 With the album's release postponed to February 14, 1993, Sire/Warner Bros. told Ice-T that it would not release the album with its current artwork, painted by Dave Halili (cover artist for "Body Count"), which depicted a white boy seemingly immersed in black culture, surrounded by images of violence, mayhem and disorder.Although the catalog number 45119 was already assigned to it and the single "Gotta Lotta Love" was released, the album was still deferred.Ice-T initially agreed, opting for an all-black cover and a name change to "The Black Album".