Representation of Celebrity

Kayne West                                        Text One

The magazine GQ features Kayne. The clothing of West, connotes a sophisticated man, as if he has grown up since getting married. The pale pastel colours suggests that West has given up his famous 'boyish' attire and settled for less bling and more coverage. This contrasts highly to what he usually wears such as low cut tank tops and chains around his neck. This image of Kayne positions him as a positive role model for those who look up to him, he is showing the decoders that he is sensible and ready for the family life. His facial expressions reflect a confident and 'ready for anything' guy. This also shows the serious side of West, rather than his giddy, immature behaviour.

Kayne's name being put in bold letters implies that he is well known and of high celebrity status. The sub line 'Kanye West tells us how to grow up, survive a wedding, stay outrageous and dress like a god' tells a lot about Kanye without needing to read the article. 'Kayne West tells us how to grow up' connotes that Kayne himself has grown out of his childish ways and is ready for fatherhood and a married life. This connotes that he is ready to tell the world how he has overcome the way he has been shown through the media, childish and immature. This is also shows that he isn't afraid to act the way he should be as a father and a husband, mature and ready for action. 'survive a wedding' almost sounds that his marriage to Kim Kardashian was a nightmare and wasn't what he expected. The word 'survive' displays Kanye as a knight or a hero, as if he could of 'died' during this wedding, connoting that it was a battle between him and his wife.

Text 2

The Rolling Stones magazine wrote an article on why Kanye West may have changed for good. This article explains the reasons why West is one of the most amazing artists out there. When talking about Kanye, The rolling stones wrote that though he may act like an 'asshole', he has good music. This positions West with two sides. He acts negative and badly in front of cameras but when it comes to his passion, music, he takes it seriously.

 The article tells the audience how Kanye has changed over the years. He is more mature in music and style. During his performance he displays a side of him that he hardly ever shows. The article describes West as creative, and genius for the theme of the tour. This linking to his creativity from the set, he is almost described as an 'Architect'. This implies that he has a creative imagination and can 'build' something from anything.

The article displays Kayne West in a positive light which contrast highly to many other interviews and articles which slay Kanye due to his attitude.

Text 3

The encoders wrote that he thinks he's the number one rock star on the planet. This shows that not only is he immature but that he is an arrogant musician. His music is rap not rock star, and this then implies that he is the 'best' of all the music genres, even if he doesn't fall into to those genres.

The picture used during this interview features Kanye looking rather confused. The picture makes Kanye look unprofessional and childlike, he is in a interview dressed in denim implying that he doesn't care what other think of him, also connoting that he is unprofessional towards the media.

However the interview does show the positive side of West. He says he would of made it without his 'big brother' Jay Z. Though Jay z isn't his brother, it implies that Kayne relies on family, connoting that he is family man and it means a lot to him. He doesn't come from a large family which he then has his friends to support him.
The interviewer wrote that West has only done one interview with the media since his album release. This connotes that Kayne like to keep things to himself and his family, he is a private man when regarding to his family and his life.

Text 4

Kayne West uses twitter on a daily basis. This tweet was one to hit the media.

This tweet implies that kayne is very selfcentered and doesn't think about other people. He thinks he is the best and this connotes that no one can over power him. This tweet is universal. He doesn't mention 'musically talented', this implies that he thinks he is talented at almost everything and is the best at everything. Though people disagree those that retweeted this tweet means that he dos have a fanbase, he is popular and 'funny'.
This tweet shows the encoders that West has a huge ego and no one can stop him.