Task 6 q 2
- 1. Artists I would use on my front cover…
- 2. A$AP Rocky A$AP Rocky is an artist I would use on my cover because he is one of the biggest artists in hip-hop right now. He covers most of hip-hop/rap’s sub-genres including trap music, which is a secondary focus of my magazine beside just general hip-hop. He also talks about in his songs his past life and how hard it was an his ‘hustle’ to make it to where he is now which fits in with my magazine’s title; ‘Hustle’. He is a big fan of gold and jewellery so having him on the front cover would fit in with the colour scheme and the background meaning of my title ‘Hustle’ (which I’ve mentioned in my research task 5 question 5 post.)
- 3. Future Future is an artist I have talked about in my task 6 question 1 post. I feel he would be suitable because like Rocky, he is one of the biggest artists in todays hip-hop music. He is the biggest current trap (sub-genre) artist and very big in covering the whole of hip-hop. He also had a tough life before making it big which he refers to in his music. He would also possibly bring in a wider audience rather than just hip-hop as he is quite a celebrity as of 2015 and been in many magazines. So the fact he is so big in hip- hop and trap music and due to his ‘hustle’ coming up, he would be a good artist for me to use as a artists to use in my magazine.
- 4. Pusha T Pusha T isn’t one of the biggest artists in terms of hit records due to him not focusing on catchy hooks or singing any of his lyrics. But he is very respected by rap fans because of his ‘mean style’ of lyricism. Pusha T often refers to drugs he sold when he was younger and how he used to live in a trap house. He mentions he did this to ‘hustle’ for his money that he funded his rap career with. This makes him suitable as an artist for my magazine. Also the fact that he is respected and tries to ‘keep alight’ the founding style of hip-hop, it would make users want to read about him as he is well-respected.
- 5. Migos Migos are a rap group consisting of three members: Quavo, Offset and Takeoff. They are the main act who brought trap music to the mass audience and increased its popularity. They are the inventors of many common slang words used now a days. They are heavily obsessed with gold with gold and are often seen with more than 3 chains on. They still hang around their neighbourhood in Atlanta despite their wealth and fame which I feel will be well-respected by my audience.
- 6. YG YG is a rapper from Compton in LA. He is one of the few artists that keeps the 90s gangsta rap still alive. He is known for this and is very well-liked for it. Like Migos he still hangs around his old neighbourhood. He often talks about his grind funding his rise to fame. He felt like there was no place in his community for a black male to succeed academically so he chose to make music. He would suit my cover due to his similar beliefs and thinking as many black males and also for not being fake. Also he had to ‘hustle’ his way to the current success he has.