DPS - Purposes and key features

What is a DPS?

• A double page spread
• 2 facing pages of a magazine where the textual material on the left continues to the right hand side

 

Looking in 'The source' magazine

 

 

List of all DPSs in that edition -

• "Microphone check" - Kawan Ari discusses one of Shawn Carters new protégés
• "Cris Cross" - Fahiym Ratcliffe talks about Ludacris' outrageous alter ego
• "See-through soul"- Elon D. Johnson talks about the real Ghostface Killah
• "foot action" - Carlito discussed the conffessions of a playa who loves his woman from head to toe, literally
• "Sexual healing" - Akiba Solomon talks about the concept of sexual healing 
• "Bigger and deffer" - Sean Lewis Sharp writes about Jermaine Dupris 'money makin' madness'
• "Record report" - A series of reviews on new records and albums 

Analysing a DPS about Ludacris

 

The headline of the article, "Cris Cross", doesn't explain much about the article but the brief sub heading "Before Ludacris became the 'bow throwin' lady lickn' area code area connoisseur, Christopher Bridges had to switch places with his outrageous alter ego" this short sub heading really explains what the article is going to be about. The article then goes on to confirm the sub heading with the content that's inside, the difference between Ludacris and his alter ego. It describes some of the history of the rapper, with some stories from when he started his music career. The first line is the opening to a short story, it is fast paced and draws you in as you want to know what happens next. "Ludacris is pacing on his tour bus. He's thinking. He's nervous. He's wondering how to prevent what just happened from occurring again." This sounds dramatic and draws readers in as they want to know what happen and how he's going to prevent it again! There is only one quote in the article "I was trying to be patient with both Timbaland and Jermaine Dupri. [But] There were a lot other people waiting on stuff from me and I just got tired of waiting" This quite is the turning point in the article and is really a key point.

 

The article was written by Fahiym Ratcliffe.