| Net Worth: | US $10 million |
| Full Name: | Raymond Scott |
| Stage Name: | Benzino |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 1965 |
| Age: | 57 years |
| Country of Origin: | United States of America |
| Wife: | Â Althea Eaton |
| Height: | 5 ft 3 inch (1.60 m) |
| Source of Wealth: | Rapper, TV personality, Media owner and producer |
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| Lineage: | American |
| Eye Color: | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Zodiac Sign: | Cancer |
| Famous for: | His beef with Eminem |
| Facebook: | Benzino |
| Twitter: | @IAMBEZINO |
What Is Benzino’s Net Worth
Benzino is an American TV personality, rapper, media owner and producer. He was a co-owner of the famous Hip-Hop publication, The Source journal. He is currently the co-owner of Hip-Hop weekly.
What is Benzino’s net worth? Benzino’s net worth is estimated at $10 million as of 2022. Â He has made a lot of headlines for beefing with the famous American rapper Eminem.
In this article, we will discuss Benzino’s sources of income, his early life, career and achievements, personal life, lifestyle and others. Do stay on this page to get this and more.
Earnings Overview
Benzino earns majorly from his media business. After his co-owned journal “The Source” went bankrupt or rather he was kicked out, he opened the Hip-Hop weekly magazine, which is currently worth about $10 million.
Apart from the magazine company, he has endorsement deals with notable companies like Adidas, Chemical Baby Clothing, and Daekshin Jeans. These deals are estimated to be over $1 million.
Benzino’s annual earnings are estimated at $4 million. This could be said to be a well-deserved pay for his hard work over the past two decades. This makes him one of the richest persons in the world, next to the likes of Bishop Lamor Whitehead, Adam22, DD Osama, The Island Boys and more.
Early Life
Raymond Leon Scott was born on July 18, 1965, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. We are not sure who his father is, but Edward DeJesus has always been there as his father.
His mother was Mary Scott, from Cape Verde. She died in 2014 after retiring from the Postal service. Benzino has two siblings, Maureen Scott and Anita Scott Wilson.
He attended a native college in his native home and later went to Harvard University, where he met Mr. Mays, who would later become his partner in the Source Hip-Hop Journal.
Career
Benzino co-founded the then-famous American Hip-Hop Journal “The Source” with David Mays during their days at Harvard. The company operated for over two decades until 2006, when it was shut down due to bankruptcy.
Benzino’s rap career started with the “Almighty RSO” rap group. In 1996 the group released the album “Doomsday: Forever RSO,” and in that same year, Benzino released the album “In That Company of Killaz” ft Wiseguys.
Later on, Benzino co-founded the “Made Men” rap group. They released the album “Classic Limited Edition” I’m 1999.
In 2001, Benzino released his debut solo album “The Benzino Project. He released the album remix “The Benzino Remix Project” in 2002.
That same year, Benzino got into a feud with the famous American rapper Eminem. The beef started when “The Source” magazine rated Eminem’s hit album”The Eminem Show” 4 out of 5 mics.
Eminem claimed that the album should have gotten five out of five mics and blamed Benzino for the rating, maintaining that it was racist.
The feud resulted in an exchange of diss tracks. The tracks included Benzino: “Pull Your Skirt Up” and “Die Another Day,” Eminem: “The Sauce” and “Nail in the Coffin.” The beef also involved other rap stars like 50 cent and G-unit, who were on Eminem’s side, and Ja Rule, who stood with Benzino.
The dissing stopped in 2005, but Benzino continued to beef with Eminem on Twitter until March 17, 2022, when he finally called off the beef and recognized Eminem as one of the best rappers of all time.
So far, Benzino has released four studio albums. He has also released many mixtapes, which include:
- “Die Another Day: Flawless Victory” (2003)
- “When the Heavens Fall” (with 1st 48, 2010)
- “Caezar” (2011)
- “Blue Bag” (with 1st 48, 2011)
- “The Magnificent 757’s (with Stevie J, 2012)
- “Crushed Ice” (2013)
- “Welcome to Texaco City” (with OJ da Juiceman, 2015).
Benzino has also been in the acting world. He has appeared in 43 episodes of the “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” series. Other movies he’s featured in include
- “Soul Train” (2003)
- “RapFix Live” (2012)
- “Town Bizzness” (2014)
- “The Next 15” (2016)
- “Tamar & Vince” (2017)
- “Drink Champs Happy Hour” (2018).
Two Key Factors To The Success Of Benzino
- It is okay to react to allegations, but it should be kept in check to avoid an escalation. His feud with Eminem cost him his ownership of The Source magazine
- Staying consistent is essential. Despite all the controversy, Benzino has been working hard, and even though he’s not as rich as expected, he can boast of a comfortable lifestyle.
Personal Life
Benzino engaged his former girlfriend, Althea Heart, on the “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” show, which both of them were a part of until they were kicked out for having a feud with other cast members in the front.
The couple had a son, Zino, in November 2015. The couple broke up in 2015, and unlike some media pages claim, they never got married in the first place.
Althea got a restraining order against Benzino after the breakup, claiming that he had threatened her severally and even got abusive.
Benzino has other children named Coi Leray and Chavo, who are in the music industry too.
Benzino can be said to be quite controversial. He’s appeared in the news several times for different wrong reasons. He got shot in 2014 by his Nephew, Gai Scott, during his mother’s burial.
Gai maintained that Benzino had threatened his family several times and shot him in self-defense. Benzino has been in and out of police custody a couple of times too.
Lifestyle
It is evident that Benzino is not such a cool guy, and judging from his records, he could be said to be racist and arrogant as well.
Apart from his police cases and feud with Eminem, there isn’t much left to discuss his lifestyle. We will, however, provide an update once we have any.
Summary
Benzino is an American TV personality, rapper and producer. He was the co-owner of “The Source” Hip-Hop Journal and is currently the co-owner of “Hip-Hop Weekly.”
Benzino has a net worth of $10 million, and his primary source of income is the magazine company. He also earns from rap and acting as well.
His career highlights were when he was with the Almighty RSO and formed the Made Men rap group.
In 2002, he got into a feud with Eminem. The beef lasted for years before it was settled.
Benzino is currently single but has children with different women. He broke up with Althea in 2015, and ever since then, they have been involved in many altercations.
