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Benzino and Dave Mays Kicked Out Of The Source
Thursday - January 19, 2006 by Janeé Bolden
After founding The Source over 18 years ago, David Mays and longtime president/artist Raymond "Benzino" Scott have been sent packing by the magazine's new board of directors.
As SOHH.com previously reported, the duo went to court last week to obtain a temporary restraining order to prevent being ousted by the board.
According to the New York Post, that order has now been lifted and a majority of board members have voted to fire Mays and Scott. They have been replaced by former Source chief operating officer Jeremy Miller, who will now serve as the new chief executive.
Miller, who resigned from his position as chief operating officer at The Source in 2004, worked at the magazine for 14 years before leaving to start his own publication Down, which was dedicated to Southern hip-hop and culture. Four out of six members of the board agreed that it was in the magazine's best interest to replace Mays and Scott with Miller.
In the last year and a half, The Source has been plagued with problems, ranging from defaulting on an $18 million loan to a prominent sexual harassment lawsuit filed by fomer employees Kim Osorio and Michelle Joyce.
Link:http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/8187
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SOHH Exclusive: The Source's Fresh Start: "No More Beef" Says New CEO Miller
Thursday - January 19, 2006 by Dark Kent
Less than 24 hours after The Source Magazine ousted its top-level executives, Jeremy Miller, the publication's new CEO, has declared that the magazine is headed in a new direction.
As SOHH.com reported earlier today, The Source founder Dave Mays and longtime president/rapper Raymond "Benzino" Scott were fired yesterday (January 18) by the magazine's board of directors.
Sources at the magazine exclusively told SOHH.com that, Miller, accompanied by two bodyguards, entered the offices today and called a meeting of the entire staff. At the meeting, he told staffers that there will be some immediate changes.
"As far as I am concerned, all of the previous beefs are dead," said Miller, referring to Benzino's long-standing rivalries with Eminem, 50 Cent and Interscope Records, among others. "They no longer apply."
Miller then instructed staffers to spread the word to clients and publicists alike. He also told them that there would be some restructuring with the goal of cutting costs.
The legal and financial troubles of The Source are well documented. The magazine is millions of dollars in debt, and is facing a sexual harassment lawsuit from two high-ranking former employees.
Link:http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/8190
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Best of luck to the new CEO, he needs it. Run to the stores and buy the latest and last (??) edition of The Source as we know it, one day it might be a hip hop collectable.
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Benzino and Dave Mays Kicked Out Of The Source
Thursday - January 19, 2006 by Janeé Bolden
After founding The Source over 18 years ago, David Mays and longtime president/artist Raymond "Benzino" Scott have been sent packing by the magazine's new board of directors.
As SOHH.com previously reported, the duo went to court last week to obtain a temporary restraining order to prevent being ousted by the board.
According to the New York Post, that order has now been lifted and a majority of board members have voted to fire Mays and Scott. They have been replaced by former Source chief operating officer Jeremy Miller, who will now serve as the new chief executive.
Miller, who resigned from his position as chief operating officer at The Source in 2004, worked at the magazine for 14 years before leaving to start his own publication Down, which was dedicated to Southern hip-hop and culture. Four out of six members of the board agreed that it was in the magazine's best interest to replace Mays and Scott with Miller.
In the last year and a half, The Source has been plagued with problems, ranging from defaulting on an $18 million loan to a prominent sexual harassment lawsuit filed by fomer employees Kim Osorio and Michelle Joyce.
Link:http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/8187
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SOHH Exclusive: The Source's Fresh Start: "No More Beef" Says New CEO Miller
Thursday - January 19, 2006 by Dark Kent
Less than 24 hours after The Source Magazine ousted its top-level executives, Jeremy Miller, the publication's new CEO, has declared that the magazine is headed in a new direction.
As SOHH.com reported earlier today, The Source founder Dave Mays and longtime president/rapper Raymond "Benzino" Scott were fired yesterday (January 18) by the magazine's board of directors.
Sources at the magazine exclusively told SOHH.com that, Miller, accompanied by two bodyguards, entered the offices today and called a meeting of the entire staff. At the meeting, he told staffers that there will be some immediate changes.
"As far as I am concerned, all of the previous beefs are dead," said Miller, referring to Benzino's long-standing rivalries with Eminem, 50 Cent and Interscope Records, among others. "They no longer apply."
Miller then instructed staffers to spread the word to clients and publicists alike. He also told them that there would be some restructuring with the goal of cutting costs.
The legal and financial troubles of The Source are well documented. The magazine is millions of dollars in debt, and is facing a sexual harassment lawsuit from two high-ranking former employees.
Link:http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/8190
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Best of luck to the new CEO, he needs it. Run to the stores and buy the latest and last (??) edition of The Source as we know it, one day it might be a hip hop collectable.
