Benzino

Benzino (born Raymond Scott in 1967) is a rapper as well as the CEO and co-owner of The Source, a formerly top-selling hip-hop magazine in the United States. Raised in the Four Corners neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, Benzino’s formative years were spent in the Academy Homes projects. His father, a former mafia man, taught him the importance of loyalty, while his mother, a postal worker, taught love. These lessons, added to Benzino’s natural ability to persevere and constantly steer toward success.

Later, as part of the rap group Almighty RSO with DJ Jeff 2X, Tony Rhome, and Antonio 2G, Benzino released a single, “One In Tha Chamba” on Tommy Boy records and later signed with Rap A Lot records. His second crew, Made Men released the critically acclaimed "Classic Limited Edition" on Restless Records in 1999.

After years of dodging the pitfalls of the music industry, Benzino is poised to make his mark as a solo artist in the world of hip-hop. "Credit is not a big thing to me," he says.. “I want people to feel my music. If they can feel my music, they can feel me, my spirit."