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Benzino Promises Eminem Battle In 2012, Says New Mixtape Is Better Than Bad Meets Evil EP

Music ♦ Posted 09/16/2011

Benzino is back. In the years following his and partner Dave Mays' departure from The Source magazine, he continued to record music ... and finally, over the weekend, the Boston-bred rapper dropped his first new project in years -- a mixtape titled Ceazar. When we spoke to him this week, that wasn't the only topic we discussed though. One of the most surprising revelations Zino... |
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Benzino Recalls 1994 Source Awards, Says Tupac Punked Q-Tip (Video)

Music, Videos ♦ Posted 09/13/2011

Tuesday (September 13) is the 15th anniversary of the death of the hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur. Throughout his career, he had several memorable moments. One specifically, is when he bum-rushed the stage at the 1994 Source Awards, punking Q-Tip of legendary hip-hop trio, A Tribe Called Quest. In a recent interview The Source co-founder Benzino recalled the incident, explaining what happened. Q-Tip was set to... |
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Benzino Arrested In Miami Beach For Reckless Driving, Threatening A Police Officer

Music ♦ Posted 07/15/2011

Benzino -- a rapper, and former co-owner of The Source magazine -- was arrested in Miami Beach last Friday (July 8), after threatening a police officer. According to the Random Pixels, the rapper (real name: Raymond Scott) was pulled over after police witnessed him driving erratically. Once stopped, Zino allegedly threatened the officer. After a search of the vehicle, cops found a specialized handgun, called... |
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Benzino Rounds Up Some 'Slaughterhouse Killaz', Joell Ortiz Addresses Beef

Music ♦ Posted 01/19/2010

The Benzino-Slaughterhouse beef got a jolt this week, when the rapper dropped the diss track he promised during our recent interview aimed at the group. On the new track, titled "Slaughterhouse Killaz," the Boston-bred rapper taunted the group's individual members, explaining he has an appetite for... |
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Benzino Breaks Down His Beef With Slaughterhouse

Music ♦ Posted 01/13/2010

Raymond Scott, or Benzino as he's known in the rap world, is no stranger to beef. In the early 2000s, he was entrenched in a verbal war with Eminem. Today, Zino's situation is no different. He's still a magazine owner, and beef is still on his plate. This time, it's with buzzing rap super group... |
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Beef Brewing Between Benzino and Royce Da 5'9

Music ♦ Posted 12/29/2009

Remember Benzino? Well, if you don't he ran The Source with Dave Mays in its heyday, and made headlines years ago his rap beef with Eminem. He's back with a new beef brewing ... this time with longtime Eminem comrade Royce Da... |
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Benzino Denies Making Comments About Fat Joe, Trina

Music ♦ Posted 02/11/2008

Rumors circulated around the web Monday morning (February 11) claiming that Benzino had made some disparaging comments about Fat Joe and Trina in the latest issue of his Hip Hop Weekly magazine. According to the rumors, Zino said that he engaged in sexual relations with Fat Joe's wife and had gotten rapper Trina pregnant, which... |
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Benzino Returns With New Album, Crew

Music ♦ Posted 05/22/2007

Former Source magazine co-owner, Benzino, is finally on his way back into the rap game, releasing his first new album since 2004's Arch Nemesis. In what he calls his best work to date, Zino presents The Antidote, his forthcoming release featuring 19 new songs and being released through new indie label, 7th Floor Music. It... |
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David Mays, Benzino Booted From The Source

Music ♦ Posted 01/19/2006

Eighteen years after founding what many have dubbed the Hip-Hop Bible, David Mays and longtime partner Raymond "Benzino" Scott have been pushed out of The Source by the new board of directors. According to the New York Post, four of the six board members voted out the duo last week, but it was postponed when... |
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