— Big šŸ° (@FreddieGibbs) March 6, 2017

Both of the videos are set inside of a museum, in which visitors are admiring the cover art.

Itā€™s also important to note that Logic shared the inspiration for Everybodyā€™s cover more than a month ago. The artist Sprattā€”who also did the covers for Logicā€™s Under Pressure, The Incredible True Story, and Bobby Tarantinoā€”went to Twitter to share the back story of the Everybody art, and insisted they came up with the idea in the summer of 2016.

Freddie's You Only Live 2wiceis out now. Logicā€™s Everybodyis scheduled to drop May 5.

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