THAT'S A RAP Valdes
It seems the former owners of
The Source haven't lost their knack for employee retention. Former
Vibe editor in chief
Mimi Valdes, whom the pair had hired to launch a new gossip title called
Hip-Hop Weekly, has already walked off the job, according to a report on
SOHH.com, a music website. Valdes did not immediately respond to a message from
Radar, but a source close to her confirms she has quit, adding that she found her new bosses,
Dave Mays and
Ray "Benzino" Scott, difficult to work for. No surprise there: Mays and Scott had a long record of being combative and running
The Source for personal gain before being pushed out earlier this year.
Hip-Hop Weekly is still scheduled to launch Oct. 16, with contributions from New York radio yappers
Wendy Williams,
Star, and
Buc Wild.