The sell lines on the magazine cover use uppercase fonts and punctuation to command attention and engage audiences. Nicki Minaj has had prolonged success in the hip-hop industry through collaborations with prominent artists like Drake and Rick Ross, and is considered the queen of female hip-hop. Her pose on the magazine cover with arms on her hips and jewelry displays her power and feistiness as an artist.

1. The mode of address is very
engaging for the audience as some
of the sell lines featured on the
cover are entertaining and draws
the audience
The sell-line ‘WAYS TO DRESS
LIKE A MAN, SON!’, commands
the audience for their attention ,
especially with the use of a
‘punctuation mark’.
The sell lines are all displayed in an
uppercase font to highlight their
significance and importance on the
front cover.
Front Cover analysis- Nicki Minaj (3)
Nicki Minaj is taking the hip-hop
industry by storm as she has
collaborated with a range of hiphop artists such as ‘Drake’ and
‘Rick Ross’ who are also successful
artists of the genre.
She has also been named as the
female hip-hop queen due to her
pro-longed success and fame. She’s
brought a path for females to lead
and is inspiring to many people as
well.

2. Her arms are placed on her
hips which shows her
feistiness and rebellious as an
artist. The fact that she is
often described as ‘The
Queen of Hip-hop’ is cleverly
presented with the use of
iconography. She is wearing a
silver jewelled crown on her
head as well as a gigantic
silver ring and part of her
dress is also full of encrusted
jewels which shows her
power and success as an
artist.
The fact that the background is
white connotes innocence and
purity which reflect the artist
featured. Although she is very
controversial, she is also very pure
and original and also differentiates
herself from other leading artists
and sets the bar for other females.
In addition, mise-en-scene
elements come together well to
present an exotic and professional
looking, effective magazine as the
text is kept minimal, allowing to
audience to feel closer to the artist
and identify the masthead which is
important.