1. Nme Double page spread
The main image isshownto be refusingthe conventionsof mediabybothnotgivingdirectaddressandbynot
havinga mediumclose up.He isnot givingdirectaddressasinthe image he is portrayingsomeone whoisdoing
graffiti,sobyhimlookingoverhisshoulderitshowshow someonewouldbe wheninthatsituationastheywould
not like tobe caught. The image isalsoshownto have connotationswiththugsandhooligansbecause of the fact
that he is doinggraffiti.Byalsoshowinghowhe isdoinggraffiti,italsolinkstothe title of the article “fromtags to
riches“playingonthe punof rags to riches”,somethingthatwouldbe associatedwithdizzee rascalsrise tofame.
The image is alsoshowntobe usingthe rule of thirds,yetusesitunconventionallyasdizzee isinthe centre of the
page,whereasitwouldusuallybe ionthe firstorthe lastthird. Thisusedto match the rebelliouscharacterin
whichMr. Rascal is portraying.
The article title isshowntosay “fromtags to riches” showingapun of “from rags to riches”Thisis referringtothe
picture that isshownwiththe article,whichshowsdizzee taggingawall withgraffiti.Theyhave donethissothatitplays
on the stereotype of rappersandpeople wholistentorapbeingrebelliousandoftenthoughtof aspeople whowill
breakthe law,whilstalsoplayingonhowdizziesstoryof hisrise tostardomaftercomingout of a badlivingarea.Thisis
effectiveasitshowsto be commishinngthe stereotypeof peoplewholike rap,whilstalsobeingsarcasticandshownto
be mockingthe people whothinkthisway.Meanwhile,the photoandheadline combinationisshowinghow dizzeehas
not forgotten of hispast,whilstalsoshowinghowstillremembershishumble lifestylebeforefame.
