Here is an example of a Hip-Hop music, Culture and Pop magazine. This magazine is called 'The Source'. The word 'Source' suggesting the magazine has all the infomation you need to know and it is where you can get up to date with new music.
The image is an image of various Hip-Hop artists. The most dominant is Lil Wayne holding out his silver necklace and behind him are smaller images of other male and female Hip Hop artists. The background is an image of a cartoon like explosion. This may suggest that the magazine is exploding with all these artists and information, reviws and interviews.
The colours used for the font/copy are yellow, red, white and black. The colours red and yellow contrast and so do black and white. This gives the magazine a lively look as the images and the background are really colourful too. It makes the magazine looked jammed packed with everything you need to know. It would also stand out on the shelf from most of the magazines.