Rapper and Source magazine co-owner Ray Benzino isn’t convinced that Eminem wants to put an end to their beef. Eminem expressed a willingness to end the beef in a song titled, “Like Toy Soldiers,” on his latest album, Encore, and the video for the song depicts the fictional murder of his best friend, Proof of D12, as a result of a rap-related feud.

Benzino told MTV.com, “These guys are all about spin. He never wanted to squash the beef. He said in another publication that he would never sit down with me. If he did want to come forth and address these issues, that would be a great thing because of his influence. But he’s never had the desire to sit down with me.”

The rapper added, “The guy that shoots Proof in ‘Like Toy Soldiers’ is supposed to be me. What he’s so afraid of happening in that video happens in the ‘hood every day. I have lost three friends-one of them died in my arms-like that. ‘Look Into My Eyes’ addresses all of that. He’s never gone through what we’ve been through in the ‘hood.”

“Look Into My Eyes” is the lead single from Benzino’s new album, Archnemisis, which hits stores on February 22. The rapper explained that the video for “Look Into My Eyes” will pick up where “Like Toy Soldiers” ends and will chronicle his experiences growing up in Boston, Massachusetts.

The beef between Benzino and Eminem began when the rapper accused Eminem of being one of the forces corrupting hip-hop. The conflict came to a head in November of 2003 when the Source magazine held a press conference to play a tape of an early recording from Eminem that featured racially derogatory comments about African American women. Eminem released two apologies, including a formal apology citing his then-young age and a recent breakup with an African American woman as the reasons for the racially derogatory comments.

The Source later released snippets of the song and were hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit by Eminem and Shady Records. The case is scheduled to go to trial later this year.

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