2. Name
West Coast Classics.
What inspired me to choose this name was the
radio station of Grand Theft Auto which played
old school rap classics like 2pac and Biggie
3. Price
• £1.50 because if the price was any higher then
I would be more likely to lose customers.
• Magazines are not supposed to be expensive
because its just something you buy to read
once so if I made them expensive I wouldn’t
gain any customers.
4. Positioning Statement:
• This magazine will be different from others
because of the content inside. most magazines
use major artists for their magazines but ill be
using mostly up and coming artists. the use of
major artists is what make the sales of major
rap magazines like XXL and VIBE do so well but
hopefully mine will do well without them.
Most magazine advertise mostly concerts and gig
but mine will also feature rap battles because
that's were most rappers are discovered for their
talent.
5. Distribution
• My magazine will probably sold in
small, independent stores so mostly corner
shops and at low price £1.50 because I
don't think most people would pay more £2
for it because the content inside won't be that
prestigious or glamorous. Production of these
magazines will be limited.
6. Frequency of publication
• This magazine will probably be published once
every two weeks because the underground
scene is not that active. most major
magazines like XXL and VIBE are only
published a few times in a month which is why
they have such a high demand, so ill follow the
pattern of publication in order to gain high
demand from the start
7. Rationale
• My reason for making this is that rap and
grime are two of my favourite genres and they
have a major impact of the lives of us as the
listeners and to the artists as most of them use
music as way to get out of a life of drugs and
crime which would've not led to any good
outcomes.
8. Style/layout/colour
• The colours and the background won't be
bright because that will draw attention away
from the artist on the page so it would ruin
the main point of the picture so ill make sure
to tone the colours down and make it a bit
dark. The style is going to be plain and
bold because its just going to go straight too
the point of magazine and that is to promote
rap artists an get an insight in to their lives
9. Regular content
• Upcoming rap battles, gigs, tours and
concerts. interviews with artists will also be
featured to give consumers an insight to the
artists' lives
10. Featured content
• Interviews with underground artists and
also interviews with big youtube channels that
help artists grow like Link Up TV, SB TV and
GRMDaily. These channels mostly do grime
but it also relates to rap.
