Friday, 25 October 2013

 



                                                         History of Hip Hop        





 Hip hop music was formed in the 70s when block parties became popular in New York city. It was popular among African American people who lived in the Bronx. Block parties had DJ's playing popular genres of music like funk and soul music. Originally Hip Hop was called disco rap but Keith Cowboy is the one that coined the phrase. Rapping is a vocal style in which an artist speaks lyrically, in rhyme and verse to an instrumental or a beat. In the 70s hip hop music was disco influenced, with rappers wearing James Brown type of clothing, wearing gold suits but in the 80s Hip Hop music changed because instead of using disco music rappers used drum machines. The first to do that was RUN DMC. RUN DMC was also known for fusing rap and rock together. Their attire was also different they weren't wearing gold suits like in the 70s, they were wearing tracksuits which paved the way for hip hop clothing in the 80s.    

The successful rappers of the 80s was RUN DMC, Kool Moe Dee and LL Cool J. Kool Moe Dee is known as the rapper who changed freestyle battles with his freestyle roast of party rapper Busy Bee Starski. He was one of the first rappers to win a Grammys award and the first rapper to perform at the Grammys. There has also been successful white rappers like the Beastie boys, the Fat boys, 3rd bass and House of pain, But known of them have been more successful then Eminem. In 2008 Eminem was voted the best rapper of all time in Vibe magazine and he was called the king of hip hop in another magazine. Showing his dominance in the hip hop scene even though he's white. Which was a problem for some African American rappers in the early 90s. Vanilla ice was hated by the majority of African American rappers and there fans but was loved by white American fans. But by 1992 Vanilla ice was hated by everyone. Eminem on the other hand was loved by everyone for his lyrical style, his sick sense of humor and his story telling. Eminem is  the best selling artist in the 00s and he has the second best selling rap album of all time the Marshall Mathers LP. Currently Hip Hop is still doing well and its been accepted by other audiences.



 

Monday, 21 October 2013


                                       

                                               Music Magazine-planning sheet                                              




In my magazine I will be covering Hip Hop because I know quite a lot about this genre then others. My target audience is people who like Hip Hop because different ages and different race like. My magazine is called stretch magazine. The reason why I chose to name my magazine stretch is because it sounds street to me, the word appeals to me. I thought about making my masthead graffiti type of style writing but I thought it wouldn't look like a real magazine. So I have decided to have bold writing with a bright color to make the magazine standout.

The focal image for my magazine will be an upcoming artist. The reason why I will have a new artist on the front cover is because I will have more to talk about on the person, then an artist that's already out. I'll have a mid shot because obviously the person is going to be posing with their hands. The person will be wearing street clothes and he will be in a room. The reason I am not taking pictures outside is because of the lighting.

















Monday, 7 October 2013

Student magazine planning ideas


                                                    
               
                                              Student mag planning ideas                                           





My target audience for this magazine will be teenagers and parents because even though its a school magazine there will be a section for parents to read. My magazine is going to be called student magazine because it sounds good. A student will be my front cover model because  it will appeal to other students. The student will be wearing school close he will have a pen in one hand and a phone on the other. My sell lines in the magazine will be top ten tips on how to revise, sports day information, parents evening, curriculum time table and interview with teacher.
         


                                                      School magazine
 









This is a school magazine because it covers things that happen in school. The masthead is big and bold. The background color is blue while the masthead is white, which makes the magazine stand out. The language that is used in the magazine is not formal because it uses words that you say to your friends or colleague. 'Flipped classroom'. This shows that the writer is talking to kids not adults.          

There is no sell lines in the magazine which probably means that the writer is focusing on the main story. The magazine uses bright colors to make it more appealing and to catch the eye of the person who is walking past the magazine. The models in the magazine are school children, they are posing while sitting down. I thing the image is good because of the way they are positioned, they are in two rows sitting down. I think this is good because it shows they are in a school  and it's a normal day. 

The background is not bad because it doesn't take the attention away from the models. Like I mentioned before there are no sell lines but there is a heading and under it is some writing. Even though the heading is bold, it is medium. I think they made the heading medium because even though it is important, it cannot cover the models. There is a wide shot and I think the writer wanted the focus to be on the main image.