Nothin like a fine black man….esp. when they’re husband material lol.
The young man 2 the far left of the cover is something serious!!!!

The middle guy is hairy as fuck….not a good look

& I thought TP was gay

Both are the gayest covers I’ve seen Essence do since the Boris Kodjoe dilemma.

Tyler Perry needs to “Come all the way out the closet”. LOL.

….He looks like Madea with facial hair.

…….Hey Ladies, Madea wants to meet you LMAO!

I think the word you’re looking for is pinnacle not “pentacle”. Step your grammar game up forreal.

Nice covers, those 3 guys are freaking sexy!!!!

Can’t wait to see “Why Did I Get Married”, I loved the play, I hope the movie will be just as good if not better!!

……….Freaking sexy MINUS the hairy chest….

Sexy! I ain’t feelin the chest hair though on the dude it in the middle. Looks like he just laid stomach first in the sand. Besides that they are lookin riiiight.

I won’t hate at least essence is trying to uplift the brothas lord knows there are tons of people tearing them down then claiming there ain’t no good men.

don’t all men have hair on there chests :p wtf lol, some ppl wax it off, i’m assuming thats what those other two men did, but this guy digs the hairy look i guess, some women actually like but i think most don’t..

Why they gotta be shirtless.. why cant they be appealing to the eye with sum clothes on..ahem(MiddleMan)..im just sayin his chest look like taco meat and its not the least bit of sexy

The middle one, ummm, his hair not lookin so good, but wooooooooo, yes, hallelujah, some fine young black men (fuck reggie bush), maybe i should subscribe to Essence

i love dudes who have some hair on their chest like dude in the middle.. and i don’t know why.

You know what, to think about it, i don’t think they’re so sexy anymore, theyr’e aaaight.

The dude with the tattoo is too SEXY.

They not cute…at all to me.. their body is just appealin to my eye..

Both covers are ok….I don’t really agree with Essence list. I would never claim Brian mcknight or Shemar moore as Do Right Men…no thank you!

The one in the middle needed to shave his chest and plat his damn hair FOR THAT PHOTOSHOT. How u gon claim u husband material when u can’t take care of urself. Makes me think how u gon take care of ur woman.

The two football players on the right and left are very handsome indeed.

IDK ABOUT TYLER PERRY I KNOW HE SAYS HE IS STRAIGHT BUT SOMETHING TELLS ME OTHER WISE. BUT I AM VERY SURE THAT WON’T STOP ANY WOMAN FROM LOVING HIM. LET’S FACE IT THE MAN HAS MONEY IN THE BANK. AND WHERE THEIR IS MONEY THERE IS ALWAYS SOME WHORE TRYING TO GET IT!

@ 17. CharlieB

Both covers are ok….I don’t really agree with Essence list. I would never claim Brian mcknight or Shemar moore as Do Right Men…no thank you!

>>>>>> I don’t know about Shemar (fill me in), but Brian “Wife Beater” McKnight is certainly NOT a do right man. He’s single? I thought he was still with that asian chick.

Y IS MY BOO LOOKING STEREOTYPICALLY GAY IN THAT PIC?

The cover models aren’t all that cute in the face but they have nice bodies. And Tyler! I don’t believe he is gay, but he IS looking a little “How You Doin?” in that pic. Damn Essence! Why you wanna go and do that, that, that?

I BET THEY WILL DATE ANY BODY ( INCLUDING MEN ) EXCEPT A TRUE 100% BLACK WOMEN…(NO HALF IN HALF) 100% BLACK QUEEN

Why Essence?? Why Essence?? Why didn’t I get this cover???? Like you, I was stuck with Tyler Perry’s a$$. WTF????

I’m applaude Essence in trying give brothas a good image. I like the cover. I just have a problem with men without shirts on ( if they are not playing a sport). It’s a personal problem and it pisses me off. I need help yall!! lol

Ooo lawd!! Damn, damn, damn! Kerry & braylon can definitely get it!! Now the 1 wit the ground beef on his chest just f**ked the pic up lol. I pray to gawd I get that cover.

Oh, Essence. Why did you do me like that????? : - (

I too got stuck with Tyler Perry’s a$$. I do not support this two different covers for the monthly edition. You would think that Essence would give their subscribers the best cover. WTF????

I am a subscriber to Essence magazine. I would have most definitely preferred the cover with the three brothers as opposed to ‘how you doin?’ Tyler Perry.

I HAVE NEVA LIKED LIGHT SKINNED MEN (, I KNOW I’M FINNA HEAR IT, LOL), BUT HAVE ALWAYS LOVED ME A SEXY DARK CHOCOLATE BROTHA FA SHO! I LOVEEEEE DIS COVER! EXCEPT FOR DAT HAIRY CHEST, I HATE DAT SHYT WIT A PASSION! SHAVE IT OFF!, LOL AND @#10, NO, ALL MEN DO NOT HAVE HAIR ON THEIR CHESTS…

There is not a thing wrong with these fine ass men. Shoot, you don’t see men with bodies like that where I am from. If I wasn’t already taken, I would be emailing my ass off right about now. LOL!!!

Now that’s some eye candy!

Why are they put on the cover greased up and bare chested? They look like slaves up for auction. Essence you could have done better to get you point across. Those pictures do not scream Lawyers,Doctors, Ministers.

AND I CANNOT STANDDDDDD MEN WHO WEAR THEM SEASHELLS AROUND THEY NECK!!! MY GAYDAR BE WORKIN OVERTIME WHEN I SEE DAT SHYT! TYLER PERRY ACTUALLY LOOKS KIND OF DECENT ON THE COVER. AND U KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT EYES. THEY TELL A WHOLE STORY. AND TYLER U LOOKIN A LIL TUTTI FRUITY MAN.

More sexy, shirtless, brothas,,,,minus the dayum TACO meat at:

http://www.ctgmagazine.com

-Sign up for your copy TODAY! Launches in January, I think

P.S. The guy with the TACO meat is Eagles player Dahani Jones. He’s MAAAADDD intelligent, well traveled, speaks multiple languages, etc. Shyt! With a man like that I can get over a hairy chest REEEAAALL FAST!!!

Nothing like a little eye candy to get my day going. Thanks!

I bought this issue of Essence last week…LAWD HAVE MERCY Kerry Rhodes is BEYOND fine. That man is blessed and highly favored lol…

I don’t understand why women need to find a reason to hate? WTF!

So what if the guy is hairy, does that take away from his looks? Or the fact that he could have a really beautiful personality, as well as, know how to treat a REAL woman? I swear females amaze me w/ all the hating ya do…and then got the nerve to wonder why ya single! SMDH!

VIRGO IF U WERE REFERING TO ME THEN UR DEAD WRONG! DONT GET MAD AT ME BECAUSE I DONT LIKE HAIRY CHESTED MEN. THAT IS MY THANG. OH WELL, IF U DONT LIKE IT, AND SINCE WHEN DID WOMEN STARTED HATING ON MEN?, LOL AT FINDING A RESON TO HATE. HOW I FOUND A REASON, WHEN HE IS BARE ON THE COVER WITH HIS CHEST OUT FOR US TO SEE?, LMAO, YALL KILL ME WITH UR OVER THOUGHT OPINIONS AND FALSE ANALYZATIONS. KEEP WONDERING ABOUT ME…….

REASON*

the men look good, ALL of them. Except Tyler Perry, but he is a successful brother that still seems to be in black women, so I have nothing but love for him…But back to the cover, I would take anyone of them, especially if they are husband material too.

@ 39 - You must be incredibly self centered to think my comment was directed specifically @ you…were you the only one on this forum hatin on this man’s hairy chest? No. So I suggest you take your juvenile comments else were…

sexy but looks kinda gay

#41, I SUGGEST U TO GROW UP AND GET READY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES WHEN U SAY STUPID SHYT TO PPL, AND I KNOW YA WEAK AZZ COMMENT WASNT DIRECTLY TOWARDS ME YA FOOL….

damn, CL just took me to eye candy heaven. it`sz a damn shame i have to come back down! Tyler Perry actually looks very nice on the cover.

Oooo Lord those are sum sexy black men!!!! I’ma have to pick me up a copy today cuz there aint nuthin like sum fine chocolate to start out ur work week ya digg??!!!!

Braylon the 1st to tha left is sexy looks way better than that monkey Reggie Bush!

The 1st to tha left on the Cover that is!

Dude to the far left is all kinds of fine. He reminds me of my 1st boyfriend.

LoL @ all the desperate women, not doing a daggone thing for themselves that are going to be e-mailing these men till the keys fall out their keyboards.

When I opened up this mag and seen that Brian McKnight was one of the contenders, I was a bit puzzled…..really

But besides that they look wonderfully amazing, hairy chest and all. I’ll take’em, all of ‘em. LOL

I personally don’t find any of these men to be very attractive, however, they do have some really nice bodies! I must say that I commend them on being positive and successful brothers though!

hairy chest….ughhhhhhh but he kinda cute tho…ima hav 2 chek it out further

Dayum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nothing like a fine azz chocolate brotha……………..darker the berry, the mo I want em in my, oooooooooooooopssssssssssss!!!! gonna buy that issue. #2 what tripppppppppppssssssss me out bout alot of folks is how they think TP is gay, yet when they have proof that Shemar sweet azz is gay, they go on and on about how fione he is and what they still will do to him, no wonder so many sistas walking round with aids and diseases, nazzy azzes. Like alot of u don’t believe Shemar is gay, why? because he is so fione? or because he is so fuggin light? have proof of him on gay beach, yet lot of u still deny it, yet u down the hell out of Eddie, TP, etc……all I noticed are much darker than Shemar. Told your azzes ova and ova that shim was gay, go back to some of my comments.

@ 52 - there was no proof that it was gay beach…whereas TP dresses up as a woman quite frequently and there is somethng off about his sexuality…can’t say the same for Shemar…

LOL @ #48….I don’t know why women would waste their time emailing these dudes. I mean in all honesty are they even reading those emails…c’mon now lol!!!!

Alllllrighty Then! That’s what I’m talking about. Good way to start my Monday morning off. They could have did without the middle dude. He is NOT cute and that carpet chest is just gross.

You can just look at Tyler and tell he’s gay.

Hey Candi and Mika!!

HEYYYYYYY FOXXY! GIRLLLLLLLL, GUESS WHO I HUNG OUT WIT SAT NIGHT??????……..MR WIPE ME DOWN HIMSELF! WIT HIS FINE AZZ…SHORT, BUT FINE, LOL

LOL @ the carpet chest. The one on the left is looking kinda sexy.

Hey CL fam!

hmmm nice chocolatey men on the cover of essence to start my mondai morning… thanks CL!

and that pic of TP just screams ‘how you dooooin?’

The one in the middle…toooo much chest hair. Its all neatly arranged on his abs, what? lol

Dude on the left got that fire! Mmmm.

Ya’ll acting like his chest is ridiculously hairy. smh The hair on his head is worse than the hair on his chest. Braid that shit, shape it up something.

.Not feeling the pink lipstick Tyler’s wearing either.

LMAOOO@ JEWEL, GIRL……HAIRY CHEST, HAIRY HEAD, THAT GAY NECKLACE HE GOT ON, ALL JUST ARE TOO MUCH FOR ME TO HANDLE….I BET HE GOT LENT/NAP BALLS ON HIS U KNOW WHERE TOO!, LMAOO

@ #56, you talking about Fox or Boosie. I know that is Fox song but I also know on the video it says Boosie featuring Fox. Girl Boosie and my step-brother grew up together. And my cousin is his road manager. See him all the time at my ole man’s house but I never once spoke a word to him. LOL! But yeah he be around all the time. Where did yall go? I know you’ll had fun. When I be riding in the car and my daughters see him they like “Mom, they go Lil Boosie right there”. I be like WTF? My kids are 5 and 7 so they shouldn’t know what he drives. LOL! Dayum I done wrote a whole paragraph. Should’ve emailed you…don’t want to get banned. LOL

Staying on topic, they should’ve made a calendar as well.
LMAO @ Jewel “pink lipstick”

Yall trippin. I will take brutha in the middle for a spin anyday. I’ll braid all his hair all day long. LOL
And TP - Dayum..Pink lip gloss?! In my best Rupaul voice.”You betta work”. Airight! LOL

@#63, I MET FOX. HE IS SO FINE!!!! HE STAYED HERE AT THE HOTEL. LIL BOOSIE AND WEBBIE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME BUT AINT SHOW UP. THEY WAS LOOKING FOR DAT OOHH WEE AND I HOOKED THEM UP. FOX HAD A SHOW HERE, I WALKED UP IN DA CLUB AND AINT SAY SHYT TO HIM. HE CAME UP TO ME AND WAS LIKE I MEANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF BEAUTIFUL. I WAS LIKE HI AND WAS TRYNA ACT LIKE HE WAS NOBODY! BUT HE IS FINEEEE! AND NOT A FLASHY DUDE AT ALL TO BE A RAPPER. AND WHO IS YA COUSIN, BECAUSE I WAS TALKING TO FOX PROMOTER. AND I KNOW YA COUSIN AINT DA NI99A ” E” IS IT? AND DO U KNOW SOMEONE NAMED T-2 OR SOMETHIN HE FROM BR. HE UP AND COMING. AND FOXXY GIRL U NEED TO GO BE A COTTON CANDY GIRL DOWN THERE IN NEW ORLEANS. THEY FINNA GET IT POPPIN!!!!!

I see why there are so many single black women. Ya’ll just could’nt compliment the pictures huh? Now let that had been a group of women and a male on here said she was good but her hair was nappy ,ya’ll would have had a damn hissy fit !

Anyway, They all look nice .

I don’t like men like them, I guess when they try to be sexy and they think they’re sexy, it becomes a major turn off for me. I think men with a lil hood in them, not a goon or a thug, but someone with a rough side and an edge. Men are sexy to me when they just relax and be themselves. All that posing and getting rubbed up with baby oil and shit just don’t work for me

daaayyuumm!!!! them brothas are helluh sexi!!! don’t leave us in a room 2getha!!!

Im soorry but i don’t think those guys are really that cute… they look okay to me… not something that would catch my eye….. You guys know how when a guy tries to be your boyfriend but your not attracted to them.. so you just stay in the friendship zone… and nothing more….

thats what these guys look to me… like they would only stay in friend zone….

The young tenders on the beach are quite nice looking!

#69, MY GOD CHICK, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT U MEAN, LOL

@Candi, I’m about to email you.

Lawd Jesus juice!! Whyyyyyyyyyy?!! Why o why o why?! These mofos gave me the Tyler Perry cover. I don’t wanna see madea!!

And on a side note, why is his lip gloss poppin, lol.

The one in the middle is EXTREMELY GAY i hate his tone of voice. He talks like a white guy named Kep! Sorry, but i thought he was too sexy when i saw him. he’s the only one sporting a TOO DAMN HAPPY SMILE on his face. Not good. The one with the tatto is named Braylon he’s hot as hell and stands 6′3 and too damn sexy!

UHH#72, FOXXY I AIN’T GET NO MAIL YET, LOL, U SHO U GOT THE RIGHT ADDRESS? CANDINO4SHO@YAHOO.COM OR CANDYGYRL504@YAHOO.COM , I’LL BE WAITIN CHICK!, LOL