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Title:
XXL
Publisher:
Harris Publications
Target audience:
The magazine is mainly aimed at the age range of 16-30. This is because the genre of music featured in the magazine is mainly Hip-hop, Rap and R&B. These genres of music are mainly aimed at this age range as that is the type of music that the listen too. This is backed up by the fact that some of the language used in the magazine such as 'Dope' is also aimed at a younger audience. The pictures in the magazine are also of people on this age range. The adverts in this magazine contradict the age range as most of them feature alcohol, cars and clothes that are very unrealistic/illegal to buy at that age. I think the magazine is mainly aimed at the male audience as many of the things advertised or of a male dominated market. Such as cars, alcohol and male clothes. The magazine also features many pictures of half naked women which can be attractive towards a male audience.
Articles:
The magazine mainly features biographical articles on artists and bands. These include interviews and where questions are asked of the artist and are answered. These articles mainly include pictures on who it is about and sometimes information about them listed in bullet points. There are a few articles about products you can buy, these aren't layered out like adverts yet are more like a catalogue.
Description of a male and female photo:
The photo on page 59 of Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose features the two holding each other with the lady's arms around the man.This possibly shows that the man is the powerful one out of the two. He also has a very serious expression on his face compared to his partner who looks clearly happy. The picture is in black and white which fits in with the theme of the magazine which mainly features dark colours.
What 'ideologies' are implied:
There are a few things that I think are repeated through the magazine and are therefore seen as ideologies. Most of the pictures of males in the magazine have tattoos, this could imply that tattoos are seen as a 'cool' thing to have. The magazine also features a lot of pages on clothing that you can buy, like a catalogue. This could be influencing the audience on what clothing is good to wear at the moment.
Genre:
The magazine mainly features Hip-hop, Rap and R&B. Some of the artists featured include Wiz Khalifa, Drake, Jay-Z, J-Cole, DMX and 2 Chainz.
