Almost a year ago I began my campaign to rid the planet of the blight that has become the SOURCE magazine.
I got that much closer today with the announcement that DAVE MAYS and BENZINO were dismissed from their positions at the rap rag. In some way I feel justified that these dudes were clipped, but in the larger scheme it means that I will have to drum up my efforts now because the magazines re-organization will try to gird itself from my attacks.
The SOURCE (along with its complicit cousins XXL and VIBE) have been guilty of cultural hustling. These publications do not care about Hip-Hop. At their best they are just glossy shopping catalogs. At their worst they promote violence that is fraternal and sanctioned.
Have you seen the Hummer truck that is vinyl wrapped with U.S. Army and Source mag logos?
From the corner block to Iraq, from the cradle to the grave, young colored people are at war. The Source is still the enemy even though they replaced the lieutenants.