Album Cover Analysis - Tinie Tempah, Discovery

Tinie Tempah's debut album cover here is making him look like a god-like figure. You can see in the background that he is what looks as if is space, along with him having the city within his arms. You can see the iconic Empire State Building in the middle, which shows that he is in control of New York. He grew up in London, so he maybe is shown holding New York to show that he is going to make a impact on the world scale.

The sunglasses he is wearing makes signifies his character a lot. It could suggest that he is a cool, chilled out guy. It could show that he is not afraid to have the world under his control and won't be phazed or put off by much.

You can see he is wearing a shiney watch on his left hand, along with a shiney bracelet on the other. This could suggest that he is a rich guy and had plenty of cash to throw away on what ever he wants. His belongings also signify more that the city which he is holding is his own property.

There is what looks like a spotlight shining over him at the top of the picture. This shows that now that spotlight is on him, and he's the one that people are going to listen to.