This is my music magazine analysis which has: -Front cover (3) -Contents page (3) -Double Page spread (3) All related to Hip Hop.

1. Abdallah Hassen

2. Main Image:- The main image is obviously of
Lady Gaga, who takes up most of the whole
page, making the text revolve around her
body, which adds in extra emphasis on her
curvy figure. Her pose can be seen as sexual
to some extent, from her finger in her mouth,
to her outfit, which is revealing. The colour of
black relates well with the rest of the cover..
Furthermore, her black eye make up matches
with the rest of her look. The side pose
illustrates her figure, which also shows off her
‘sexy’ side.
Other Images:- At the bottom, there are four
other images, which show off her crazy
outfits, which she is famous for. A picture of
her as a child is also included, showing that
the magazine covers a range of years of her
life, which will attract readers even more. The
colours within these images are also black,
white and red, which is consistent from the
rest of the front cover. Lady Gaga is placed
between this strip of pictures, evening it out
of two pictures on either side of the main
image of her.
SMASH HITS: Masthead:- The masthead is in
capital letters, and red, which stands out,
especially due to the plain white
background. The font used isn’t very
common, but the fact that’s its different
gives a unique factor to the page. However,
this can be seen as a contrast to ‘LADY
GAGA,’ which may be in a different font and
colour, but the size is still big, and grabs
attention as its also placed on top of the
image.
Coverline: The cover line is ‘The world’s
biggest start uncovered!’ Lady Gaga is
considered as one of the biggest stars of
today, therefore, this instantly attracts
attentions to her fans, as they want to
know more about her and her life.
‘BIGGEST’ is in a bigger font size than the
rest of the text, which stands out, and is
actually the first word you see within
that section.
Colour :- The colour scheme of the front
cover is limited, only consisting of the
colours black, white and red, with a bit of
yellow in certain places, to grab attention.
The use of each colour is used carefully and
is relevant as to where its been included.
Furthermore, the colours go well with the
main image, which brings clarity to the front
cover on a whole.

3. The Masthead“Rolling Stones”
is located in the top left hand
corner of the front cover. This
positioning applies to all of
their magazine issues. It is
bold and they have given it a
3D effect to make it standout
from the rest of the magazine
cover. The green of the title
also matches the house style.
Cover Story: The cover stories
give the audience an idea of
what their magazine is about,
with the language, the names
of the people they have
involved in them to target
their audience.
The Main Image: The picture
is located in the middle of the
magazine so it grabs peoples
attention. It also overlaps the
title showing that it is the
main focus. The picture is very
eye catching with the pose
she is pulling, targeting the
male audience as it is a very
erotic pose.
Cover Story: In the bottom
right hand corner there is a
section cut off with a headline
in it. It is in bold, back font
therefore emphasising the
headline, encouraging others
to read the magazine. The
word “dark” represents
mystery and therefore the
producers of the magazine
have hidden the headline in
the corner of the page. There is
a rhetorical question which
lures people in to read the
magazine, consequently the
target audience want to read
the magazine. Many people
would disagree that she’s shy
and therefore want to read the
magazine to find out more!

4. The Masthead: The Masthead
is in the top left hand corner,
and this is how it is always
positioned on their
magazines. The writing saying
‘Ebony’ is in Capitals and bold
making it stand out, with the
background being red and the
font being white making it
stand out even more to catch
your eye. Also the red
background matches the
house colour with this
magazine cover.
Ebony used some catchy words in the
cover lines to grab the attention to
both females and males, as ‘Super
Sexy Singles’ could be meant for
either. Another story with the
magazine is called ‘Addicted to
Facebook?’ this then grabs the
attention to most people, as they have
it. Also, it means it for a male and
female audience as Facebook isn’t
aimed at one specific gender. The font
colour fits the house colour with the
red from the title, and from all the
stories. They haven’t made these titles
have huge fonts making them seem
not as important, but have used
capitals to make them stand out.
Cover Story: Ebony made the font size for
the ‘it’ massive so that it grabs your
attention, also the bottom left hand corner
is the last place you look at when you first
look at a magazine, so creating a cover story
to have a big font means that people won’t
miss it. Also, from the title it grabs both
female and male attention, as females want
to know who the 25 women are, but also
males like to see this too.
Information: They have put
information about the
magazine in the bottom right
hand corner, in a small font
showing it isn’t as important as
the rest.
The Main Image: Alicia Keys’ face is in the
middle of the page, so it is the first part
you look at. Her eyes are looking straight
at us, so she’s engaging the audiences
attention, making it seem like she is
actually looking at us. Alicia Keys is a
attraction for the male audience, as she
is wearing revealing clothesattracting
them to read the magazine, but also
attracting females to read the magazine
too as they might like her.

5. The main image is a mid shot of the rapper
Kanye West who has a arm coming over
his shoulder holding a heart-shaped object
(only bright colour used on page which
draws attention) which may infer that the
woman is trying to win-over his heart. The
image dominates the page and the
simplicity of the page attracts the target
audience as he is a famous rapper and this
relates to the genre of the magazine and
they are likely to listen to his music. Kanye
is looking straight at the camera with a a
moody attitude expression on his face
which associates with rebellion and the
genre of Rap music. Kanye West is on the
front cover of this magazine as well which
indicates he is the main feature. Also
Kanye is dressed quite smartly considering
he is a rap artist and this connects with the
colour scheme and magazine being
elegant/classy.
Sub Heading- Like the word
Contents above there are black
bold sub headings which show
the reader what the main areas
of interest are featured in the
magazine (features and fashion).
The font used for the sub
headings is fancy and stylish
which again relates to the colour
scheme and Kanye’s clothes, and
also makes it look more
interesting.
CONTENTS WORD- The word Contents is in a large bold
black font which is not in a straight line but is split up
into three lines and contrasts with background which
makes it original and stands out. Most Vibe contents
pages display the word contents like this as well which
ensures consistency and professionalism.
The masthead is a large letter V which stands for the
magazine name Vibe. It is always featured on Vibe
magazine contents pages and is positioned in the top
half of the page which keeps there magazines
consistent and look professional. This also a sort of
logo for Vibe and makes the magazine recognisable
just by using the letter V.
SUMMARY OF CONTENT WITH PAGE NUMBER- These are
positioned under the sub headings which shows the
category it comes under, and it show the reader what the
main articles/stories are and the page number it is on.
The font colour of brief headings is grey- making them
stand out to the summary of content which is in black
and matches the sub headings. The page number is in a
bolder font than the heading which indicates it is slightly
more important.

6. THE MAIN IMAGE- The main image is a mid
shot of the vocalist from the band The
Bronx who is shown singing at a gig. The
image is larger than the others on the page
which indicate that it is the main feature of
the magazine, and it gives the page
number in the top right corner of the
image and a brief description of article. The
page number is in a larger and bolder
yellow font style than the brief description
which is in a white font colour and this
makes it stand out more and signifies that
it is slightly more important.
OTHER IMAGES- The images are dominant
on this page which is appealing for the
reader as it indicates that the magazine
includes a wide range of articles and
imagery. It also looks quite cluttered which
associates with Rock. The images to the
side and below the image of the singer
from The Bronx show that the articles
related to the images are less important as
the images are smaller. They also have
smaller sized font for the page number and
brief description which confirms this.
WORD CONTENTS AND BOX- The
word contents uses a bold yellow font
in a black box which contrasts and
makes it stand out and shows what
the page is about. It is also
inconsistent with the front cover
colour scheme which is unusual in
magazines and this associates with
Rock- individuality.
DATE AND ISSUE NUMBER- The date
and issue number are important
features as they identify how current
it is and when it was published and
for example buyers and target
audience can see whether they have
missed out on buying the previous
issue(s). Also they are in a white font
contrasting with the box- making it
stand out.

7. In the masthead there is
obviously the name of the
magazine which in this case
has been abbreviated to RS
standing for ‘Rolling Stone’.
This constantly reminds the
reader what magazine they
are reading. Nearly every
contents page from Rolling
Stones has the same
masthead abbreviated to ‘RS’
this makes their magazines
consistent and professional.
main Page numbers in
grey – article. May be a
hint as stand out. Titles
in bold – easy to who
the article is about to
find desired section.
The background colour is white
because this makes the other
conventions of the magazine stand
out distinctly.
The images on the contents page
all show hip hop artists, which
relates to the subgenre of Hip Hop.
The artists used are seen as
legends in the hip hop industry,
this would certainly attract readers
because they could be seen as
idols to readers.
The Contents page has a bit
where it says ‘Features’ this
sums up all the main articles
in the magazine. This is also
used for the audience to
know that these are the
Main Headlines.
‘Special Edition’ has been
written in black and red;
colours that stand out which
also reflects how special this
part is. Following the ‘Special
Edition’ the subtitle has been
written in bold to make it
stand out and also to keep a
consistent theme so there is
an element of familiarity.

8. The artist is looking away from
the camera giving the
magazine a sense of
professionalism through
acting like a model.
The quote has some words filled in white to
A fade has been used in the show which
words are important. Quote marks have
been used to show these words have came
from Fiasco. The words filled in white mostly
seem to be verbs. This suggests Fiasco wants
his fans to act upon his words.
Page number and
‘Streetz’ on ever page.
Headline: “Fiasco @ 9:30” is coloured in gold to
make it contrast with the black This double page
spread uses black and dark grey. background. It is
obvious that this is a time of a The black is used
to make the words contrast, and performance by
Fiasco. The use of gold throughout the dark grey
is used to make Fiasco stand out from this double
page spread corresponds with the artists the
page. The left background has a non-focused
clothing and jewellery. effect which increases the
artists visibility.
A fade has been used in the
image of Fiasco performing to
highlight the spotlight on the
body of the artist. This shows
that the artist is entirely
centered around Fiasco.
The information in
this double page
spread has been put
into columns to make
it easier to read and
understand. This
suggests that the
purpose of this double
page spread is to
inform people.
This double page spread uses black and dark grey. The
black is used to make the words contrast, and the dark
grey is used to make Fiasco stand out from the page.
The left background has a non-focused effect which
increases the artists visibility.

9. The facial expression of the artist
seems to look quite sarcastic but
at the same time serious. It looks
as if he thinks he is too good.
The quote by ‘Jay-Z’ is positioned
in a black rectangle. This contrasts
deeply with the colour white and it
suggests that this artist wants his
words to be seen.
Page number positioned above a
thin black line. It looks neat with the
background colour.
Large ‘I’ to start off
the article. This
shows that this
double page spread
is purely based on
the rapper ‘Jay-Z’.
Large image of rapper ‘Jay-Z’ which
indicates that this double page
spread is based on him.
There is a shadow on the right side of his
face, makes the title of this spread contrast.
He is also turning his face towards the source
of light.
Futuristic text- Implies
Jay-Z is the future of the
hip hop industry. As we
know he is already been
named as one of the all
time greats with a lot of
his songs on top of the
charts.
The title ‘Jay-Z’ is filled with the same colour as
the background so there is no edges for the ‘Z’ in
this title. The ‘J’ in this title is stretched upwards
to the top of the page. This neatly separates the
first page to the second page.

10. Clear white background has been used
to show the depth of the image which
gives more emphasis and elaborate the
pose the artist is in.
They have cleverly incorporated his
name (T.I) in the article heading. They
have also used a different style font to
create a summer time theme
The colour scheme for this
double page spread is
mixed, it has five different
main colours on the page.
The piece of text at the top
of the right page indicate
that the colours have been
used.
The image that has been used is a mid-shot. This gives the impression that he
is ready to branch out and spread his wings to achieve new goals. The colours
of his shirt is the same colour as the heading at the top of the right page and
the overlapping circles in the centre of the page.
At the top of the
right page it has a
sell line with the
same colours as
the circles in the
centre of the page.
The creator has decided
to overlap circles over
the text, this may have
been done because the
main article about
summer time, so they
decided to do summer
colours to represent the
sun.
The article has been separated into three different
paragraphed sections. The author has done this so it is
easier for the intended audience to read .