How is it a month when one tape was at 16 and one at 21?
I'm not saying this with any certainty, but it's possible that info isn't correct. And I think it's worth being aware that Benzino clearly had an agenda against Em, so I don't know how literally you can take what he said. There are just some questionable "facts" in regards to the dates. Foolish Pride is pretty much believed to have come out in 1988 (possibly 89), but The Source is saying all of the other racist tapes (including So Many Styles - there apparently were others too that haven't come out) all were made 1993. And that's a pretty big jump in years for one to be made in 1988, then some others made in 1993, with apparently nothing in between.
The Source article states the tapes were made during "The Racist Rap Hour with Bassmint Productions," but Bassmint Productions renamed themselves to Soul Intent in 1992 (actually might have been as early as 91). They even put out an EP under the name Soul Intent in 92.
However Bassmint Productions was the name of both the group and label from 1988 to 1995 - they changed their rap name in 92 but the label still existed. But Jeff and Mark Bass were the ones with the label/studio, not Eminem. So I guess it depends if "with Bassmint Productions" refers to group or the label.
Basically what I'm trying to say is - in 93 they probably wouldn't have been referring to their
rap group as Bassmint Productions anymore.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppin'_onto_the_Scene
Steppin' onto the Scene is the debut EP by American hip hop group Bassmint Productions, who were later renamed Soul Intent in 1992.
From The Source article
http://bspoetry.blogspot.com/2008/08/eminems-racist-rap-sessions-of-1993.html
On tracks recorded in 1993 by Eminem’s four-man, all-White rap crew, under the title “The Racist Rap Hour with Bassmint Productions,” with the Eminem’s four-man, all- white collective which were known as Bassmint Productions and leaked to The Source by three White Hip-Hop fans from Detroit who were associates of Eminem in from the early ’90s
Chaos Kid also says the "Racist Rap Hour" wasn't something that they did on a regular basis
http://www.rapnews.net/0-202-258538-00.html
Chaos kid (of Bassmint Productions): "This one day, there was this thing that they did. It was called 'The Racist Rap Hour with Bassmint Productions.' And i refused to even get on it. I know it's kind of hard for a Black person to understand why White people that are in rap music would do this, but it was a joke. I didn't feel comfortable about being a part of it, so i didn't rap on it. It was never meant to be released to the public"
Chaos Kid also said what he gave The Source was manipulated. Although he doesn't specifically deny the 1993 date either so idk.
www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484614/eminem-racist-sources-source-no-way.jhtml
In his letter, Chaos Kid says his words were manipulated and facts contorted to fit The Source's motives. He writes to Osorio, "I am forced at this point to recognize that there are obviously some ulterior motives/personal hang-ups/political/racial agendas going on behind the scenes at The Source and this is making it impossible for you to present the issue of these tapes in a true light that would give a full spectrum of perspective."
And then Em said he did that stuff when he was 16.
www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480946/eminem-sorry-dissing-black-women.jhtml
In Thursday's page-long statement, Eminem said the tape "in no way represents who I was then or who I am today. In becoming an adult, I've seen what hip-hop and rap music can do to touch millions of people. The music can be truly powerful, and it has helped improve race relations in a very real way. I want to use this negative attack on me as a positive opportunity to show that."
The Source claims the recording was made in 1993, while Eminem says it was recorded 15 years ago. The discrepancy means the difference between a tape recorded by a grown man and a growing adolescent.
Eminem's statement went on to say that unveiling the tape was "really nothing more than blatant self-promotion for a failing magazine and one man's lifeless music career. They're scared of what can happen if the hip-hop community shows it can live without them."
Though Eminem's initial statement two weeks ago didn't feature the words "I'm sorry," this time he put forth a clear apology. "So while I think common sense tells you not to judge a man by what he may have said when he was a boy, I will say it straight up: I am sorry I said those things when I was 16. And I don't want to let anybody turn this into an opportunity to promote their own bullsh-- agenda."