Reader Profile - Hip Hop Magazine

Jahmal is a 17-year old mixed-race college student that lives in South London with his mother, step-father, and two younger sisters. In college, he studies history, philosophy, media studies and IT, he is generally a very smart and well behaved student, and passed 8 GCSE's. After school and on the weekends, Jahmal hangs out with his friends usually at each others houses, they usually play video games and listen to music. His favourite type of sport is football and he is a dedicated fan to Arsenal, he enjoys playing football with his friends along with basketball. His favourite type of music is Hip-hop and Rap, with his favourite artists being Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, both of whom he has seen live in concert. He first started listening to hip-hop music at the age of 11 after his older cousin was listening to it and he was interested in the music. The music then helped him escape problems at home during his parents seperation and also helps him to concentrate when he has work to do or exams to study for. For Jahmal, music is more than just something to say you listen to to impress other people, It is a way of expressing his feelings. He usually buys his clothes from shops like H&M and Topman, wearing usually jeans and shirts, appearance is very important to him.