2. Boy in Da Corner was the debut album of grime artist Dizzee Rascal
released when he was just 17 years old in 2003.
In the UK, it reached 23 on the British albums chart having sold
100,000 copies. By 2004 it had sold over 250,000 copies worldwide
and 58,000 in the USA by 2007.
A widespread critical success, the album went on to win the Mercury
prize for best album from the UK and Ireland.
3. Here we can see Dizzee wearing a
fully black tracksuit which is
typically what his target audience
would wear which creates a link
between them. The colour of his
clothing also matches the colour
of font in his name.
Here we can see Dizzee sitting in
the corner which accompanies
and reiterates the name of his
album.
Dizzee use devil horns which shows his
rebellious side which again links with his
target audience of grime as young
teenagers are stereotypically seen to be
defiant or disobedient.
His use of yellow gives
connotations of energy
which links to many of his
own songs which have a
lot of pace. Yellow also
appeals to the eye and
grabs attention as its very
bright. This is done to
attract more customers.
The font used in his album is very
informal which links to his age and the
genre of his music. It appeals to
concert goers as it gives that kind of
vibe of high energy and a loud beat in
his music.
Nike shoes showing his wealth.
4. Wamp 2 Dem is a mixtape made by British rapper Giggs. This mixtape was
released on the 6th October 2017 and is the 5th album released by Giggs.
The mixtape includes guest appearances from American rappers 2 Chainz
and Young Thug plus many other artists.
Giggs described the mixtape as "a response to Americans who criticise UK
rap", stating: "People wasn't really respecting England. Wamp 2 Dem was
more showing where we're coming.
5. Here Giggs uses his own idiolect
which converges with his London
audience which links with his
background of being from London.
The cartoon of this face shows
his anger towards the criticism
received from American rappers
about grime.
The use of this
‘parental advisory’
icon shows the
explicit nature of
the album which
could be backlash
to the criticism
Giggs uses very
simples colours
(black, white and
grey) which gives
off a very dull or
angry image.
Giggs’ name is the first thing we see in
on the cover which gets our attention as
he has made a big name for himself.
The font used gives off a sense of
informality as it looks like this was
handwritten.
6. ‘Newly’ would appeal to fans as
they want to listen to new songs
they haven’t heard before.
Release date is the second
biggest piece of writing on
the advert which informs the
reader.
Adjective ‘superstar’ attracts customers has he
already has a high status.
One of the main focuses is Tinie himself which grabs
attention of fans as they would recognise his face.
This is the exact name and font of
the album coming out which
informs customers what to look
out for.
Contrasting
colours make
him standout.
7. This informs customers where
this will be available to buy.
Included a few well known artists
which appeals to other customers.
Gives links to social media
which will increase
popularity.
Release date is shown which
informs customers when it is
available. Writing is also in bold.
Urban flats are in the
background which links
to the working class
target audience and his
own background.
Baggy jeans which links to the
genre of hip hop and the
mainstream clothing of the time.
His name is quite predominant
on the advert which appeals to
the readers eye.
