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1. Throughmy starts image andpersonalityandwantedtodeployagangsterrap theme.Itriedtoportray
thisby creatinga confrontational atmosphere asthe R&Brap genre isabout who’swealthierthanthe
otherand whocan rap the bestat whattheydo. Thiswas done byme showingoff the tattoosof mystart
to create a confrontational look.Alsoasyoucan see fromthe exemplarmagazinesfrom“XXL”,both
rappershave theirtrouserssaggedwhichisa nonverbal gangsterwayof showingsuperiorityandthat
you’re nota pushover.Normallyartistsweardesignerboxerstoshow theirwealthandIdone thisby
makingmyartist wearRalphLauren boxers.Imade sure myartist had chainsonand a flashywatch.All
these propswere usedtoappeal tothe youngmen(18 – 30) whocame from lessfortunate
neighbourhoods.Eventhoughwomencouldhave aninterestinthisthe R&Bgenre issomethingthatis
more male dominatedandwhenfemalesare usedonfrontcovertheyhave a more sexual appeal.
Furthermore,Imade myartist have a directgaze to the audience toperhapscreate an interaction
betweenthe readerandthe staras if theyare almostwitheachother.Due to beingof lessfortunate
backgroundsI didportraymy start to be arrogant as menlike thisare veryarrogant withthe wealththey
had as theywasn’tbornwitha ‘silverspoon’anddidn’thave the chance tobe guaranteedfree mealsa
day.This directgaze was usedtohave an effectthatthe readercan alsomake somethingoutof theirlife
too evenif it’snotthroughmusic.Asyou can see frommy picture onthe right I done all the necessary
editingtomake sure myartist stoodout onmy contentspage and I tookthe shot at a longshow to make
sure all elementsof designerclothing.Hisshoulderswereslouchedtoshow hisarrogance as if he is
somethingabove otherandwhattheyshouldaspire tobe andthislinkstothe social groupsas these
were the type of menwhotheywouldlookto whengrowingupastheycan relate the lifestyle of coming
from‘nothingtosomething’.Ithinkthatmymagazine can representmychosensocial groupsimply
throughthe general style.There isastrict consistentuse of colouroneachof my pageswhichrelatesto
the sense of dangerand wealththatcan be easilyassociatedwithmytargetaudience becauseof their
connotations.Iwouldthinkthatmymagazine employsthe necessaryconventionsthatallow ittoact as a
goodrepresentationof the audience.Ihadto thinkcarefullyaboutwhatIneededtoinclude andhow
these featureswouldaffectthe wayIwas tryingtoput the magazine acrossto the audience;thisreally
was a keythinkto consider.