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Biography
BLP sources|date=October 2010Infobox musical artist|image = ||image_size = 150 ||image = ||name = Benzino|Background|birth_name = Raymond Scott|origin = Boston|Boston, Massachusetts , United States|USA |birth_date = Birth date and age|1965|07|18|death_date =|genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop |occupation = record producer|producer , Music executive|record executive , Rapper |years_active = 1984–present|label = 7th Floor Music, Murder Inc., ZNO Records .|associated_acts = The Almighty RSO , Made Men (group)|Made Men , Hangmen 3| background=solo_singer Raymond Scott (born July 18, 1965), better known by his stage name Benzino is an United States|American hip hop media executive, and record producer .cite news |title=MC BENZINO SAYS HIP-HOP IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION |url= 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 |work= Boston Globe |date=January 18, 2003 |accessdate=2009-01-21
Along with David Mays, his partner for over 20 years, Benzino is known for being part of the Hip Hop magazine The Source (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 .Adaso, henry. http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/10BestHipHopBattles.htm The Greatest Hip-Hop Battles (...and Their Winners). About.com . Retrieved 2010-06-27.cite news |title=MAGAZINE IMPRESARIO BENZINO TALKS ABOUT HIS MUSIC, HIP-HOP'S FUTURE & HIS FEUD WITH EMINEM |url= http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives? p_product=DN& s_site=philly& p_multi=PI|DN& p_theme=realcities& p_action=search& p_maxdocs=200& p_topdoc=1& p_text_direct-0=108B488B1266A2B9& p_field_direct-0=document_id& p_perpage=10& p_sort=YMD_date:D& s_trackval=GooglePM |work= Philadelphia Daily News |date=March 3, 2005 |accessdate=2009-01-21 He was also a founding member of several rap groups before finally becoming a solo artist.
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".cite web|url = http://www.sohh.com/2010/08/the_source_rates_bun_bs_trill_og_with_ic.html|title = The Source Certifies Bun B's "Trill OG" As "Classic," Issues Rare 5-Mic Rating|accessdate = November 13, 2011 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.
Solo discography
2001: The Benzino Project
2002: The Benzino Remix Project
2003: Redemption (Benzino album)|Redemption
2005: Arch Nemesis (Benzino album)|Arch Nemesis
2007: The Antidote (Benzino album)|The Antidote
2011: Caezar
Group Discography
Made Men
Classic Limited Edition
Hangmen 3
No Skits Vol. 1
Mixtapes
Benzino Presents: Die Another Day: Flawless Victory
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.hiphopweekly.com Hip Hop Weekly magazine official website
Benzino Persondata | NAME = Benzino | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = July 18, 1965 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:African American rappers Category:Underground rappers Category:American rappers of Italian descent
