Comments on: Update: Datwon Thomas Confirms Resignation From XXL

By: Well Noted

Well Noted — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:53:05 +0000

@F*ck You Pay Me, you are the real racist. I could care less they paid you for your shoddy work. You exploited black people and now people are calling you out. None of the white people working for XXL had any experience or ties to the hip hop community. They used black people as figurheads, only to get rid of them. Other people in this forum have called you all out, and I know I won’t be the last, even though it is somewhat flattering that you have chosen to specifically address me.

By: BK DON

BK DON — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:08:18 +0000

People have some nerve…..there are real haterz in the air!!!! LOL….no matter who is editor in cheif its still a dope ass magazine. Color does not define hip hop, remember that one!

By: F*CK You Pay Me

F*CK You Pay Me — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:06:43 +0000

Seems to me you are the real racist. I am a publicist who has worked with Vanessa, Datwon and Elliott. While some may have been better than others, they were all chosen because they could perform the job. Elliott held that position for years with much success. Datwon was only there for a year, but perhaps it wasn’t the right fit. No one can ever predict these things. So to try and find some illogical racist conspiracy is totally ridiculous. And your derogatory terms, show that you are just an angry bitter person versus someone writing with a valid point of view.

By: Well Noted

Well Noted — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:11:40 +0000

Vanessa’s fat white busted a** took down her fat pictures. She cowrote the book “It’s No Secret” with Carmen Bryan, Nas’s ex and baby momma. Now XXL magazine has a white editor…let’s not forget that it’s white owned by Harris Publications. They used Datwon as a front to put down Black people and defend Eminem for calling Black women n——- and all these other racist names. Vanessa you can call the cops all you care! (You know what I’m talking about, but I will call your fat a** out anytime anyday. She is involved in drugs and alcohol and is using the magazine to promote her wack film production company “Team Satten” with her brother. She even got her brother and white friends jobs at Harris Publications. This racist! You know nothing about Black people and hip hop. She was even hooking up that other racist white stringy haired girl Julie Beverly of OZONE magazine with gigs.

By: Black Nasty Mutha

Black Nasty Mutha — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:32:50 +0000

LMAO all these magazines are going down hill anyway xxl has great Hip-Hop content, Vibe has great all around content and the source has great lifestyle content with R&B pictures! thats just gay but you got to love XXl because they still keep it real and show love to the streets. Datwon will be missed but xxl will go on, its all we got left cuz the rest of them has went right…

By: Mz BiZ

Mz BiZ — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:17:25 +0000

Peace to Datwon not xxl..XXL will survive..

By: OH WELL

OH WELL — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:24:28 +0000

IT SEEMS GIANT IS THE ONLY REAL URBAN MAGAZINE LEFT WITH SOME SUBSTANCE….PEACE XXL!

By: Mz Biz

Mz Biz — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:57:03 +0000

FYI!!Vanessa dosent do all the work at xxl.Get ur info correct.Datwon is a hard worker.while vanessa sits on her fat ass all day blogging/eating…

By: Sony550

Sony550 — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:41:21 +0000

Oh Please, good riddance. I work at a label and neither Elliott nor Datwon did shit. That girl Vanessa always did the work while their lazy asses took the credit. And before you say anything, I am a man. I just appreciate people who actually DO the work!

By: FUNNY MOFO

FUNNY MOFO — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:48:43 +0000

datwon is the man…XXL will fold within the month. racist bitches deserve whats coming. i heard rap radar was folding next??? LMAO the big business hip hop is OVER!