Benzino has had a momentary change of heart when it comes to his hatred of Eminem, declaring that there is a place in rap for the Detroit legend.
During an emotional episode of Drink Champs, the Hip Hop mogul started out by doubling down on his past disdain of Em, reiterating his opinion that he won their most recent battle and asking why the Detroit MC had failed to respond to his latest diss.
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However a few moments later, a visibly intoxicated Benzino was nearly moved to tears by the effects of the alcohol, and reflected on how his beef with Marshall Mathers escalated so precipitously.
“I don’t have nothing against Eminem,” he began around the 2:35:50 mark. “He can rap but I care about us more. I don’t want to talk about it no more. My daughter came to industry figuring ‘I gotta be cool with Eminem because everybody is against my dad.'”
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He continued: “I don’t hate Eminem. I don’t know him to hate him. I don’t hate white people tired of this shit, man. It’s just too much. I don’t want to be the bad guy. […] Eminem ain’t no bad person. He belongs in Hip Hop. It’s a big racist problem in America right now and Eminem could probably stop half of it.”
Benzino also reflected on rumors that he has a particular dislike for white people. At the end of the conversation, Benzino even made an appeal to rap fans everywhere, hoping everyone could unite and beefs could end.
Benzino’s Drink Champs appearance made waves when it was first announced, with people poking fun at his neck.
In a clip that was teased to promote the interview, the former co-owner of The Source went off on those who have been saying he has no neck. Though he didn’t name Eminem in the snippet, the Detroit MC did ridicule the media proprietor’s build just last month.
“I got a fucking neck,” he said while stretching the collar of his shirt down to give everyone a look. “Everybody has a fucking neck. It’s what the fuck the head sits on, you stupid, idiotic motherfucker.
“Shannon Sharpe don’t got a neck. Shannon Sharpe’s neck’s big as me — y’all say nothing to Shannon Sharpe!”
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Eminem recently took aim at his adversary of two-plus decades on a new song with Lyrical Lemonade called “Doomsday Pt. 2.” Reigniting his feud with the Boston native after originally beefing with him in the mid ’00s, the self-proclaimed Rap God mocked his rival’s financial woes and physical stature on the joint.
Over a sample of his classic hit “Role Model,” he raps: “Now I got a riddle, one condition, you mustn’t laugh/ What is the opposite of Benzino? A giraffe/ ‘Go at his neck,’ how the fuck is that?/ How can I go at somethin’ he doesn’t have?”
