Benzino would later reach out to Jadakiss to collab as a way to put water under the bridge. The incident was also mentioned in Eminem’s diss “Go to Sleep” which featured DMX.Īs quickly as the beef flared, it also disappear just as fast – nobody involved attempted to escalate things after the Boston show. Six people were hurt in the brawl, five of them stabbed and the show cancelled. Words were exchanged and before long, a backstage brawl kicked off. This culminated in a brawl during the Boston show of the 2000 Cash Money/Ruff Ryders tour between the entire Ruff Ryders crew, the LOX and local support Made Men, Benzino’s group.

Styles P & Jadakiss of The LOX, 2007 - Phil McCarten/Getty ImagesĪllegedly, a two-mic review for Drag-On in The Source was enough to upset numerous Ruff Ryders members. The rise of XXL and the fall out of Benzino’s beef with Eminem would indirectly tarnish the reputation of The Source, a move the magazine has yet to recover from. Benzino would use the magazine to further propel his career, much to the ire of other rappers in the industry.īenzino and Mays would be forced out of the magazine a few short years after. This was kept off The Source’s masthead for the rest of the decade, not being revealed until after 2003.Īs The Source grew from small magazine startup to the iconic '90s spread it become known for, Benzino would use his pull to secure higher ratings for his own projects, with Made Men's Classic Limited Edition getting 4 and a half mics when it was released in 1999.

Benzino would later become co-owner in 1996. This move sparked the ire of his staffers, who all walked out. Mays would begin to manage Benzino’s group the Almighty RSO and in 1994, he would use his power to publish a glowing profile in The Source. His association with the magazine began in the ‘80s when he met founder Dave Mays in Boston. In the ‘90s, The Source was rap’s bible and Benzino’s pull with the revered mag would be a major catalyst in his larger disputes. Benzino and Dave Mays attend a Ja Rule video shoot in Brooklyn, NY, 2003 - Jim Hwang/Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images

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