The document discusses plans for a new music magazine focused on hip hop and rap genres. It identifies two existing magazines in this space, Vibe and XXL, as examples to model after. The proposed magazine would feature album reviews, tour dates, pictures of current and up-and-coming artists. An initial article idea focuses on how past artists from the 1980s and 1990s like Tupac, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg influenced the rise of hip hop/rap music.

1. Task 5
• Research into similar music magazines on which you could base your magazine.
Map out possible ideas for your music magazine including names, possible
musical genres and ideas for articles.
My music magazine for is going to be a Hip Hop/ Rap Magazine. Examples of
magazines with that genre are Vibe and XXL.
Vibe XXL
Both Hip Hop
magazine that
have the
latest
information
about artists
in the genre

2. Vibe magazine was founded by XXL magazine was founded in 1997;
producer Quincy Jones. The XXL was founded by former source
magazine features R&B and hip-hop staffers and other Harris Publication
music artists and other entertainers staff.
My Rap/Hip Hop magazine will feature album reviews, tour dates and pictures on
current artists, up and coming artists and famous artists from the past who
contributed to the Rap scene. There are a few names for my new magazine such as
‘constant’.
Google search results for Vibe magazine
An article which is going to feature in my magazine is going to be titled ‘How
past artists had an effect on the rise of Hip Hop/ Rap Music’. This article is going
is going to focus on artists mainly from the 80’s/ 90’s such as 2 Pac, Dr
Dre, Snoop Dogg, Notorious B.IG etc.

3. Vibe website homepage
Vibe magazine front covers
majority of the time feature a
main image of a popular artist
in the genre and if that artist is
used as the main image there
will be an article about that
artist inside the magazine.
Mentioning Main Example of a Vibe Magazine
the artist image of article
(T.I) T.I
Vibe magazine also uses images of
artists from other genre’s and has
articles about them e.g. In the
magazine on the left the image of
the artist on this contents page is
of an artist called Mavado. He is
Jamaican born and his genre of
music is predominantly Dancehall/
Bashment (underground name of
music similar to dancehall.)