L.I.I.A.R analysis Front Cover

On the front cover of the Vibe music magazine there is a medium close-up of the rapper Lil Wayne. The masthead which says 'Vibe' is in bold white writing and is partly covered by the image of Lil Wayne which is centered on the magazine cover. Above the masthead is names of various artists which are in this issue of the magazine such as 'Meek Mill, J. Cole' and 'Pusha T' as well as above the masthead there is also artists down both sides of the masthead and image is names of other rapper artists such as 'Tupac' and the headings to the main stories inside the magazine, the artist names are in bold black writing which stand out against the grey background, and the heading to the story title is underneath in white writing 'menace to Hollywood'. In the bottom left corner is the bar-code.
Vibe magazine is now an online only magazine owned by SpinMedia. Vibe is a music and entertainment magazine founded by producer Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip-hop music artists, actors and other entertainers.
Lil Wayne is on the cover of the magazine, his music is mainly hip-hop, due to him been on the front it suggests that this magazine will also be a hip-hop magazine.
This magazine is aimed towards fans of hip-hop and rap music, mainly aimed towards teens and young adults as this is seen as the typical age for this genre of music listeners.
Lil Wayne is wearing a red jacket and nothing underneath, he is also wearing black sunglasses, on the sunglasses you can see an American flag, showing that Lil Wayne is an American rapper. Due to the American flag been on the glasses and the fact Lil Wayne is wearing a red jacket suggests he is passionate about his rapping and especially about America.