Comments on: Letter From the Editor: 50 Cent & Soulja Boy Just Made Sense

By: Judy

Judy — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:40:23 +0000

This is the GAYEST cover of a magazine that I have seen..WTF were they thinking?? I mean no shirt, holding your shit and another man standing behind you with his arm on your sholder..really, really…down low brothers..really

By: flavorblade

flavorblade — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 23:33:53 +0000

Still don’t buy the homo. Souljah boy can afford to rent his own jewelry, and dudes in the hood walk around all day in wife beaters or with no shirts on during the summer. I think he is trying to show off all of his tats; looks like he can give Wayne a run for his money. The arm around him says; that if you mess with him you mess with 50. Like all relationships with 50 it has a business purpose; providing a link to the young southern audience.

My only question, is that really 50. I saw a picture of him, I suppose it was recent with money stacks in front of him. He didn’t look that big. I didn’t think he got back fully from his weight loss yet.

By: Massy 8ball

Massy 8ball — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:45:11 +0000

I doubt you read comments XXL, but straight up just consider putting someone like Mysonne, Hieroglyphics, or even someone like El-P on your cover and adding some legitimacy to you being a real hip hop magazine.

By: Massy 8ball

Massy 8ball — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:43:09 +0000

Because it is what it is, its a man in a wife beater with his arm wrapped around a shirtless younger fellow with what looks like jewelry he bought him, I mean all jokes aside it belongs on Diesel Life. As stated, 50 would be the first to laugh and go at anyone else who would be on a cover like this. It’s clownish and homo-erotic.

By: flavorblade

flavorblade — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:35:41 +0000

I think the cover is hard. I hear the criticism of homoerotic, but personally my mind doesn’t think along those terms naturally. I think to see this more as a big brother/little bother sort of thing. Or the young don/and the strong arm. Why think anything else?

By: Candid BACKshotS

Candid BACKshotS — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:59:13 +0000

Hey I think that kanye issue was super dope so maybe this issue is a bit of a letdown due to how good the previous issue was. Oh and the cover is cool to me….i dont get all this homo this homo that talk. yall idiots take shit way outta proportion.

By: KiidKa$h313

KiidKa$h313 — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:09:41 +0000

Da cover look so gay dawg.Everybody new Soulja wuz gay when he came out wit Pretty Boy Swag but 50 mane its all wrong.N its noticeable cuz soulja wit his shirt off n 50 standin behind him smh 2 gay people

By: payjay08

payjay08 — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:17:19 +0000

I like the site and all, but a XXL in print lost its appeal to me a long time ago. And, it looks like not much has changed, being that it’s always the same people on the cover/being talked about, still. I purchased, like, one in the last 5 years, the Freshman ’09 I think it was. (Wale, Curren$y and them cats) I bet you one thing though, if 50 or SB wasn’t on this cover in that exact pose, both would be clowning on whoever was. Bet.

By: SMH

SMH — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:01:43 +0000

50 Cent is gangstalicous. I first thought it was Ja Rule or Camron or a combination of both but 50 is starting to fit the bill. I don’t care about his lifestyle but he talk bad about the (sweet) looking rappers and he is doing the same homo stuff and above then they are. It is funny that he had beef with Ja Rule and Camron, he wanted to be the the biggest gaysta in the business.-SMH

By: Dr@$t-iQ Alkoholik

Dr@$t-iQ Alkoholik — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:13:27 +0000

man fuck em both why you niggas not put Em a nigga who goin 3x plat locally and who the fuck knows x plat internationally for these ass wipes who’se last albums bombed like a terrorist in Afghanistan, stop dick riding these useless fux, fiddy done lost it after the money started coming in and Soulja should be on the cover of People or whatever the fuck em white girls read coz that’s his fan base. shit dont make sense, eat a dick for this, bruv

By: Big Felon

Big Felon — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:33:28 +0000

man this look gay as hell i dont no whats goin on in the world today but that jus dont look right bruh, aint 50 supposed 2 b a street nicca this is not a good look 4 cuzz and soldier trash i never listened 2 either of these garbage ass niccas.

By: divadarlin82

divadarlin82 — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:07:06 +0000

The men think its homo-erotic, and the women aren’t into burn victims and malnourished children. If it’s selling it’s selling I guess and I can’t stop you from trying to make money. It just seems by the fans voices we are sick and tired of you cramming your agenda down our throats. Someone mentioned it was a bit suspect for you to write an article on how great this is and I agree. You did it with Kanye drinking out of goblets, when Eminems cd was about to drop, and just shit on people that need exposure and have decent lyrics and talent. It’s like the bullies at school getting hype from everyone around them because they don’t want to be the next victims thus making incompetent loud mouths kings. 50 Cent and Soulja have little to no talent MCing and don’t deserve a push when they are getting killer sales already off wack as hell music. Be a real hip hop magazine and use your influence to think a little outside the box and promote real talent, and not just jock hop Popstars.

By: Don mcCaine

Don mcCaine — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:55:34 +0000

Bottom line…

I ain’t coppin’ it ’cause of Fif & Soulja…

I’m coppin’ it ’cause of HIP HOP…

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:56:17 +0000

word up to big rube

By: Technique

Technique — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:17:53 +0000

I don’t bump Soulja boy at all, but I’ll admit he has some hot beats. And 50 has slipped a little from the great mc he was once considered, but Before I Self Desruct was a pretty good album. Anyways my point is, this is gonna be the first issue I cop since thje Strange Music cover.

By: black jesus

black jesus — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:54:59 +0000

2 things:

1. that cover was gay. there is no way around it, it was on some real homo-erotic shit.

2. those parentheses every 3 sentences were annoying as fuck (and made the post look immature) unnecessary (and gave the article a written by a 5 year old vibe). next time, just dont do it (your little quips were not funny). your editor (if you have one) should not have allowed them (really).

By: avenger xl

avenger xl — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:18:10 +0000

Do us all a favor and stop pretending that your homoerotic dream/cover is anything but a poorly thought out marketing tool design to generate revenue for your post relvent magazine. Using two of the big mainstream rappers(using that term losely) to push units. This isn’t about hating fif or sb listen to what you will but there is no art or meaning in this obvious garbage reach for attention and yes it is maaaaaad homo (note I am not one of those fools who calls everything homo as if the it is catching like a cold, I just call it like I see it). What I call this cover is some thunder dome/mad max futuristic homo erotic ish. Stop bullshiting xxl office staff and weed carriers

By: swype-matic

swype-matic — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:04:22 +0000

So u try to back up your cover by showing the ‘morning after’ pic of 50 & Soulja Boy today? Sure XXL.

By: that nigga

that nigga — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:12:43 +0000

How can two of the wackest rappers out get on the cover of XXLMAG, you ask? Easy, by TWEETING gay shit to eachother. Wow, XXL is fallin way the fuck off.

By: Shawty J

Shawty J — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:53:40 +0000

Let’s be honest XXL “jumped the shark” with this cover.