MEST 4 Redo

1: Outline the Text and Topic to be investigated

The Truth Behind Hip Hop - Take a look into rumours of hip hop being run by Freemason illumanti trying to subliminally drive its followers into worshipping the devil or another type of deity. Also take a look into the criticism of the mainstream media that hip hop promotes violence and promiscuity. And finally explore the claim that hip hop is dumbing down it's audience and lowing the social standards shared by the masses; such as drug and alcohol use, having sexual activity with more than one sexual partner and going into prison.

2: Outline the proposed linked production piece

A number of pages in hip hop magazine XXL. The first page will be the front cover, followed by the contents page, a 3paged feature article and possibly an advertisement. The link between the research and the production is the genre. The magazine will give me a format to present my findings as well as portray the common ideological conventions of the hip hop scene.

3: List at least 2 Media texts that you plan to investigate.

Worldstarhiphop.com and MTV Base music channel

4: Why have you chosen these texts?

I have chosen Worldstarhip.com because it audience is the hardcore hip hop fan and the website blog address all issues concerning the hip hop genre and will give me a great insight into the elements which surround hip hop. My second choice MTV Base is a music channel dedicated to playing hip hop/r&b music 24 hours a day; i choose this because it is target at a more mainstream audience and displays hip hops place in the current media landscape.

5: Apply MIGRAIN to the 2 texts.

Worldstarhiphop.com

M A on-line video blog or vlog
I DJ Whoo Kid owns and Jordan Tower films associated

G Hip Hop Videos and videos with connection to hip hop

R Uncensored footage from the hip hop community

A

I Violence and Promiscuity

N Pages of video content

MTV Base

M Music videos

I Viacom

G Hip Hop/R&B

R Music Video Stars

A

I Glamours lifestyles/ High Life

N 24 Hour Music Channel

6: What are the issues and debates surrounding these two texts?

Is the content on worldstarhiphop.com to raw, it has been argued that the footage goes to far showing shootings and sex scenes. And is the lifestyle being shown all day long on MTV base a bad role model to the audience watching.

7: State why you believe the 2 texts fit the 'contemporary media landscape'.

Both text fit the contemporary media landscape because the are both still current and are both still running on the respective platforms.

8: Discuss the reason this topic area resonates so deeply with you?

Because it is an area of which I am interested and want to find out about therefore I will be motivated to research. Also the work won't feel like work and therefore I will be more likely to do more for longer periods.