Schoolboy Q just revealed he's using the famous Crying Jordan shot as cover art for his upcoming album ... but he could be playing with fire.
The "Man of the Year" rapper just dropped the art on his Twitter page -- saying the album "Blank Face LP" will come out on July 8th.
It's a cool shot ... but there's just one small problem.
When we reached out to MJ's rep back in February to see how the NBA legend felt about the meme -- we were told straight up:
"Everyone seems to be having fun with the meme .