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Josh Tyrangiel completely missed the mark in his article about [the hip-hop magazine] The Source and our investigation of racism in hip-hop music [Jan. 12]. Tyrangiel focused on an alleged personal vendetta between Eminem and me, but doing so obscures the real issues. It is The Source's...
Me. To play me you have to be an aggressive, rugged-type person at the ballpark. But I'm pretty easygoing when I'm out of the spikes. I had to play the way I did because I was short on talent. Willie Mays could throw better, and Hank Aaron...
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...
The 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...
A 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...