With Zayn Malik‘s first solo album dropping next month, he’s working hard to get people excited about the upcoming release!
On Wednesday, the 23-year-old decided to amp up the energy surrounding his record Mind of Mine by revealing the album cover on Instagram!
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The artwork depicts a young version of the UK native, but with his current tattoos photoshopped onto his arms. Ch-ch-check it out (below)!
While this is an invigorating moment for the soulful singer, plenty of people accused the artist of copying Lil Wayne‘s creative choice.
The rapper had opted for a similar image on Tha Carter III back in 2008. Take a look (below):
However, the former One Direction member is adamant that he didn’t steal the idea from the Lollipop performer. He took to Twitter to respond to the comparisons, saying:
What are UR thoughts on all this, Perezcious readers?
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