Ray Benzino, the Chief Brand Executive and Co-owner of The Source magazine, has resigned from his position at the company today (April 8).

"If me leaving the source is gonna help the magazine then I'll do it," the rapper told AllHipHop.com."The Source is an institution and is part of history; I want my kids and grandkids to enjoy the No. 1 Hip-Hop magazine for all time."

“I want to step down from the magazine and sell my stock effective immediately,� the rapper continued in a statement.

The rapper explained that there were a number of reasons for his departure, including his beef with Eminem, politics and other nearby business partnerships.

“This is a big step for me. I’ve been consumed too much with the whole conflict thing… the Eminem suit and I am sick of it. I don’t want to take away from what The Source has built up, but I got issues with The Source and magazines like that. Everyone is too politically correct. They’re not thinking about the little guy who can’t afford to pay for high priced ads. It’s like a monopoly,� he continued.

He also took issue with mogul Earl Graves and his Black Enterprise publication, which partnered with The Source when it sought to strengthen its financial status.

“Our other partner, Black Enterprises, is another reason why I’ve decided to leave. I don’t like how they perceive me. There are too many things that I don’t agree with, so I am moving on.�

Finally, Zino stated that he expects to start a new publication – a direct competitor of The Source – that will be free of his previous constraints.

“I plan on creating another magazine that has my voice which represents the little guy. It’s because of the manipulation of SoundScan and radio that Hip-hop is losing its edge,� he lamented. “I want to come out with a magazine that will reflect that. I want to start from the ground up and speak for the artists.�

While he's starting a mag, a rep for the rapper stateed that he has no beef with his former publication. "They're still cool," the rep told AllHipHop.com and revealed that the rapper and former partner Dave Mays would have a press

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benzino = dick head

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I agree with what high~dro stated.

Ya Benzino is a fucken loser.. He should just retire, before he makes himself look bad anymore

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im the only one who likes benzino

probably........

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so should you...fag

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^^ stfu i own you..

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lol haha...yea and i'm Ronald McDonald...you don't own shit...did you pawn your mic yet?

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lol at wordman talkin shit and being wack at the same time

The only things you own are empty bottles of bacardi that you must of drank before you started to date your neighbours dog. You also own a wack face, and you sound like a dumbass. You don't even post cool, you just say gay things like you're a fag, shut up you're gay. Man, if that's all you got on your mind then damn...you must be a faggot yourself..

You say we are always on the internet, and that it is our lives...buddy...you're 20 years old...chill inside your moms house on saturday nights using rapverse.. Buddy...you wrote a song about me...and you call me obsessed with this shit? Get off my dick faggot..

Red Bull, and anybody else > $ Wordman $, and his whore dog faced girlfriend.

shyt man Benzino is a pretty tight rapper, i like the majority of his song bottles n up was tight, rock the party, would you, built for this, dear slim, dont wanna, die another day all them joints is tight eminem isnt even that good he jus got famous makin fun of fred durst brittney spears michael jackson the fool never tries anything agaisnt the hardcore rappers like ice cube,dmx,method man etc...... he is a coward n Zno showed his ass up

Benzino 7/10 on the rap scale
eminem 0/10 he got no skills a.k.a. he'za ghost writer

benzino can be alright sometimes but hes not as good as eminem as ^some^ people think have u heard nail in the coffin...the sauce...halies revenge...bump heads...

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Fuck!!!! You Again.. i thought you would have killed yourself by now.. I love how you try and develop a insult on me by compiling stupid and completely wrong facts, Thats exactly why youll neva faze be, because i know your a fucken idiot and frankly dont know the difference between your own shit and your face.. OK.. First off those Bottles are not Empty..I know you Probely grew up wit your dad touching you, so i forgive you if yah motor skills dont fuction as well as they once did.. lol.. Second i live on my own in my own nice apartment, Unlike you..Thrid i didnt say you were obssessed wit this shit, i said you and kesse were obssessed wit each other, witch is true.. so in turn your a fucken idiot..Sorry Kiddo i ant on yah dick, i know you would like that.. But I dont play that way.. Fagget.. lol

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