The poster uses conventions of hip-hop genre like casual clothing worn by characters and graffiti in the background to depict an African-American ghetto scene reminiscent of hip-hop's origins. It also features low-angled mid-shots of the hip-hop stars to give them a sense of power and authority, as is commonly used in rapper portraits, allowing their emotions to be expressed clearly to the audience while appearing dominant in the frame.

1. Hip Hop Poster
In orderto create my posterI have useda varietyof hip-hopconventionssothatit isappropriate for
the genre. One example of thisisthe casual clothingthatall of the characters presentwear suchas
the hoodie,t-shirtandbackwardsbasketballcap.Thisiscombinedwiththe graffiti inthe
background to create a scene whichisreminiscentof African-Americanghettos.Thisistypical of the
hip-hopandrap genre whichhasitsoriginsbasedwiththe African-Americanyouthinthe 1970’s.
Anotherconventionfollowedbymyposteristhe low angledmid-shotsonbothof the hip-hopstars.
The lowangle helpsgive the starsan air of powerand authorityaboutthemwhichiscommonlyused
by rappers.The mid-shotalsoallowsthe rapperstoclearlyexpresstheiremotiontotheiraudience
while appearingdominantastheytake upmostof the shot,once again anothercommonconvention
of hip-hopmusic.