Video: Benzink tells story of when Jay-Z and Dame went up to the Source to press him about a cover but ran cause he had shooters on deck
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No one really knows when he became co-owner. He was heavily involved before '96 though...even if off-the-books involved. The Source really didn't do anything with RSO that was outside of what they did with those other smaller, underground labels. They had what...1 article and a handful of ads.
The Source didn't become trash until the early 00's. Before that, they always had great articles, political articles, black America news, and a fair rating system.
The irony is that I guess no one remembers XXL's own tirade against Eminem. They only remember Benzino's. And XXL fell off the same time The Source did...early 2000's.
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Veteran
That running up in offices shyt was an old tactic back then. Artists first did it to confront record label bosses for jerking them.
By the time of this story, Source had already had artists trying to press them about different things, so they were ready. They expected a room full of writers/editors that they could scream on. Not goons that they didn't know.
That might be how Benzino muscled his way into a bigger role for the magazine. He probably ran off the first artist that tried to confront them, and they felt his presence was necessary,
By the time of this story, Source had already had artists trying to press them about different things, so they were ready. They expected a room full of writers/editors that they could scream on. Not goons that they didn't know.
That might be how Benzino muscled his way into a bigger role for the magazine. He probably ran off the first artist that tried to confront them, and they felt his presence was necessary,
get these nets
Veteran
I have a related story. Perhaps in the same era, or a few years prior....Benzino ran into the XXL/KING/SLAM offices. Don't remember what it was over, but he went up in there yelling, tough talk, threats.
Not realizing that XXL was a small magazine that was under a large publisher, with dozens of mainstream magazines.
And that they shared office space with the publisher and the staff of these other magazines.
All he knew was the listed address for XXL. So, he busts in yelling, talking this thug sh*t, making threats to a room full of people who have NO idea who he is, or what he's talking about.
Not realizing that XXL was a small magazine that was under a large publisher, with dozens of mainstream magazines.
And that they shared office space with the publisher and the staff of these other magazines.
All he knew was the listed address for XXL. So, he busts in yelling, talking this thug sh*t, making threats to a room full of people who have NO idea who he is, or what he's talking about.
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TheMailMan
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Him goin at Em brought on the resurgence of xxl ,which he used to diss. Xxl still around and the sauce is lost
Zino was official, on a side note as much as feminem buried him lyrically I would bet good money zino would violently obliterate feminem in a one on one, zino can somewhat box and all them roids got a solid a physique on that no neck gremlin.
Bondye Vodou
Proud practitioner of the "High Science"
Shudda had shooters on deck when him and Cavario was shacked up in the Red Roof Inn.
Hannibal Fox
Eetwidomayloh
I mean, I excuse the guys behavior more than most but Dame ain’t the coming to talk type. I believe him about the screaming on him part. The having shooters in different rooms part is extra
Benzino having dudes strapped in the offices is fact, once he started extorting Dave, fukkery became commonplace. He had members of his crew up there so often you could be forgiven for thinking they work there.
He might be a fakkit but this isn’t completely unbelievable
Which is crazy because XXL did it first, then used the Benzino/Em beef to hop on the pro-Em wave. XXL has been trash for just as long. The Source lost all of it's great writing staff, then became Generic Magazine 101 with the shorter articles, no socioeconomic content, no more focus on the up and comers, the underground, and became ad-heavy...but BS ads. That's why it fell off.
Y'all about to make me pull out my old mags.
up in here
Superstar
The Source was a really good magazine for a very long time. They were the hiphop main source for new artists, established artists, interviews, reviews and even good articles just about the Black community. They also promoted a very wide spectrum of hip hop, from the most commercial to the most underground. They are the reason we still use a mic rating system for hiphop albums.
They held it down during the 90 along with Vibe, but Vibe leaned more to RnB.
The beef with Eminem was dumb and did fukk up their reputation a little, along with the Lil Kim 5 mic review and the Made Men 4.5 mic review.
XXL was a decent fill in but they was never really as good as The Source at its peak.
The biggest problem with The Source is really they failed to transition to digital media. I know they had a website but it wasn’t good and other better sites passed it up.
They held it down during the 90 along with Vibe, but Vibe leaned more to RnB.
The beef with Eminem was dumb and did fukk up their reputation a little, along with the Lil Kim 5 mic review and the Made Men 4.5 mic review.
XXL was a decent fill in but they was never really as good as The Source at its peak.
The biggest problem with The Source is really they failed to transition to digital media. I know they had a website but it wasn’t good and other better sites passed it up.
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