3. Magazine Genre
This magazine would be an urban music magazine and would include relevant
information and news regarding the following music genres.
Rap
Hip-Hop
R ‘n’ B
Soul
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4. Codes & Conventions of Urban Music
Urban music of rap, hip-hop & r ‘n’ b all have similar codes and conventions.
Below are the typical codes and conventions that you would see in music videos,
magazine covers, photo shoots and album work.
Money – Artist, particularly male artist love to talk about money within their
music as well as show it off in their work.
Cars – Artist use cars as a symbol of their wealth.
Jewellery – Artist use jewellery as a symbol of their wealth.
Men – Female artist tend to talk about their love and experience they face with a
man within their music.
Women – Male artist tend to talk about their experiences, mostly sexual
endeavours, that they have with many women within their music.
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6. Target Audience
Black/African British, Latino/Hispanic &
White/Caucasian Audiences
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Based on research of competitor
magazines XXL & Vibe these are the top 3
audiences for this magazine genre.
Ages 16-25
Male & Female
Students
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8. Magazine Content
GOLD Magazine is a magazine dedicated to urban music and urban music
culture. GOLD Magazine is a monthly magazine and would include the following:
Interviews
Album Reviews & Updates
Concert/Tour Reviews & Updates
Photo Shoots
Urban Fashion Updates
Urban Sport Updates
Competitions & Prizes
Plus many more
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10. Magazine Title
Magazine name is yet to be decided below are a few potential names for
the magazine.
REVOLUTION
REVOLT
URBAN
YOLO
UMG (URBAN MEDIA GROUP)
CASANOVA
SWAG
DOPE
KING
GOLD
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20. What Make Us Different?
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1st Urban Music Magazine to make a yearly top 40 album
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The ONLY Urban Music Magazine to host as well as sponsor a variety of major
music events.
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15% of Magazine Profits goes towards many urban charities ( Trayvon Martin
Foundation & Many More)
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