Timeline of music magazine development.

This is a video I have composed which is a journey through the changes in music magazines from the year 1988 to the year 2014. I chose this time period because the genre of music my magazine will cover is rap music. In 1988 there were two well established rap music magazines in the market, these were 'The Source' and 'XXL'. In the year of 2015 technology (as it always is) has been evolving, therefore the demand for magazines has decreased. As a result of this, there are not many music magazines (which cover rap music) being published in this day and age. This is another reason for me picking rap music as a genre, it will provide something fresh to the world of media. As time has gone on, the quality of photographs used for the front covers of music magazines, this is another result of technology becoming more and more advanced. Another aspect of music magazines which has changed over time is the styling and presentation of the artists. This is made clear because, in the 1988 issue of 'XXL Magazine' there is an image of the rapper Jay-Z on the front cover. He  is seen here wearing an odd pair of sunglasses (which were highly fashionable in this time period) and a long leather coat. On the other hand, in the 2014 copy of 'XXL Magazine' there is a photograph of two artists. They contrast the image of Jay-Z highly, this is because they are photographed in a different shot wearing clothing which highly contrast the 1988 issue of this magazine.