How Eminem Helped BANKRUPT This Legendary Magazine

The Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdvhNFFgy2U

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagazineDecay

The Source can be called the GamePro of hip-hop. There was a time when it had journalistic integrity in its articles and reviews — albums that received five mics were truly regarded as classics. Its "Unsigned Hype" column featured up-and-coming MCs who actually grew to be famous (including Notorious BIG, DMX, and Eminem). The Source even dealt with social and political topics in every issue. Nowadays, it's entirely glossy and irrelevant, much like the rest of the rap industry. Anybody with the cash can get a cover photo and shining album review (Lil' Kim isn't physically capable of recording a five-mic album by the old standards). It doesn't help that the magazine was partly owned by rapper Benzino, who placed his own likeness on the cover despite being relatively unknown, gave preferential treatment to his friends, and brought his various feuds into the pages.