Payy single covers (2021)

After four months of no releases, German rapper Payy is back with new singles using his current logo based on ITC Benguiat which you can find as well in earlier releases.

The first single “Exit Code” uses a spaced version of Mories to give this cover a classic look, which was as well used in the music video below.

For the second single “Stoned” released 16th of July a font called Cloudstorm was used, modified. It gives us the look and feel of a modern movie poster that could be either a 3D animation for kids or a Bollywood movie.

The third one, “Sonnenaufgang”, is using Mories in a small size and with tighter spacing above the logo, because of the massive presence of the more visual cover art approach, reminiscient of an old painting.

For the fourth cover, the mood is set for a more darker atmosphere as the title translates to “demons”. It’s more like a horror movie poster, having been inspired by the ones for Here Comes the Devil and a mood that reminds us of The Weeknd. The font in use is the classic ITC Serif Gothic Black.

Number five, “Steig ein”, makes use of 62 Dragz which resembles the perfect general gas station typeface and any other kind of sports related design.

“Zu weit weg” comes with the inspiration of action movie posters from the ’90s and early 2000s. Compacta fits right in to make the title more present.

On “4am” Payy takes us to the club with the futuristic look of the Eagle Strike typeface. The name of guest artist Ardian Bujupi is added in New Zelek.

The cover for “Eine Nacht mit Dir” is inspired by Futura Black as used for the beautiful black-and-white movie Malcolm & Marie, with the city lights effect from 2006 rap album Rotten Apple by Llody Banks.

Number 9 with the title “Schaufel mein Grab” goes back to the deep topics and covers the iconic photograph with a letterspaced setting of Mories.