XXL MAGAZINE CONTENT PAGES ANALYSIS

XXL have done something with their contents pages that i'm quite fond of. They've named the pages 'the A-side' and 'the B-side' as done on old cassettes and records - this ties in beautifully on the theme of music and musical culture. The first pictured artist on 'the A-side' contents page is hip-hop veteran Dr.Dre. Many fans of new artists such as Kendrick Lamar or even hip-hop legends such as Eminem have this guy to thank for the recognition they've gained. Dr.Dre is photographed posing in quite a powerful stance. The black and white gives it a classy and clean look, the shadow shown very obviously and projected quite largely implies that the person in question has a lot of power in the industry they're associated in and they have a lot of power over those also associated in the same line of work.

Moving on to the actual content, all the literary skills and techniques come back into play, after we thought they'd been lost on the front cover. Although the use of street slang is still present, coherent and well structured sentences are used to give us minimal insight on the included articles. The idiolect written in is appropriate for the audience in which the magazine is mainly written for. The layout glows quite nicely as the words and photos are incorporated in a way which is aesthetically pleasing.