Task 5: Research into similar music magazines on which you could base your magazine on. Map out possible

ideas for your music magazine including names, possible musical

genre and idea for articles.

I have chosen to focus on the genre of Hip hop magazines targeted at teenagers.

Background information on VIBE.VIBE 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. More importantly, it highlights some of the hottest and most popular

rappers and R&B musicians. This magazine gets a large following and support from youngsters who love the culture of hip-hop.

History

• VIBE magazine is a popular magazine in the United States. It was first released in the early 90’s. The first ever editor of VIBE was Quincy Jones, a magazine, his main aim was to provide the latest music and to entertain the target audience, He partnered with Time Inc to ensure that they would be able to launch the magazine in 1993. For three years, the magazine was owned both by Jones and Time, Inc. until it was sold to Miller Publishing. In a short span of time, Vibe was then sold by Miller Publishing to spin magazine. Vibe was owned by Spin for several years until it was bought by Wicks Group of Companies IN 2006. So now you know when did Vibe magazine start - it started in 1993, launched by Jone and Time, Inc.

Covers of VIBE

Background information on XXL MAGAZINE.In 1997, XXL was founded by former Source staffers as well as other Harris

Publication employees, who wanted to create their own magazine about the hip-hop music and culture using the model developed by the founders of The Source.

The magazine's past editors included Elliott Wilson (formerly of Ego Trip Magazine and The Source) and Datwon Thomas (former Editor-In-Chief of King

Magazine). In May 2009 Datwon Thomas resigned from XXL and executive editor Vanessa Satten, who had been with XXL since 1998, was named the new Editor-

in-Chief.In December 2006, XXL took over the struggling Hip-Hop producer and DJ

magazine Scratch (another publication owned by Harris Publications), re-branding it as "XXL Presents Scratch Magazine". Scratch shut down in September 2007.

Other titles with limited runs have been launched under the XXL brand, including Hip-Hop Soul, Eye Candy and Shade45. XXL has released many other special

projects including tour programs, mixtapes and exclusive DVDs. XXL also maintains a popular website, which provides daily hip-hop news, original content

and content from the magazine.

XXL Magazine