Draft Article

Review of album - Nehruviandoom.


In 2014 the long awaited collaboration between the Hip Hop legend MF doom and the upcoming talent that is Bishop Nehru was released, Nehruviandoom was a huge success on the underground Hip Hop scene due to the build up that was created from Dooms previous success with albums such as Operation Doomsday and Madvillain. Furthermore Bishop Nehru has amassed quite a reputation for an up and coming rapper with massive potential, this may have been what drew Doom towards this collaboration. The album has a variety of different beats to the songs with tracks such as 'OM' and 'Darkness' featuring Dooms classic slow guitar riffs and deep tones for the chorus with Bishops higher beat rapping over the top, this mixture works really well and creates an almost father/son relationship between the two rappers. Moreover songs such as 'Mean the most' illustrate how Bishop Nehru stands out from other rappers of the same genre, Bishops flow and lyrical content gives him a maturity beyond his years.

60 minute magazine design

Music playlist

25 word Pitch

Updates

Work I have completed:
- Title decision
- Audience profile
- Fashion associated with my genre
- Analysis of magazine titles
- Style of magazine
- Language register
- Front page analysis
- Contents page analysis
- Double paged spread analysis
- Examples of other text
- Prelim magazine front cover
- Prelim magazine contents
- 25 word pitch
- Playlist





Work I haven't completed:
- Colour Pallets
- Audience research (UK tribes)
- Photographer/Magazine creator/ Graphic designer
- Comment on peers blog
- Mood board
- Institute to publish my magazine



Organisation and time management - I felt that I spent too long on the preliminary magazine front cover and contents page task and not enough on the rest of my work, furthermore we didn't take our photos till the 3rd lesson which slowed us down quite a bit.

Research and planning - Through research of this industry I have learnt the amount of effort that goes into it, furthermore how time consuming it is.

Technology - For the preliminary task of designing the magazine cover and contents page I used photoshop to design and edit it. Moreover I used a camera to take the photos which didn't require a lot of effort however the use of lighting and the white screen behind required setting up.

Title Decision

After lots of thought on what name would be an appropriate masthead for my Hip Hop inspired magazine I have settled on Levels. This I believe reflects what I am trying to achieve with my magazine as I intend to incorporate various levels of Hip Hop from those who already have world fame down to the urban underground Hip Hop scene which have not been unearthed to the mainstream public. I chose this name because I believe it to be short and catchy enough  for it to stick in the readers mind without it being easy to forget. Moreover it isn't a too bigger word in that people will struggle to pronounce it or be put off by its complicated vocabulary when picking it off a shelf.

Audience profile

Name: Tom
Age: 18

Occupation: Tom is currently studying for his A-Levels in Media, English, Geography and Drama, his understanding of the English language would allow him to relate to what i'm writing in my magazine and interpret the meaning of various terms and the English vocabulary.

Interests: Tom enjoys listening to Hip Hop in his spare time where he can relax and forget about college, he enjoys listening by himself but also with friends so they can share opinions on various artists. Fashion (and in particular streetwear) play a large part in his life as he enjoys buying and wearing various items from the streetwear scene, you'll often see tom sporting designer clothing such as Nike, Undefeated and Supreme.

Favourite music: MF doom, Bishop Nehru, Yung Lean, The Notorious B.I.G.

Favourite Magazine: Vice, Respect, XXL.

Favourite Places: House partys, clubs and Hip Hop concerts.

Favourite activities: Shopping, Socialising, Partying.