Main Image

The main image is very dominant of the whole front cover of this
magazine. This could show the reader of the power and dominance
of the artist that he has over the industry. As many people knew
Biggie Smalls was one of the worlds best ever rapper and hip hop
artists which will automatically grab the audiences attention and
also knew reader as they see the image. Further more Biggie
Smalls is staring straight into the camera. This is called direct
address. Direct address is used to show emotion and despair
however in this context Biggie is using direct address to show his
power and dominance. This is a very conventional feature of a
magazine front cover especially in the Hi Hop and R&B genre as the
use of direct address makes the reader feel like the artist is looking
at them therefore giving them the feel that it is attracting them to
read the magazine. Furthermore the direct address is also used to
represent Biggie Smalls character which from this image ad from
his facial expressions is that he was very serious determined artist.
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represent the wealth and success of the featuring artist. As we
would normally link the colour gold with money, fame and success
it instantly gives the reader an impression of the artist. All of these
features help the representation of the artist and ultimately aid to
the eye catching image that will hopefully bring the audiences in to
then read and buy the magazine

Anchorage Text
A very conventional feature that is included in
the majority of music magazine front covers is
this anchorage text. In this example we see 50
greatest hip hop songs of all time. Here we can
see that the publishers have used this to grab the
audiences attention to ultimately read the
magazine. Furthermore from the size and
boldness of the font we can see the level of
importance of the anchorage text making it seem
like it has a great influence on the audiences
decision whether to read it or not. Therefore with
such an eye catching text like of all time gives
the audience an insight to what will be featuring
in the magazine.

Mast Head
The mast head is mostly covered by the main image meaning that the main image is more dominant. This may be because regular
readers know what the magazine is called so they dont need to worry about covering it or not. The mast head is written in a
golden font which complements with the gold on the crown which shows power. In addition to this we can see the lettering all in
capital letters connoting the importance as it is the mast head of the magazine cover. This is a very conventional feature of a
magazine front cover as it gives the reader an outline line of what may be featured inside the new addition of the magazine.
Furthermore the use of furthermore gives the audience a more detailed understanding that inside the magazine they will see
only the best songs of 2012 and 2013 therefore will interest the audience to purchase and read further. These sort of mast heads
are used to grab the audiences attention ultimately get them to purchase the magazine. The colouring of white for the lettering
compliments the colour scheme of the all round magazine front cover with the red and gold. In addition to this I feel that the
colour white has been used as it would normally connote goodness, purity and innocence however here it used to contrast the
artists personality. This is a very conventional feature of music magazine especially R&B and Hip Hop as the majority of artists are
seen to be thugs and go against the law. This is seen with the constant reference to drugs and alcohol.
Colour Codes
The colour code used is Gold, Red and White. All of these colours
complement each other which helps grab the audiences attention even
further making them want to read the inside more and more. The
conventions of this colour code would be to draw the reader in and to read
on, this colour scheme is very eye catching as it has the red which stands
out and also the big bold white and gold lettering which both complement
with each other. This will then be used to get the audiences attention to
then see the main image and hopefully read the magazine.

Institutional Information
A very conventional feature that is normally featured in the front cover of
the magazine is the barcode. From this front cover we can see that the
publishers have substituted it for some institutional information of the
price, date and issue number. This means that it challenges forms and
conventions of a music magazine front cover.

Layout
The layout of this issue of the magazine is very well presented to show off the headlining artist
that will be featured in the magazine. We can see this from the dominance of the main image
covering more than half of the magazine title and covering parts of the mast head. This is
used to represent the power of the artist who everyone who is interested in music will know is
Biggie Smalls one of the most highly rated and successful rappers to ever live. This is
represented from vast accessories like the crown. In addition to this we see a close up of Biggie
Smalls therefore aiding to the dominance of almost the entirety of the magazine cover. Also
we see that all sell lines have been minimised shorter to represent the dominance and
powerful artist. This I would say is quite a conventional feature of a music magazine. This is
because it gives the audience a clear understanding of the featuring artist and ultimately
grabbing there attention if they see a large image of one of the most successful artist in the
R&B and Hip Hop industry.

Sell Lines
Here we can see the sell lines in bold white font
which complements the red and gold in the front
cover. The sell lines are used in all magazines not
only music magazines as it again helps the reader
have an insight to what will be featuring the
magazine therefore giving them a better
understanding whether they will go on to buy it.
One of the main Sell Lines is the 50 greatest hip
hop songs of all time. This is used to both grab
the audiences attention and to revel what will be
featured in the newest issue of the magazine. This
a very conventional feature of a music magazine
as it helps them maintain a vast amount of readers
as with such an interesting sell line it is easy for
the magazine company to produce revenue as it
will continue to interest the audience to buy reach
issue

Mast Head

The mast head is one of the most important features of a music magazine or in any magazine front cover. This is because it represents the
brand and then can be recognised from the audience to ultimately become well known. As well as this we know that as readers of magazines
the mast head is most likely the second feature of the cover that is seen by the reader bar the main image. Therefore must be very clear and
precise for the readers to be able to read. XXL is a worldwide known brand of R&B and Hip Hop magazines therefore it gets artist like this one
Chris Brown to feature therefore will be able to get the audiences to buy them. We see the masthead has been written in a large and bright
white font to grab the audiences attention. This is a very conventional feature of a magazine to make the masthead very visible to the reader.
The use of the colour whit e I believe has been used to stand out from the surrounding colours (red, gold and black) therefore making it even
more obvious to the reader. We also see some of the anchorage text in the same colour font which represents the importance of both the
mast head and the artist name. Ultimately with all the features it will then help get the audiences attention and purchase the magazine.
Sky Line
Here we can see the skyline is used ti
represent issue number and pricing
of the magazine, which is very
conventional feature of a magazine
as it clearly indicates to the reader.
Sell lines
The sell lines in this r&b /hip hop
magazine are very significant. This is
because it shows the reader of all
the artist in the genre therefore will
attract the audience to read it. I
believe that this is not a
conventional feature of a hip hop
magazine or any music magazine
therefore helps attract a larger
audience as it is not conforming to
the norm layout of a magazine front
cover. We also see the colouring of
the sell lines being slightly lighter to
that of the background colour red
therefore is not too obvious but is
still see able and appealing to the
audience.
Colour Codes
The main colour used is red, which
can be seen to complement the main
image of a big name hip hop artist
which we would naturally link with
power and dominance that the
covering artist has over the music
genre. In addition to this the red also
highlights the gold that is featured
on the artists accessions therefore
becomes more easierto see and
outstand to the audience. The title
XXL we can see is in a large bold
white colouring therefore .

Main Image
I believe that the main image is always the most important
feature of a magazine front cover as it is the first thing that
the audience look at therefore it must be eye catching and
attractive for it to get sales. From this image we see a very
well kown, world wide known artist called Chris Brown. This
means that instantly s soon as ne of the targeted audiences
see the front cover will instanly know who it is heling aid
towards them reading and buying the magazine. The camera
shot we can see is a close up of chris Brown face. From the
picture we can see several accessories to represent both his
wealth and success. Tese are the ring, bracelt, gold teeth
and necklae. All this features hep the representatin of the
characters wealth and success as we know hat gold
automatically screams wealth. From Chriss facial expression
it can be seen that he is holding his face trying show off all of
his accessories . Therefore opinions can be formed of him
from this. Also with the close up camera shot we see a close
u of the artist which could mean that in the magzine we
could see Chris Brown for the first time answering real
personal questions that all fans have been waiting for.

Anchorage Text
The Anchorage Text shows the reader clearly who the Main Image
is off as new readers may not know. Also the size of the text is large
to emphasise on the artist. People who regularly read the magazine
will know who the artist is as he is one of the biggest names in the
genre meaning readers will want to read it as he is so popular.

Barcode
Layout
The barcode is needed to be able to sell the magazine to the
The layout of this front cover is very organised as you can see there is a large main image that
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to be sold. The barcode is
information behind the main image showing the various artists that feature in the magazine.
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Main Image
From the main image we can see that it is a medium shot and that the artist is looking away from the camera.
This links in with the pull quote from God which could suggest that he is looking at god and is very religiously
orientated. Also from the main image we can see that the artist is wearing a gold watch which suggest that he
is very wealthy which gives the audience the impression that he seems to be a stereotypical gangsta with the
gold watch and the black hoodie. However we can also see that the artist is wearing designer glasses which
also links with the wealth but gives the audience the impression that he is very sophisticated and intelligent
The main image as we can
see covers one whole page
of the double page spread.
This may be used to draw
the audience in as its so
big and the artist is very
well known and popular in
the industry. This is used
so that the audience stop
when looking through the
magazine and make them
want to read the article.

Pull Quote
The pull quote is used to grab the audiences attention. The pull quote itself is within the main body of the text
and is chosen as it is very significant. Furthermore the text in the pull quote we can see that there are both gold
and white lettering in the text. The white text is all linked with God, we can see this as for example Being
humble and Struggle. Both of these words relate to God showing the audience about the relationship
between the artist and God. In addition to this the gold lettering is just additional text. Both gold and white
complement each other making the text more attention grabbing towards the audience

The colour code used

in this double page
spread is a mixture
of Gold, White and
Black. Gold is
normally seen as
wealthy and high
class showing the
audience that the
artist is wealthy and
high class.
Secondly the colour
whites conventions
would be off angles
and god which links
to the main body of
the text about his
relationship with
god. Finally the
colour black has
conventions of dark,
anger and violence
which again links
with the black
hoodie the artist is
using.

The main image here is covering one whole page of the double page spread, this shows that the main image is very dominant of the spread. The artist
who makes the double page spread in the magazine is normally very popular and is very well known who will automatically attract customers to buy
the magazine. The artists in this double page spread is Bow Wow and he is a very well known artist in both industries Hip Hop and RnB therefore
creates an interest in reading to the audience. However many people did not know that Bow Wow is also a very successful TV presenter on a hit US
music programme 106 and Park which boosted his publicity incredibly. In addition to this Bow Wow is also an accomplished actor who starred in 5
very famous movies. These include; Like Mike, Fast and Furious 5, Scary Movie 5, Lottery and Roll Bounce. This makes Bow Wow known outside of
music therefore more people are aware of who he is therefore more people will be wanting to buy it . As we can see Bow Wow is looking directly at
the camera which called direct address. This is normally used to show emotion and fear. Whereas Bow Wow is using his facial expression to show
power and has a very serious look. Also we can see that Bow Wow is wearing a silver chain which is most probably worth a lot of money. This shows
that Bow Wow is very wealthy due to his success in film music and TV presenting.

In a usual double page spread one page is used for a picture of the specific celebrity and the other side is predominantly used for text. The text is
usually about the life e of the person or what they have been doing in their past years. The colour code of this double page spread is black and white.
The connotations of the colour black is very formal but also death and power. This may have been used to show the power that Bow Wow has over
the hip hop and rnb industry. However the contrast with the colour white has connotations of God and angels which links with quote God. This
shows Bow Wow and his family are very religiously orientated .

The white out line of the

V which is on the
background of the
contents page connects
to the models legs which
are also are in a shape of
a V.

The masthead for the

contents page is in big
bold white text this then
contrasts with the dark
fading background
resulting in making it
catch the audiences
attention

The background sticks to

the plan basic colours of
black and white which
helps make the model
stand out and the text
stand out as the main
part of the contents page
The model is wearing
heels in this picture which
could connect to the
fashion side of the
magazine.
The model is the main image of
this contents page in which she
is wearing very seductive and
revealing clothes and also is
holding a sexy pose with both
her body language and facial
expression. Furthermore the
fact that the model Is wearing
silver and gold accessories
reflects that the magazine is
targeted at the upper class.

The model also is giving direct address which could show emotion and
emphasis on the sexy look she is trying to give off. The conventions of
direct address would be that it make the reader feel like

The content's page as we

can see comes in two
different sections, these
include; Features and
Fashion. This is done
because it splits the
magazine into two main
sections which then
makes it easier to read.
This may be done
because the reader may
only be interested in the
fashion or features side
of the magazine. This
shows that the magazine
may be targeted at the
women audience as it has
fashion which generally
takes interest by women.
Finally underneath these
titles there is page
numbers and small
features with short cover
lines explaining what the
feature is about.

Title
Located at the top right corner of the page. This how the reader what page it is. As we can see the lettering is slightly covered by
the main image. This shows that it is not as important as the main image. However the actual masthead is in fact in the top right
hand corner. The mast head still follows the colour code of the page

Sell Lines
Here we can see the sell
lines are showing the
reader what the
magazine will featuring
and some of the main
artists that will be
included in it. The sell
lines are very important
as it gives the reader an
insight of what will be
featuring within the
magazine therefore
attracting the audience
to read more.

Institutional Text
Here we can see this in
the bottom left and top
right hand corners of
the page. The
institutional text is used
to show the price, the
date of the magazine
and any other
information.

Main Image
The main image
here stands out in
comparison to the
rest of the content
in the page. This
may be used to
show the reader
that this specific
artist will be
featuring in the
magazine.
Furthermore the
artists chain also
complements the
colour code used in
this page. This chain
suggests that the
artists is very
wealthy and popular
in the industry.

Layout
The layout of this contents page is predominantly based around the main image. The main image is
very large as it gets the audiences attention. The content around the main image is not as important
this is why it is in smaller font. The colour code of this contents page is black, red and white. All these
3 colours complement each other meaning that it is more attractive to the eye to the audience
making them want to read it.