” Reading Is Fundamental ”

Remember when the “Source” magazine was halfway credible?

Yeah, don’t front…..You know damn well in the early 90’s they had a decent staff that knew their Hip Hop to some degree…

Back before the internet and file sharing – the “Source” had people glued to their pages internationally…..But once they put “TLC” on the cover, and started heavily promoting cornballs like “MASTER-P”, I turned my back on the magazine forever (no disrespect to Left Eye, but they definitely weren’t a Hip Hop group so I could already detect the fuckery)…..

And once Benzino came in the fold, the original “MIND SQUAD” hit the exit with a quickness just like many of it’s faithful readers……

While at the bookstore the other day I stumbled onto a book by the Source’s former editor-in- chief Kim Osorio…..Normally I avoid this type of shit like the plague, but for some reason I decided to waste five bucks on her “TELL ALL” story….

Just like I suspected : Underhanded business practices, Hip Hop politics, abuse of power, personal agendas, industry rubbish, etc…She even goes into detail about her sexual relationships with Nas, 50 Cent, and several others (talk about conflict of interest)…

If your in the mood to get a inside look into the Source 2000-2005, you might as well scoop this book up….Don’t expect any groundbreaking shit as far as Hip Hop perspectives are concerned – but it is interesting to read about the inner workings of a once great magazine….

PEEP…..