The double page spread features articles about two musical artists, Dizzee Rascal and Lupe Fiasco. For Dizzee Rascal, the main image shows him graffiti tagging, reflecting his rise from troublemaker to successful musician. The article discusses his success and achievements in an informal tone. For Lupe Fiasco, the main image dominates the page and the heading announces an interview time. Both articles are formatted in multiple short columns of text for easy reading by the target young audience.

1. ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES- DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD 1 NME
MISE EN SCENE- created by BYLINE- this is an important
graffiti wall background this feature to an article, as it is good
reinforces the main heading to acknowledge all the people
which says “FROM TAGS TO that worked together to create the
RICHES” as Dizzee is article, someone takes the
standing in front of a graffiti pictures, another writes the article
wall and the slang word for and then an editor will put it all
graffiti is tagging. Also the together. It isn't an easy process
wall is very bright and vibrant and takes a considerable amount
and adds a nice colourful of time and so everyone who is
background to the image, involved should receive good
which also continues onto the credit for their work.
other page but in a more
faded form.
MAIN HEADING- the main
heading of this article is FROM
MAIN IMAGE- the main image
TAGS TO RICHES” immediately
is of Dizzee Rascal, we can
from this title we get the idea that
infer from the picture that he is
the article is going to be about his
vandalising the wall behind
life and the struggles he has
him. The article is talking about
faced. The tile is large and bold
his rise to fame and we can
taking up around a quarter of the
see that this is the beginning of
double page spread.
the article from the time in his
life where he was always in
trouble with the police and here 4 COLUMNS OF TEXT – this is
you can see him looking over quite a nice way to write the article,
his shoulder as if he is as it makes the article easier to
paranoid that the police are read and not seem as lengthy
going to spot him vandalising. compared to just having a long
paragraph. Also the average
reader of the magazine is below 25
PAGE NUMBER, NME TITLE, DATE- these small and so this form of text will most
seemingly unimportant elements are actually quite COPY BEGINS WITH LARGE LETTER likely look more attractive to them.
necessary. The page number is obviously needed so that “Y” – this is a technique called drop cap, it The text wraps around the image
the reader can navigate through the magazine easily and is quite a nice technique to use as not only of the radio showing that the radio
find the article they want. The NME title is a good thing to does it add quite a nice effect to the article is a very important part of the
have as it reinforces the brand identity into the readers but it also makes it more clear for the article, most likely saying that
head. Also the date is quite important as it is useful for reader to see where the article begins. music was a very important part of
the reader if they want to know what volume of the his life and has changed his life
magazine they are reading. dramatically.

2. Analysis of written article
The article itself is basically about Dizzee Rascal
and what makes him a superstar. It talks about his
presence and how people feel around him, saying
some were excited others were nervous cause they
were in the presence of such as successful artist. It
talks about his success and achievements he has
been awarded such a MOBO and an NME award.
The style of the article is very informal and
conversational which is good as it feels like the
authors of the magazine are real people too and are
on our level and get the same feelings as us such
as excitement when they meet a famous person,
they aren’t just people writing words on a page.
It is written in 4 short columns each of approx. 75-
100 words this is done to break up the article and
make it more digestible for the viewer to read as the
target audience arent very old and so may struggle
to stay concentrated whilst reading a long article
that’s one big paragraph.
The main heading/headline is quite dramatic as it
gets the message across that Dizzee is a hard
working person and has managed to change his life
around from a boy that was vandalising and getting
into trouble with the police to a successful artist in
the music industry.

3. ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES- DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD 2
QUOTE-
MAIN IMAGE- the main
image is of Lupe Fiasco
a famous rapper from
America the image
dominates one of the
pages in the double
page spread. The SECOND IMAGE-
image is of him with his
hand on his ear looking
into the air
BYLINE- this is an
important feature to an
article, as it is good to
acknowledge all the
people that worked
together to create the
article, someone takes
the pictures, another
writes the article and
then an editor will put it COPY-
all together. It isn't an
easy process and takes
a considerable amount
of time and so
everyone who is
involved should receive
good credit for their
work.
STREETZ LOGO, PAGE NUMBER- these small
seemingly unimportant elements are actually quite MAIN HEADING- the main heading of this article, also
necessary. The page number is obviously needed anchors the main image as he is not the most known artist
so that the reader can navigate through the in the business and so may not be known by some of the
magazine easily and find the article they want. The readers and so they need to be told. The main heading says
Steetz logo is a good thing to have as it reinforces “FIASCO @ 9:30” the @ sign makes the title seem more
the brand identity into the readers head. relaxed and informal.

4. Analysis of written article 2