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’.

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.

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.