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| Benzino | |
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| Birth name | Raymond Scott |
| Born | July 18, 1965 |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | producer, record executive, Rapper |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | 7th Floor Music, Murder Inc., ZNO Records . |
| Associated acts | The Almighty RSO, Made Men, Hangmen 3 |
Raymond Scott (born July 18, 1965), better known by his stage name Benzino is an American hip hop media executive, and record producer.[1]
Along with David Mays, his partner for over 20 years, Benzino is known for being part of the Hip Hop magazine The Source, which was launched in 1988 as a single sheet newsletter out of Mays’s Harvard University dorm room. Benzino is also known for being involved in a widely publicized feud with rapper Eminem.[2][3] He was also a founding member of several rap groups before finally becoming a solo artist.
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[edit] The feud with Eminem
In 2002, Benzino started a feud with rapper Eminem. Benzino claimed that Eminem was "a product of the machine that sought to discredit black and Latino artists contributions to hip-hop".[4] Benzino released a diss record called "I Don't Wanna" where he claimed that Eminem was not real and true to the rap culture. Benzino then made another diss track with "Pull up ya Skirt" which featured on his 2003 album. Redemption. Eminem responded with his own diss tracks.
[edit] Solo discography
- 2001: The Benzino Project
- 2002: The Benzino Remix Project
- 2003: Redemption
- 2005: Arch Nemesis
- 2007: The Antidote
- 2011: Caezar
[edit] Group Discography
[edit] Made Men
[edit] Hangmen 3
- No Skits Vol. 1
[edit] Mixtapes
[edit] References
- ^ "MC BENZINO SAYS HIP-HOP IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION". Boston Globe. January 18, 2003. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8A90EB4C50A029&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ Adaso, henry. The Greatest Hip-Hop Battles (...and Their Winners). About.com. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "MAGAZINE IMPRESARIO BENZINO TALKS ABOUT HIS MUSIC, HIP-HOP'S FUTURE & HIS FEUD WITH EMINEM". Philadelphia Daily News. March 3, 2005. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "The Source Certifies Bun B's "Trill OG" As "Classic," Issues Rare 5-Mic Rating". http://www.sohh.com/2010/08/the_source_rates_bun_bs_trill_og_with_ic.html. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
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