Benzino Pleads for Eminem Friendship

TMZ

Benzino and Eminem were among the first participators of the diss track-throwin' 2024 Rap Wars that saw Megan Thee Stallion vs. Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake, and beyond ... but Benzino says he's serious about burying the beef. FOREVER.

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00:00Your OG status, I've seen you lent the olive branch to Eminem this year after you guys

00:09helped kick off the 2024 Rap Wars.

00:12I just congratulated him, he's on my page, Benzino is a legend on my Instagram.

00:17I just felt like I had to congratulate him, he's a new grandfather and I had to congratulate

00:20him.

00:21I'm glad you brought it up because at 59 years old, enough is enough, like come on, listen.

00:27I have four children and three of them are able to have, I haven't, I'm not a grandfather

00:31yet.

00:32The irony is that he did say nobody wanted to hear their grandpa rap.

00:36Oh, on the Dishonored You, on Nell McCartney.

00:39Yeah, Nell McCartney, on Nell McCartney, he did say that and it's funny because after

00:42all these years I'm saying, man, wouldn't it be something if he was a grandfather before

00:48me?

00:49I swear I used to think that and lo and behold, but you know, this is a moment of joy and

00:56I'm glad I have this platform.

00:57I want to congratulate him again on being a grandfather and his daughter, Hailey.

01:02You know, Eminem has touched a lot of people, our situation back and forth, I just want

01:08everybody to know it's hip-hop.

01:10It doesn't necessarily, battling in hip-hop has been since day one, okay?

01:15And I don't want people to think that I wish any harm on him or any bad intentions streetwise.

01:21But what people got to realize, his fans, they're pretty, they're not your average hip-hop

01:28fans.

01:29Well, I kind of feel like Eminem feels the same way about you, like he doesn't respond

01:34to a lot of rappers that diss him, but you know, he gives you the time of day, you know,

01:39make sure he mix and masters the song before he pushes them out.

01:43It feels like there's a kind of like a admired respect in the disrespect.

01:48Well, you know, I would like to think that, but I would one day, my wish one day is for

01:54us to really sit down and have a real conversation and actually show it.

01:59And it's not for clout or anything, it's just that I think that with him being white, me

02:04being black, I think he would just do so much just for the cultures.

02:10Because what people got to realize is that hip-hop has brought white and black people

02:15and cultures of all ethnicities together more than religion, more than anything.

02:20And if I could ever get that moment with him, I think that would be such a good, not only

02:26for me, because I really want, at this point, I really want to be this guy's friend, man.

02:32I don't want to be this enemy no more.

02:34I don't want to be this perceived enemy.

02:35I just don't want it anymore.

02:37I don't.

02:38It's been too long.

02:39And I just feel like I'm at the age where I want to lead by example.

02:43In my example, I'm going to lead for my kids.

02:47This last beef we had with the rap Elvis and everything, okay, let's let that, and that's

02:52it.

02:53You know what I'm saying?

02:54You're a grandfather now, and enjoy that.

02:57And I just think that, man, I think at this point, especially with all the craziness going

03:01on in hip-hop, we need these olive branches, and we need these peaceful moments.

03:06Because these kids, unfortunately, listen, and this is their daily regimen, and man,

03:12all this negativity, and all this low frequency, it's not good, man, for the youth.

03:17And at this point, if I could just really turn things around, that's what I want to

03:20do.

03:21Lit.

03:22Lit.

03:23Yeah, it's been a long time coming with you guys.

03:25So even though the beef was entertaining, you know, a lot of diss songs this year, and

03:30you guys-

03:31It's entertaining, but for me, it's a headache, because I constantly am getting, you know,

03:36my social media is constantly being bombarded with evilness and hate, and it's not that

03:42serious, man.

03:43I don't get up thinking about Eminem, you know, about, urgh, no, man, I know he's an

03:49amazing artist, he's left his legacy.

03:52At this point, he's 55, I'm 59, like, come on, we gotta, we're older now.

03:57I don't want to say old, because I'm in great shape, and I feel great.

04:01But at this point, there has to be other elements of your life that have to show your maturity.

04:07And that's what I'm trying to do.

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