The album cover features a close-up of the artist's face showing half of his face to portray mystery while his name "Rick Ro$$" in gold font and glasses imply success. The black background makes the artist stand out. Song titles on the back mention money, suggesting the artist's music revolves around wealth. Target audience is young adult males inspired by Rick Ross's lifestyle. The cover shows Rihanna nude with graffiti writing, displaying confidence. Words like "Faith" and "Happy" reflect on her life experiences. Tattoos and covered face imply seeking protection. Tracklist is handwritten to build connection. Target is young females who like pop music. Snoop Dogg's name

1. ALBUM CD COVER ANALYSIS

2. The album cover has a close up image of the artist’s face as this allows the consumers to identify who's album they
are purchasing by recognizing the artists face. The main image is only is displaying half of the artist’s face which
may connote that he his hiding a part of him self from media which he does not want to reveal to the media
building a sense a mystery. The background of the CD cover is plain black as this colour portrays power while at the
same time making the main image of the artist to stand out because he is the main concept in the album.
Furthermore, the artist seems to be wearing gold sun glasses, the colour gold represents his success within the
music industry (Hip-Hop) which he is wearing to display that the has made it to the top because there is a lot of
competition within the hip-hop industry on who is a more recognizable artist. Moreover, a reflection of a city scape
in the lens which connotes he is watching over the city and runs the city assuming him being the boss of the city. To
further compliment him of being the boss of the city is where the designer decided to input the phrase ‘Teflon
Don’ which connote him to be ‘slick’ because Teflon is a non-stick surface that is put on lots of cooking materials.
The artist is implying that he’s “too slick” to get caught, and that he cannot be touched thus of him being a ‘Don’ of
the city. The artist name ‘Rick Ro$$’ has been typed up in bold gold font with the last two characters replaced with
the dollar sign which further exploits the artist being rich and successful. The parental advisory is located at the
bottom left of the cover which does not interfere with the main image but can clearly be seen in contrast to the
black. This logo is common among rap and Hip-Hop genre the fact that there are certain words used which may not
be suitable for the younger generation.
The back cover of the album is also in black as the artist has chosen to keep a house style throughout the text
to show a level of consistency and flow. A medium shot has been used as the main image while the artist is
hiding his face while flashing his gold diamond ring. This connotes of the artist trying not to reveal his true self
but enjoys to express him self through wealth while displaying his diamond ring to show the audience and
competitors that he is ‘self made’. The artist costume is fully black with portrays him being powerful and
successful. The consumers can see a list of songs that are included within the CD, these songs are mainly about
how the artists spends and makes money e.g. ‘BLOWING MONEY FAST’, ‘ALL THE MONEY AROUND THE
WORLD’ and ‘ASTON MARTIN MUSIC’. This suggests that the artist’s music evolves around cash as he is
constantly spending money. Spending large amount of cash on jewellery, cars and clothes is common among
the Hip-Hop genre because this is a way to distinguish yourself from the competitors and becoming
noticeable. Moreover the artist decided to feature other artists within the cover allowing the audience to see
who else is a part of the album, allowing the audience to see artist such as ‘JAY-Z’, ‘T.I’ and ‘P-DIDDY’ may
connote that this album would be successful. Target audience for this album would be young adults mainly
male who are inspired to become like their artist Rick Ross which they can relate to him through his music.

3. In this album cover is a medium shot of the artist Rihanna posing nude with graffiti writing over the picture. A
medium shot displays the artist body language a she seems to be looking confident that fact the she is doing a
nude shot. The colour scheme used for this album cover is very simplistic as the background is white with the
graffiti writing in either black or white over Rihanna’s body. The background colour white may represent the
artist purity. By using graffiti writing it makes the album cover stand out and shows an element of creativity.
The title of the album cover is covering the artist’s left breast with a scribbled black background, this helps to
the audience to differentiate the fact that it is unique from the rest of the writing across her body and clearly
distinguish the albums name ‘UNAPOLOGETIC’. Also these words which are used in the album cover are quite
meaningful to how the artist may perceive herself as anyone who is a fan Rihanna would know that before the
release of this album her life was very much the focus of the media (specifically social media site Twitter) as
she lost her grandmother and had been rumoured to get back with her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown who had
previously domestically abused her. Therefore the words which are used such as “Faith, Fearless, Love, Happy
etc” could be her way of expressing her inner feelings towards all the publicity and criticism she has been
receiving. This also could all refer back to the title “UNAPOLOGETIC” and the fact that she is not apologetic for
her actions and the choices which she has made. Tattoos play a large roll within an artist life as this allows
them to express certain things about their through this type of media. The artist has a tattoo of ‘Isis’ the
Egyptian goddess of children as well as the protector of the dead could imply that she may be looking for
protection for herself hence why she has writing all over her as a way of blocking the audience from seeing her
as a whole while covering her true side.
Along the left side of the albums back cover shows the tracks that are included within the album, the font
used to type up the tracks are hand written which my connote that it has been written personally by
Rihanna her self allowing the audience to relate to their artist and build a stronger relationship. At the
bottom of the album the ‘Def Jam’ logo is located which is crucial to this album as it emphasis the large
scale of production which suggests that Rhianna is a super star and is well know. Moreover a barcode is
present within the cover for sale purposes. The cover album has a black and white filter which may connote
the artist good and bad side of her career, this is further supported by the main image of the album has she
is seen the be hiding her face which could imply that she doesn’t want to reveal another side of her self to
the audience. Target audience for this album would be young adults mainly female who enjoy listening to
pop music.

4. From viewing the album artwork the audience can clearly see that this album is within the Hip-Hop genre that
fact that it is clearly displaying varies Rap convention such as the artist, props used in the album cover. The
master heading of the album cover contains the artist’s name ‘SNOOP DOGG’ which is in bold large fonts that
can clearly been seen through the artwork. The font colour is gold with gems imbedded within the font, this
connotes that the artist is an important person. The colour gold may also imply that the artist is a successful
person within the music industry. In the background the audience can see luxurious mansions both side of the
main image with an entrance located in-between the buildings with an engraving on the entrance ‘SNOOP
WORLD’ which connotes that the artist is inviting the audience to his territory if they are purchasing his music
and shows a welcoming side of Snoop. The most interesting convention of the album is the use of dogs. Having
dogs present within the album art shows the audience that the artist is an important person who requires
protection, similarly his name snoop ‘Dogg’ also contains dogg which may connote that he is protected from
other competitors. On the art work the audience can see that one of the K9’s is wearing a diamond encrusted
dog leash which shows that the artist is a caring person towards animals. Furthermore, the artist is holding a
gold ‘Pimp’ stick which connotes that he has authority over this album as the stick is common for having power
over certain individuals. This is shown through a long shot of the main image as he is wearing expensive high
end clothes which suggest that he is successful. The parental advisory is located at the bottom left of the cover
which does not interfere with the main image but can clearly be seen in contrast to the black. This logo is
common among rap and Hip-Hop genre the fact that there are certain words used which may not be suitable
for the younger generation.
The back cover of the album contains the record companies logo which is made from gold and encrusted
with diamonds. This connotes that the company are a trusted and successful record company on producing
and disturbing different artist music. The background colour of the back cover is all black making the
conventions to stand out. In addition, the colour black connotes independence and power as this may
imply to the record company being successful. The album tracks are about the artist him self and his
friends (Dogs) which display how life is hard e.g. ‘HUSTLE & BALL’ and ‘WOOF!’. A barcode is located at the
bottom of the cover so that it does not interfere with the other convention in the back cover. The target
audience for this album would be young adults mainly male because the tracks that are included in this
album are mainly about snoop doggs young life and his friends and how they made it to the top, this will
allow the specific target audience to relate with their artist and his life.