Creating my artist's identity

Artist Bio:
Real Name - Ryan David
Artist Name - Rico Slick
Date of Birth : June 30th 1991
Birthplace : New York






Unsigned.com Link for artist - Rico Slick

Why I chose this artist:
I had chosen this artist because he does rap. This is why I have chosen him. This artist raps like as if he was to be a professional rapper. He shows that as an unsigned artist he can become a professional rapper and show to the world that it is easier if you put the time and effort into making music in order to get into the music industry.

Samples of Clothing my Artist would wear:
To portray the rap genre I am going to make him wear expensive clothing to stereotype the genre. He will have baggy (Not too Baggy) Jeans this being any designer brand. To match the jeans I will also be using designer branded T-Shirts this being Ralph Lauren to Versace; this is because in a rap video people who are rappers tend to wear clothing that is custom made by a designer company such as Versace.  For accessories I have included a few chains that are diamond encrusted this being black or clear diamonds. I am trying to relate my artist to a mainstream artist such as Tyga, Lil Wayne , Ace Hood ect. Another accessory would be shades. This would match the stereotype of being a rapper because most of them do wear shades. The shoes my rapper will be wearing could be Jordan's or even a designer brand such as Gucci/LV. For the last part of a costume for my rapper will be wearing a snapback on his head to this will portray the Rap Genre very appropriately.


Sample Typography my Artist would use:

This is the Typography my Artist would use because his genre of music is rap. The rap genre would often relate to graffiti or a unique font that would brand the actual artist himself. I have also shown a Wiz Khalifa font text because it looks original and it would match the actual style of the artist himself. Also I have done minimalist text as well for the artist to make him look clean and professional.

Mise-em-scene for my Artist:

I would use places that relate to rapping which could be a club where everyone is dancing and the rapper is sitting down with the girls - A place which is very famous such as London or New York City. Another place can be the hotel room in an expensive hotel where the artist is rapping. The location could be anywhere because rap can be in famous places or it could be in rundown areas.

The colours of my artist:
I would often relate the colour gold to rapping because it is common that the colour they wear golden chains or even black diamonds. The rapper that I have chosen does pure rap there is not hybrid between genres here. The gold relates to the artist being rich and living a great lifestyle. Also as he is a rapper the colours are mostly consistent and there are not changed within the video. The colours are mostly rich and glamorous.


Imagery that evokes my Mind:
When listening to my artist's song as it is slow it is not the regulary stereotype that comes into mind, there is more than just the girls and cars that appear in mind but the song is slow and soothing. A lot of things pop into mind such as :

These are some of the images that pop into mind because he looks like if he was to be an original rapper back when rapping was as good as Tupac; The lowridier cars, the beach, the women ect. Nowadays rap is mostly about money and women which is all cliched. My artist has that sense of old rappers who are very famous still today.



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