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’ to indicate that the ‘V’ in Vibe magazines is important. This makes Vibe magazine symbolic.

VIBE magazines logo, also includes the issue of the magazine underneath.

Topless rapper to show body tattoos. This suggests that tattoos are a strong part of the hip hop stereotype.

Subheadings located in capitals to make it easier for the reader to find what they are looking for.

The title ‘Features’ is a curved fancy text. This looks like a classical test for a hip hop magazine due to its originality.

The artist is holding a mask to possibly suggest that he is wanting to gain a unique image that he isn’t afraid to ‘mask’ from the public.

XXL logo, stands out from the rest of the page because of the red. This suggests that XXL focus on being a well known brand.

The use of a simple lowercase text as the title of the page suggests that 50 cent can make money simply. The use of serif at the foot and the head of the letters gives the text a rich effect.

The grey background makes the artist contrast highly with the background. The blue clothing goes well with the grey background.

This line underlines the title of the page. It also gives the page a clean look.

Colloquial phrase, gives the impression that this is the language that 50 cent and other hop hop artists use.

Artists names on this page have been typed in bold to make them noticeable. This makes sense as people buy magazines to find out information about artists.

The rapper is holding a briefcase full of money. He is also standing on piles of money which shows that he is rich due to his profession.

‘50 cent’ is pulling a serious face which gives him a hardened image. This is a stereotypical feature of rap artists.

The artist isn’t clutching onto the briefcase, suggesting money isn’t an issue.

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.