This magazine focuses on hip hop music and culture. Its target audience is males aged 16-25, as evidenced by the cover image of 50 Cent posing with money, wearing casual clothes typical of hip hop fashion. The magazine is called "XXL" and features articles about popular hip hop artists like 50 Cent that discuss their music, lifestyle and success in terms that would appeal to its target demographic. The magazine's design emphasizes the cover image and title through sizing, color and layout to attract its intended audience.

1. Genre : Hip-Hop
You can tell this is a Hip Hop magazine by
the way the artist is dressed and the
money represents that he is rich and
successful with music.
Target Audience
The Target audience of this magazine are
Males (aged between 16 -25)
You can tell that it is aged between 16-25
because the way the artist is dressed and
his actions in the image.

2. Image
The main image is the artist 50 cent.
You can tell that this is a hip hop magazine because the artist on the front cover is a hip hop artist.
The image is 50 cent with money in his hand and money all around him, which could show his success
in the music industry. The shot is a mid shot to show the artist himself up close.
The clothes which 50 cent is wearing; a snapback hat, a white t shirt and jeans, indicates that it is a hip
hop magazine, and the money around him shows his success.
The background is a dull colour, and 50cent has a white t shirt on, which makes the artist stand out.
Text
The magazine is called XXL and it shows how extreme the artist is. His music is related to gun, crime and
violence which also relates to the image.
The magazines name is large and bold; the whole magazine is black, but the magazine name is red and
white which instantly shows the reader who the magazine is by. All the other text is white and in a
smaller size.
The size of the text on the magazine name is larger than the rest of the text and in a different colour
which makes it more important than the rest of the text.
The back round is black and the text is white except the XXL sign. Overall the magazine is one colour
throughout. The image and the XXL sign are different, this is to make them more important and make it
stand out.
The language that has been used is hip hop talk which indicates that it is a magazine aimed at males
aged between 16-25. The text used in the magazine is only understood by males aged 16-25 and
anyone not in that age range won’t understand the language used in the magazine.

3. Genre: HipHop
The picture of the artist takes up most of the
space in the magazine because the artist is
one of the most popular artist in the world.
The SOURCE is set on both the left and right
hand of the side of the cover. This is done to
even out the text of the magazine. The image
of the artist is hugely emphazied because the
aritst is possibly is the most talked about
artist in the music industry.
The unusual layout of the masthead is done
to show individuality and it helps it to stand
out.
The contrast between the colour red and
white helps the magazine stand out and it
also makes it easier for the audience to read
the white and black text

4. The image of the artist on the front cover is called 'The Game'. As you can see, the artist is wearing a
baseball cap which part of youth culture and also the tattoo on his face and neck also promotes youth
culture. The colour black and red represents power. The genre links to image because the image on the
front cover is called 'The Game' who is one of the famous artists in the music industry.The text 'GAME
TIME' is a pun which is used to link with the picture of the artist on the front cover. The genre rap/hiphop links to the magazine because there is a picture of an rapper on the cover page. The target
audience is youths aged 16- 25.
Hisham Hasrat