The Artist Behind Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." Cover Speaks

As soon as the DAMN. album cover hit the internet, knee-jerk reactions hit social media, memes were made, and discussion popped off. The artist, frequent TDE collaborator Vlad Sepetov has taken to Twitter to weigh in on the discourse. He makes it clear that his mission was to make something "loud and abrasive," and thanks "dave and dot for seeing the value" in the piece. While some reacted negatively to the cover, Sepetov stands by his work. And he should, as his portfolio is dope as hell: To Pimp A Butterfly, Oxymoron, and many more.