front cover analysis 3

This is the XXX cover with jay z-
picture
The picture on this cover is a portrait photo of jay z wearing a "moschino" top which is a expensive high end brand, which have been purposefully shown off in this photo. As in the other front cover I have analysed there is only one person on the cover with a very plain background. Also on this front cover the rapper is pictured with a very serious facial expression.
Because of this I am going to have my model with a very serious facial expression and just like I this example having him almost staring down at the camera. It is also now very clear to me that nearly all rap magazines feature a male on the front due to this genre of music being very male dominated.
colour
This magazine cover is mainly made up of black, white and red with a slight selection of other colours on the designer t-shirt such as blue and gold.The background is mainly black meaning that the image and title really stand out as they are the most important factors of a front cover.
This confirms that i do need to stick to a 3 colour scheme such as black red and white. 
Layout
As in previous front covers that i have analysed the photo is a mid shot clearly showing off the rappers wealth.This like all of the other magazines i have looked at have the image slightly overlapping the text but not too much that it is unreadable.
I will incorporate this into my magazine by overlapping my title 'ascent' with my portrait image. This will make it look professional and authentic