The Notorious BIG- Juicy (official music video)

Rick Ross- Diced Pineapples (official music video)

Chris Brown - Look At Me Now (official music video)

Genre Moodboard

 

I created this genre moodboard to show xome artists included in the hip-hop genre, what they wear, what props are used. When researching I found out that the most commonly used prop amongst the genre is a gun. This suggests that the genre is aggressive amd dangerous. I also found out that the artists all wear the same types of clothes, the most common item of of clothing is a tank top. This is worn mostly by the black artists such as 50 Cent, Tpac and Jay Z with the exception of worlds most successful white rapper eminem.

The image on the bottom left suggests that the artists are in a group by the use of costume as they are all wearing the same outfit, the group being N.W.A (niggaz wit attitudes) and Dr.Dre being the stood out artist wearing a different colour cap and t-shirt. This suggests that he could be the leader of the group.

Digital Mock Up

As Iggy Azalea is the most recent female artist to make it big in the hip-hip/rap world and is also eye candy to a wide male audience. 

Digital Mock Up

50 Cent is a big artist in the genre of hip-hop, this is why I have used him for one of my mock ups. The artist is featured in the centre of a red spotlight, this suggests his importance to the genre and his dominant personality.

The fact that the background behind him is red connotes danger, aggression and heat, all of which are suggested by the use of lyrics in his songs and the bulletproof vest he is wearing in the image. However, the colour could also symbolise the passion the artist has for music and the genre of hip-hop.

Digtal Mock Up

I chose this image because of the way the artist is positioned and the props that have been used. They are both significant to eachother as the crown suggests he was king of the hip-hop genre, furthermore the positioning of the artist reiterates his dominance of the genre.

I have used black for the masthead because it stands out over the red background, I chose yellow for the font because it matches the crown, this connotes wealth and power.

I will consider this when creating my final front cover because it is a conventional colour scheme.

Genre

Reader Profile

Music Magazine Conventions

Brief For Coursework

To design a front cover, contents page and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original, a minimum of four images must be used.

Existing Product research

Evaluation

College Cover

Framing Examples

Moodboard for college magazine

LIIAR Analysis