Conventions of R&B/Hip-Hop Magazines

There are many common conventions which Hip-Hop Magazines have:

• The background is usually plain and simple (not busy and packed)
• The masthead is usually a bold and simple font  positioned at the top of the page
  
• The masthead is usually behind the image 
• Conventional colours are used (black, white, red) 
• The main cover line is usually connected to the model
• Text is simple yet bold to make it stand out
• Cover lines are positioned on both sides of the page (left and right)
• There is usually only one model used for the front cover with all the focus on them
• There is usually and even amount of text and image used on a double page spread
• Contents page is kept simple with one image and features 
• The contents page usually has simple colours  too
• The double page spread contains images and text (evenly amount)