Eminem reignites his 22-year feud with Benzino and drags his daughter Coi Leray along in a new diss track
Benzino is the target of the rapper’s latest criticism on the Lyrical Lemonade song “Doomsday Pt. 2,” which was released in 2002.
“Doomsday Pt. 2,” which can be found on Lyrical Lemonade’s most recent album All Is Yellow, was released by the 51-year-old rapper on Friday. Eminem targets rapper-producer Benzino, 58, in the diss tune.
“What is Benzino’s opposite? ‘Go at his neck,’ a giraffe? How the f— is that? / How am I going to get something that he doesn’t? Eminem raps on the explicit song, “Arm so short he can’t even touch his hands / When they’re above his head doin’ jumpin’ jacks.”
In addition, Eminem criticizes Benzino’s financial situation (“all the debt you in”) and raises concerns about his sexual orientation, bringing up old allegations that Benzino is homosexual after being seen with a different guy at a Red Roof Inn. Later, Eminem raps, “Guess that Coi Leray feat’s in the toilet, aye?” in an apparent jab at Benzino’s daughter, the 26-year-old rapper-singer Coi Leray of “No More Parties.” (Leray has not yet responded, but she announced her new record contract with Island Records and released her new song, “Wanna Come Thru,” on Thursday.)
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In 2022, Benzino (real name: Raymond Leon Scott) spoke about his financial problems and the rumors about his sexual orientation in an interview with DJ Vlad. Benzino returned to Atlanta after his divorce from his wife, staying at a Red Roof with a buddy since he “didn’t have a place to stay.” I had little money. In the interview, he remarked, “I didn’t have a car.”
It’s like, ‘Oh, man,’ what’s he doing at a hotel with another guy?’ which is a disappointing thing. During our journey, we slept in hotels that were four feet deep, head to toe. At the time, Benzino said, “People have this thing where everything has to be a gay topic.” “People try to call me horrible s— or anything, but I think it’s humorous and absurd that we live in a time when it’s expected of you to be homosexual if you stay in a hotel with a guy. I want to give a shout-out to all the LGBT folks out there, but Zino isn’t at the club.”
The Source magazine, which Benzino co-owned, rated Eminem’s highly regarded album The Eminem Show a 4/5 in 2002, sparking the start of Eminem and Benzino’s feud. (Benzino eventually acknowledged last year that he had prevented a perfect score.) Both Benzino and Eminem wrote many songs inspired by their animosity over the years, including “Die Another Day” and “The Sauce” and “Nail in the Coffin.”
