The document contains three magazine advertisements from hip hop artists. The first ad for 50 Cent shows his muscles and tattoos to display his power and success. It also promotes other well-known artists to attract more fans. The second simple ad features a baby with tattoos, possibly meant to represent a young Lil Wayne. The third ad for ASAP Rocky depicts him in front of a brick wall with smoke, alluding to drug use as is common in the genre and his lyrics. The middle ad does not include release date information, likely because it was for a single to build anticipation.
1. Magazine adverts from artists of our chosen genre
These adverts are quite simple and feature just the album artwork and
some information printed on top of it, telling us the date the album is out
and some other important news, apart from the middle one which does not,
because it is for a single and is there to build anticipation and make the
single recognizable when it comes out, it may be that the release date is not
shown because they did not know it at the time.
We see 50 Cent here and he has his top off
to show his muscles and his tattoos. We also
see his gold chains to see that he is
successful and has money, showing his
success and muscles show us that he has
power. The red in the background shows
anger which is a theme in his music. It also
features the name of even more well known
artists to draw a wider fan base to his album.
This magazine advert is
quite simple and shows a
baby with tattoos and a
ring, this is maybe meant
to be a young lil Wayne
but it is hard to tell what
it means.
In this magazine advert we see
Asap rocky stood in front of a
brick wall, there is smoke
coming out of his mouth which
fits with conventions of the
genre such as drug use, this is
also a theme in his lyrics. This
one does not have information
on the release date and so on.