Digipak analysis of 50 cent

50 cent - Get rich or die tryin'

The third digipak i have chosen to analyse is 50 cent's Get rich or die tryin'.

The front cover of the album -

On the front cover the first thing that stands out straight away is the image of 50 cent with the effect that he is standing behind glass that has been shot, hence the bullet hole in the center. This effect not only stands out and draws your attention to the middle of the album cover but also gives you the impressions he is involved in violence especially guns as shown by using a bullet hole.
In the cover he is photographed topless with a huge gold chain which is easily visible and shown clearly through the bullet hole. This is a common convention in the rap genre so therefore this is a very conventional album cover. The fact he is topless is a bit narcissistic as if he is showing of his body.
Another point is that the titles are very visible such as the artists name in the top right of the cover with the name of the album in the top left hand corner, a different font is used for each to split your attention and ultimately draws you to the main image of 50 cent in the centre.

The back cover -

On the back cover of this album it clearly names each individual song with the track number, which are easy to read and makes it easy for the audience to locate their required song easily. Also the layout is set out so the picture is on the right and the text doesn't overlap which doesn't make it hard to read. Around the edge is a bold red border which has the name of the album on both the left and right, it also draws your attention to the centre.
At the bottom of the back cover is the executive producers which is clearly stated next to the background and all the other logos and companies are in the bottom left corner. The one major picture is of 50 cent from and over the shoulder angle. Which conveys he always needs to be looking over his shoulder or be on 'a look out'. This also shows of his tattoo's, chain and du-rag, all conventional of rappers. In the background shows a poor ghetto area showing you what type of neighbourhood he could of come from and gives you a slight insight into his background.

The spine -

The spine of the digipak has the same bold red as the back cover on the album. The spine has the artists name and the name of the album 'Get rich or die tryin'' these are clearly stated to make it easy for the audience to read. It will also make this album stand out when on a shelve in the music shops.

The inside booklet -

Within the inside booklet of the digipak the main noticeable thing is the picture of 50 cent wearing a diamond encrusted silver chain and showing off his jewellery. A generic convention of rap videos in that they contain a lot of expensive watches and chains etc.
The chain has a huge christian cross attached which shows that he could be religion. Also there is no text at all and on the inside just the large picture which takes up the majority of the page.
The watch from the front cover can also be seen here connecting the first and second image on the inside booklet. On the interior of the booklet there is another image of 50 cent holding a baseball bat

behind his shoulders, this emphasises his 'gangster' image. The background image is similar to the image shown on the back cover which shows a rundown area which would normally relate to the rap genre.
The first five songs are in the right hand corner with which a little information about each song which include the lyrics and how he came up with the song.

The disc -

There is only one disc included in this digipak which has all the songs included on the album. On the disc is the name of the album in silver on top of a black background. The CD has bullet holes on it, implying it has been shot. This complies with the generic conventions such and guns and violence. The black background of the dic implies power, wealth, mystery as well as making a change from the bright red background which is used throughout and really makes the black stand out.