1. The masthead name ‘XXL’ logo,
manages to stand out from the
rest of the page despite the fact
that it is rather small and of
different colour and this is
performed because of the
colour scheme of red and size of
font. This could imply that XXL
focus on being a well known
brand.
The title is written in a simple
lowercase manner suggesting
that 50 cent is of higher status
and piles of money is something
that CENT is calm with. The serif
font supplies the text with a
sense of rich effect.
A rather simple natural colour of
grey is used instead of a
predictable colourful background
enabling the artist to contrast
highly with the background
making the page stand out from
other music magazines. The blue
clothing also manages to blend in
pretty smoothly with the
background as well.
The border around the small
text happens to underline the
title of the page providing the
page with a much more cleaner
yet immaculate look.
A colloquial phrase is used in order to conform to the genre of the
music which gives the impression that this form of language is the
language that ‘50 Cent’ himself uses.
Famous Artist names are
mentioned and written in
bold font in order to attract
the major demographic.
The fact that 50 Cent is standing
on piles of cash instantly tells us
about his character and status as
someone wealthy and stern at the
same time.
‘50 cent’ is revealed shrugging
rather stern and serious face
providing him with a hardened
image of himself. A stereotypical
feature of rap artists.
50 Cent is seen not clutching
his fist onto the briefcase,
suggesting an alternative
thought that money isn’t an
issue for ‘Cent’.

2. The title ‘Contents’ has been
placed in a different approach to
other magazines. This makes the
magazine more unique. The use
of white in this text makes the
title contrast with the dark red
background.
The background colour is a dark
red to red gradient. This makes
the hip hop artist stand out even
more. It also makes the spotlight
on him, showing he’s the main
focus on the contents page.
Large ‘V’ represents Vibe
magazines and is important as it
is a form of iconography for the
music magazine.
VIBE magazines logo, also
includes the issue of the
magazine underneath.
The artist is seen topless as a
result to show his body tattoos
suggesting a strong part of his
character to conform to the
stereotypes of hip-hop
magazines
Subheadings are written in bold
and in capitals in order to make
the magazine readable.
The title ‘Features’ is expressed
in a rather fancy feature. This
provides the magazine with a
classy making it sincerely
original.
The artist is revealed holding a
mask which could perhaps
suggest that he is creating a
unique image for him self,
attempting to stand out.

3. Again, hip hop weekly has a different approach to the other
magazines I have analysed. This contents page is a lot more
packed with writing. This is less interesting but more
informative.
‘Word on the street’ is a common
phrase used by hip hop fanatics.
This is a good way to describe the
content as the readers can relate
to this language.
The subscription
advertisement is highlighted
by red to make it stand out.
The logo has no inner filling
which gives the logo an old-
school look which correlates
with Hip Hops culture.
Stars are used throughout the
contents page. This gives each
category such as ‘Entertainment’
an icon as each star is a different
colour. The use of categorisation is
a good tactic as it makes an article
easier to find.
Page number and magazine
name.
Hip Hop weekly felt no need to
add a title to this page. Numbers
are used throughout so it is clear
that this page is a contents. A
thick red bar is used to group the
features.
The artist at the top of the
page is smiling in the photo.
This is a different approach as
hip hop artists are presented
as hardened characters with
an image of being ‘bad’.
This image shows 3 hip hop artists
all posing in different ways.
Suggesting that life as music
producer is different to a normal
occupation.
List of staff associated with
hip hop weekly.