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For my critical link, I will study influential hip-hop magazines that shaped the visual identity of rap culture. I will focus mainly on The Source and XXL
The Source Magazine
The Notorious B.I.G. = The Source (Mid=1990s)
Tupac Shakur = The Source (1996)
Jay-Z = The Source (Early 2000s)
Kanye West - The Source (Mid-2000s)
Kendrick Lamar – The Source (2010s)
I studied original covers of The Source magazine from the 1990s to the 2010s, featuring artists such as The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Kendrick Lamar, to understand how magazine design and artist branding evolved over time.
The Source Magazine Remakes
Osamason
Nine Vicious
The XXL Magazine
Run-D.M.C. XXL Magazine (Mid-1990s)
Lil Wayne - XXL Magazine
(2007)
DMX - XXL Magazine
(2000)
Drake - XXL Magazine
(2013)
Playboi carti - XXL Magazine (2022)
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