#107 Laura's Rap/ Dance Artist Analysis

Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ.
I have decided to analysis him as an artist, and these images of him, as I think he is a good example of an artist who fits into the dance AND indie genre.



The first image of him I chose to look at, is the one of him standing in front of a colorful green wall, with sort of retro wallpaper. The photo isn't very posed, and doesn't look too flashy like in his video's. 
In this photo, he looks more like an indie artist, dressed rather casually in just a shirt and jeans. 
He is a solo artist, therefor is always represented as a solo artist, photographed on his own. 
As an artist, under the dance/indie genre, he fits in well, other than the fact, the looks rather normal, with just a regular haircut, and 




And then in the second photo, a screen shot from one of his videos, he dresses very differently. The clothes he wears are very colorful and retro, like something from the 80's (which fits in with his theme for his first album, I Created Disco'. He's wearing a very colorful and rather cringey jacket, that you probably wouldn't see anyone wearing  on a day to day basis, and he is also wearing some bright green headphones, that you again, probably wouldn't see very often. He also makes use of very strange props (a fake ferret).
 Also, the background/setting is still very bright, but simple, drawing attention to his clothing and props in his hand. 

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr, better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, entrepreneur, and marijuana activist. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop/rap scene. I chose to analysis images of him, as in the rap/hip hop world, he is very well known, and I think, a good example of a successful rap artist.

In the first picture, we see Snoop Dogg, posed, with his hands together (looks rather deep in thought and quite intimidating.). The background and flashy gold lettering of ‘Snoop Dogg’, straight away gives us an impression of what type of artist he is, and what genre he fits into.
He is also, accessorised very excessively, with lots of bling, that any rap artist with lots of money would wear (letting everyone know, that they have a lot of money. The things he is wearing such as the sunglasses and the chains show that he’s very flashy and likes to flaunt what he has. The stars on the glasses, also indicate what maybe he thinks he is, and wearing them on his glasses/sunglasses, also shows how flashy and big headed he might be.

He is also wearing what looks like, a black and white tracksuit jacket, or a varisity jacket, which is strongly linked with hip hop/rap artists. 

I then, chose this second picture to look at. I less edited/studio taken picture, taken at what looks like, a red carpet event. You can see Snoop in the middle, looking serious as always, surrounded by two girls. Hip hop/rap songs, are sometimes and sometimes MOST times, about girls, usually hot ones. So its not a surprise to see Snoop, surrounded by them, when the image he gives out through his body language, dress sense, and music, is the char actor of a playboy/ladies’ man, who gets what he wants and is alluring to women, because of how much money he has.

He is dressed, like in the last one, rather casually, but still wearing the bling round his neck, and the very serious and intimidating look on his face.

I think people are not only attracted to artists like Snoop Dogg, because of the type of music they make, but because of how they act, look, and dress. Artists under the rap/hip hop genre, are rarely shy artists, and usually very bold and outgoing. The public, and the artists fan base, is usually attracted by this, as not only does it make the artists more interesting, but their work is more creative.