were asked to purchase a music magazine catering for a music genre. our task was to select a current and interesting article within the magazine and to explain what the articles expresses.

I chose to purchase the source magazine; The Source magazine is an American music magazine that caters for the Hip-Hop music genre.

The source magazine’s main article is about Jay-z and his blueprint album, the magazine is celebrating the albums 10^th anniversary. Shawn Corey Carter also known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer and entrepreneur.  Jay-z The Blueprint album was released in September 11, 2001 which was also where the 9/11 attacks took place. According to Wikipedia “Nearly 3,000 died in the attacks.” The Blueprint album by Jay z went straight to the top of the charts despite the tragic moment. It is described by www.vancouversun.com that “The Blueprint redefined an entire genre in the midst of one of the darkest moments in U.S. history, albums becoming the soundtrack to the months following the attacks on the World Trade Centre. But thankfully the albums did not touch upon politics, war or religion”

The American artists wanted to change the tragedy into triumph by releasing significant albums to help them achieve that. The blueprint by Jay-z was not the only album released on 9/11.  The source magazine covers the different types of albums that were released around the 9/11 attacks. Some examples are listed below:

-          “Pain is love” by JA RULE (Released date: 2^nd Feb)

-          “Iron flag” by WU-TANG CLAN (Released date: 18^th Dec)

-          “Infamy” by MOBB DEEP (Released Date: 11^th Dec)

-          “Genesis” by BUSTA RHYMES (Released Date: 27^th Nov)

-          “Stillmatic” by NAS (Released Date: 18^th Dec)

-          “Dirty Money” by UGK (Released Date: 13^th Nov)

As well as celebrating the birth of the album “the blueprint” by jay Z. The Source magazine is also celebrating other artist achievement of albums that helped some people to overcome the disastrous day.

Do you think this was an effective way to take the attention away from 9/11 attacks?