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Writing for ''HipHopDX'', Sam Moore described the Friedrich cover art as being "linked to [[Nazism]]", noting Friedrich was one of Hitler's favorite artists. Moore further found that the cover's typography was reminiscent of that used for albums by [[Burzum]], a [[black metal]] project founded by the [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Michaels |first=Sean |author-link=Sean Michaels (writer) |date=July 9, 2014 |title=Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes guilty of inciting racial hatred, French court rules |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/09/kristian-varg-vikernes-guilty-inciting-racial-hatred |access-date=February 27, 2024 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225055144/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/09/kristian-varg-vikernes-guilty-inciting-racial-hatred |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Varg Vikernes]]; the project was previously sampled on [[Gucci Mane]]'s "[[Pussy Print]]" in 2016, which features West.<ref name="Burzum">{{Cite magazine |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=December 13, 2023 |title=Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures' Album Cover Linked to Nazism |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-album-cover-nazism |access-date=December 13, 2023 |magazine=HipHopDX |language=en |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213144717/https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-album-cover-nazism |url-status=live }}</ref> The Burzum comparison and Hitler's adoration of Friedrich were also reported on by ''The Guardian'' and ''[[The Independent]]''.<ref name="Burzum2">{{cite news|last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |title=Kanye West wears Ku Klux Klan-style hood at album listening event |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/13/kanye-west-wears-ku-klux-klan-style-hood-at-album-listening-event |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=December 13, 2023 |date=December 13, 2023 |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213105821/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/13/kanye-west-wears-ku-klux-klan-style-hood-at-album-listening-event |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Burzum3">{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Roisin |title=Kanye West wears KKK-style hood at Miami listening party |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-kkk-hood-antisemitism-vultures-b2463291.html |website=The Independent |access-date=December 13, 2023 |date=December 13, 2023 |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213225157/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kanye-west-kkk-hood-antisemitism-vultures-b2463291.html |url-status=live }}</ref> West was later photographed wearing a Burzum shirt in a tweet with collaborator [[JPEGMafia]], which Vikernes responded to by praising West for having the courage to wear his project's shirt in public.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2024 |title=Kanye West Wears Burzum Shirt in New Photo |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/kanye-west-wears-burzum-shirt-in-new-photo |access-date=January 19, 2024 |website=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |language=en |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119203855/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kanye-west-wears-burzum-shirt-in-new-photo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Keenan|first=Hesher|date=January 24, 2024|title=Varg Vikernes Praises Kanye West for Wearing a Burzum Shirt, World No Longer Makes Sense|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/01/24/varg-vikernes-praises-kanye-west-for-wearing-a-burzum-shirt-world-doesnt-make-sense/|access-date=January 26, 2024|publisher=[[MetalSucks]]|language=en|archive-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126221224/https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/01/24/varg-vikernes-praises-kanye-west-for-wearing-a-burzum-shirt-world-doesnt-make-sense/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the release of ''Vultures 1'', merchandise was available online for sale that features the Friedrich cover art.<ref name="Austin">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Austin |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Kanye West selling all new merch for 'Vultures' album for $20 |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/kanye-west-selling-all-new-merch-for-vultures-album-for-20 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |publisher=[[WAGA-TV|Fox 5 Atlanta]] |archive-date=February 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217162032/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/kanye-west-selling-all-new-merch-for-vultures-album-for-20 |url-status=live }}</ref>

When the album was released on February 10, 2024, it had a new cover, which was photographed by director Aus Taylor.<ref name=XXLNSFW/><ref name="HTS">{{cite news |last1=Grover |first1=Ashima |title=Kanye West's new album mentions Taylor Swift, features NSFW Bianca Censori cover |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/vultures-kanye-west-mentions-taylor-swift-again-releases-nsfw-bianca-censori-album-cover-101707555140230.html |access-date=February 17, 2024 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=February 10, 2024 |archive-date=February 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217162032/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/vultures-kanye-west-mentions-taylor-swift-again-releases-nsfw-bianca-censori-album-cover-101707555140230.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The cover depicts West wearing an all-black outfit with his hockey mask, originally a white mask but then changed to all-black, standing next to Censori. She has her back to the camera and is mostly nude above her thighs, only obscuring part of her buttocks with a rectangular piece of sheer black cloth, and wearing black stockings and high heels.<ref name=XXLNSFW>{{Cite magazine |last1=Ech |first1=Joey |last2=Fitzgerald |first2=Trent |date=February 10, 2024 |title=Kanye West's Wife Bianca Censori Appears in NSFW Pose on ''Vultures 1'' Album Cover |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/kanye-west-bianca-censori-nsfw-pose-vultures-1-cover/ |access-date=February 10, 2024 |magazine=XXL |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211002302/https://www.xxlmag.com/kanye-west-bianca-censori-nsfw-pose-vultures-1-cover/ |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref name=XXLNSFW/> The white hockey mask, which was also featured at the listening parties, was widely considered a reference to [[Jason Voorhees]] from the ''[[Friday the 13th (franchise)|Friday the 13th]]'' film franchise.<ref name="Frag"/><ref name="Flores"/><ref name="HTS"/><ref name="hodder">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/friday-13th-actor-kane-hodder-kanye-west-better-jason-mask/ |title=Friday the 13th Actor Kane Hodder Wants to Give Kanye West a Better Jason Mask |magazine=XXL |date=February 11, 2024 |access-date=February 17, 2024 |first=Trent |last=Fitzgerald |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216041645/https://www.xxlmag.com/friday-13th-actor-kane-hodder-kanye-west-better-jason-mask/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kane Hodder]], the actor for Jason, reacted to the mask by saying it is "kind of a cheesy one" and offered West one of his masks used for the character.<ref name="hodder"/> Ty Dolla Sign laughed when revealing he had no involvement in making the cover.<ref name="takeaway"/>

==Critical reception==