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...nice enough song. The whole album’s really pretty good. I can’t wait until Benzino or Ja Rule records a diss track calling him “The Gay” though. Probably won’t happen, but the unfortunate thing is, they’ve almost definitely thought...
...into a corner, exhausting the cache of material about his family, his past and his celebrity, and leaving himself with precious little to work with. The 8 Mile stuff was amazing because he suddenly had a story to rap about, and his recent diss tracks against Murder Inc. and Benzino were great for the same reason. Now, with Encore, he’s all alone again, and at times, he sounds like he’s trying to squeeze blood out of rocks, reaching desperately for inspiration, or at the very least, a decent punch line...
...Benzino, who is black and Puerto Rican, may have helped The Source, but it wasn't long before his friendship with Mays was also hurting it. In 1994 Benzino and his fledgling rap group, the Almighty RSO, went to editors at The Source, threatening to "put n_____s in body bags" if their album wasn't positively reviewed. (Benzino maintains he was kidding.) The editors knew that their boss was managing the group, and on those grounds, they refused to cover the band at all. But as The Source went to press, Mays inserted a three-page profile...
...Source's credibility took a hit, but Mays persevered, hiring new writers, and at least financially, the magazine recovered and even thrived. Meanwhile, Benzino re-formed the Almighty RSO into Made Men and continued getting favorable coverage from The Source--despite being dropped by several record labels. In 2001 Benzino was added to The Source's masthead as a co-owner, though he admits he has never invested in the magazine. Last January, Benzino released an album, Redemption, in which he threatened to kill Eminem's daughter and accused Eminem of ripping off black culture, calling him "the rap Hitler...
...Source staffer says, "It's insane for a rap magazine to antagonize the No. 1 rapper the way we have. I can't believe Dave would be doing this if Benzino wasn't in his ear all the time." Mays says, "We're in a no-win situation with conflict of interest, but what do you want me to do about it? Benzino is like a brother, and I'm not going to stop being with him." The war with Eminem has had real costs. Interscope Records--home of Eminem, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre--has pulled its ads from...