Benzino was visibly outraged when he was placed in handcuffs and muttered a few “fuck yous” on his way to the cop car. In police body cam footage obtained by TMZ, police apprehend the former Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star for an active warrant.
During the arrest, Benzino appears extremely frustrated and proceeds to have a total meltdown, claiming it was racially motivated.
“I didn’t know I could just be harassed for any old reason,” he says. “Would You pull a white person over like this?” I was here for two seconds. I never got out. I let my son out.”
Later in the video, the officers explain to him he’s being arrested for a failure to appear. He gets extremely frustrated nobody can tell him what the warrant is for and things escalate from there.
“What is the fucking ticket for?” he screams. “Can you tell me that? That’s the question! I need to know what the ticket’s for. Chill out for what? I’m in the fucking back seat of a cop car on some bullshit. This is some fucking crazy shit, man. Let me out! Let me out!”
With his veins bulging out of his head, he ultimately looses it on the female officer, yelling, “Suck my dick!” and threatening to sue her.
The male officer initially ran Benzino’s tags because his car was blocking the street. That’s when the warrant popped up. He was released later that day.
Watch the clip above.
[This article has been updated. The last version was published on June 26, 2019 and can be found below.]
Benzino just can’t catch a break — but then again, court dates are set for a reason. According to TMZ, the former Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta personality was arrested on Saturday (June 22) for an outstanding warrant after he failed to show up to court for a traffic violation.
Law enforcement explained Benzino’s car was blocking a street, so an officer ran his plates. The car came back with an arrest warrant because he never showed up to face a traffic ticket he got in April.
During the arrest, Benzino repeatedly cried racial harassment before another officer showed up to slap handcuffs on him. On the way to the jail, he said he was feeling faint and demanded water. An ambulance was called to the jail upon his arrival. He was checked out but refused to go to the hospital.
He was also upset his handcuffs were allegedly too tight and wanted them to be replaced. After getting new handcuffs, he was booked and ultimately released.
This isn’t the first time he’s accused police of being racist. Last December, he blamed racist cops for his ongoing drug case. He was arrested in January 2017 after police raided his Atlanta apartment and found drugs. He was charged with felony possession of THC oil gummies (22 grams), felony possession of six MDMA pills and misdemeanor possession of less than an ounce of weed, charges he called “trumped up.”
[This article has been updated. The original version was published on January 17, 2019 and can be found below.]
Former Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star Benzino reportedly pleaded guilty in his felony drug case on Thursday (January 17). According to TMZ, Benzino struck a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid any jail time.
The Cobb County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to HipHopDX via email that Benzino entered a guilty plea on the three charges he was facing, including Possession of a Schedule I Controlled Substance and Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Marijuana- Less than an Ounce. As a result, he was sentenced to two years probation and fined $500 plus surcharges.
Benzino was arrested in January 2017 after cops raided his Atlanta apartment and discovered drugs inside the premises. He was charged with felony possession of THC oil gummies (22 grams), felony possession of six MDMA pills and misdemeanor possession of less than an ounce of weed.
In a video interview, the former co-owner of The Source said he believes the search warrant was obtained illegally and that “racist police officers” were behind the “trumped-up charges.”
If the case went to trial, Benzino could’ve faced up to 15 years in prison.
This peanut head midget is pathetic
ITs kind of funny that he doesn’t blame himself for having the molly and trees in the first place. Fucking clown.
Pleaded guilty then blames cops and uses the race card. Typical drug dealing retard. I hope the judge give him the max. Hope the drugs were worth becoming some man’s bitch.
An ounce of weed and six pills? He ain’t dealing, he’s having himself a lil party. If he’s slinging and that’s the sort of weight he moves he should make another Eminem diss instead
Knowing Benzino, having an Oz and 6 pills IS him being a dealer hahaha.
Hahaha wow…this like CNN telling the black dude he’s successful cuz of his white privilege. It’s like auto pilot took over and he blurted out the goto phrase for the situation…that’s exactly what happened to that dumbass on CNN. Seems like people are a little brainwashed out there nowadays
Benzine should still be doing the Source Awards It was the Hip Hop Grammys who knows it could’ve been bigger then the Grammys if ,,..,……….
His ego got in the way
Why do rappers still choose to move there and live there knowing cops are racist and weed laws are designed to put black people in jail? Look at Daz, same thing, idiot moves there and now he’s facing 18 years in jail for whats legal in 20 other states…..
Really? How old is this guy again, like 55 right?
He looks like a slightly tanned chipmunk. Should have a reality show with Ja Rule about poor life choices.
You don’t even look black benzino
Uh-oh, they’re after his neck.
Not like he had a choice, he was caught… Plain and simple. It’s all well and good blaming cops but ultimately he knew what he was doing and the consequences, that’s on him. Honestly the excuses are pathetic. “But they can smoke weed over there!”… You’re 55 Benzino, take some responsibility for yourself. You’ve been playing the race card for over 15 years and it doesn’t seem to be working out for you.
See kids that’s what exposure to Benzene does – makes your face look like a bucket of smashed crabs and makes you financially felchout the second best hiphop mag after the sauce. Which old ass 60 yo does biscuits anyway other than Sting.
So these cops are prejudice against dudes who look like a dump you take after eating too much Indian food? That’s a race? I guess he IS black. He has every excuse in the book for his behavior, other than “they snatched me up, I’m going to fight this in court.” Like a real G does it.
I’ve been arrested multiple times. I’m a suburban white man. All petty crimes. Marijuana possession, dealing, underage drinking, and some other crap like that. Who did I blame? Nobody. I knew I was breaking laws when I did. Either be smart and make sure you don’t get caught, or be a fool, and break laws out in public. It’s that simple. The reason minorities are way more likely to be charged for petty crimes like selling dimes, is the suburban kids sell weed out of a residential home. The inner city people post up on a street corner, in plain view, dealing drugs, often on camera. One is super obvious, and the other, not so much. Common sense people. Stay out of trouble, it’s never worth it. Find legal ways to make a great living. Although, many people use illegal money to build a legal empire, which makes the building process wayyyyyy easier. Not me though. I just work hard.
So you start off calling yourself dumb since you were caught committing crimes, then try to make yourself feel like a higher being. LMAO. Chris you truly are ignorant!
I think your being ignornant. I said I have made bad decisions before throughout my lifetime, and I am a man, so I take the blame for the mistakes I make. I didn’t claim I am a higher being. Sorry I smoked weed and sold dimes when I was 16, I guess I’m a terrible fuck up lmao. The point is, don’t blame other people for your own stupid actions.
Hahaha i was in a rotten mood til I seen all the hilarious comments dissing dudes appearance… Keep em coming please
Dude is the kind of loser that would look at the comments here to see if cats are supporting him. I find great comfort in imagining his face when he reads this shit. He could easily play Mr. Hanky in a live action version of South Park. Heidi Ho!
Bruh, you failed to show up for court. Lmao the law will come after that ass, no matter the color.
Whose grandad is this
I hate seeing this man being discriminated upon because he has short ass arms
THIS MAN IS ELIGIBLE FOR AGED MEDICAID. PLZ STOP HARASSING THIS MAN.
What the fuck is “aged Medicaid” ? You mean Medicare? Why do Blaques get so confused when it comes to proper terminology and grammar and words. You need to go back to school Bojangles
Way to demean someone’s educational level and then immediately throw out the racism to top it off. Assuming that it was a black person to make the comment in the first place. Your grammar isn’t the most fantastic yourself. Maybe you should go back to school to learn civility and grammar. What are you doing on a hip hop site trolling ppl anyway? Shouldn’t you be fathering your cox instead?
I’m on my lunch break at the business I own. A thriving dental lab in the Hudson valley. Sometimes I type fast, make typing rotors, however the comment I was replying to was clearly spoken I. Ebonics and “ aged Medicaid” is definitely a term a young blaque male in girl pants would make. The loser race always shows itself.
Cool bro, is that your lab in Scarsdale?
It’s easy to tell “aged Medicaid “ is a term used by someone on Medicaid (likely black) and you can almost hear the loud Ebonics through text. The blaque loser race always shows itself
Ps, it’s not racist if it’s true. Blaques have statistically lower IQs. Just lol at
Blaque admission rates in the Ivy League. The ONLY way they make it in is diversity. Maybe not only, maybe 1 or 2 a year make it in on their merits. But the rest are diversity admissions that then terrorize faculty with their SJW accusations of racism. For what you people have done in college campuses the last few years, accusing professors of racism for the most absurd of reasons, you deserve all the hate coming to you. You actually earned the hate, unlike your spots in prestigious universities. Fuck your people
Why are the cops harrasing this brother? He dindunuffin smh Amerikkka always doing shit like this.
This guy was a grade older then Drakes Dad.
Im glad this man is doing so bad in life.
When a rich person does MDMA, you know one day their drug use is going to make them ruin their career. From Mansion’s and Exotic cars, Benzino now lives in a 1 bedroom Condo that looks like a low income community in Atlanta and drives a leased vehicle. He’s opening up a crab based restaurant in a low end mall food court so he can pay his bills. This is what drug use does.
That’s inccorect. Benzino is a loser in life, but money wise, he is worth over $10 million. Why would u bother spreading misinformation, when it’s already easy to trash this dudes lifestyle? He isn’t broke at all though.
Son you are mad. Just cause google says dude it worth blah blah it’s all wrong. This dude is broke, I live right near him see him all day long, dude is a Jake bro, a fucking clown ass. He broke af. You think all these rappers have money?!? Hahaha. I’ve been in this industry since ‘99. Only about 15% of these motherfuckers on you tube, iTunes, mad Instagram followers have $, trust me, you got ad much money as the majority. It a game bro a game. You are the consumer, you see the glitz and buy right in. It’s mostly fronts and lies my G. Word.
Speak for yourself. I don’t buy into the retarded rap fashion. I prefer a rapper who wears a white tee and Lévis lol, not chains, fold, and diamonds. That’s so played out and lame. And no, I don’t think “all these rappers have money”, but the fact of the matter, is that Benzinos assets add up in the millions. Perhaps he is in a major debt, but asset wise, he has millions of dollars. Perhaps it’s all belonging to someone else though. What do you do in the music industry if ya don’t mind me asking? I kind of have a feeling your an internet shill, and liar. Give me your linkndn, website, or contacts. I’d like to see what work you do. Oh, and I’m not defending Benzino. Just pointing out, from the looks of it, he isn’t broke.
Dude’s head like one of those orange circus peanuts.
Anyway.
We gather here to celebrate a life……of relentless evil…..
it’s funny how people get a lil bit of money and think they can do and say whatever they want. shut up and take this L. Be smatter next time
This motherfucker. Hahahahaha. A cop runs his tags, and he asks why? LOL. The lady officer deserves a medal. She was being polite and courteous. What a clown. This guy used to own the most powerful Hip-Hop media entity. He then went at Eminem because he hated seeing a white guy being one of the biggest names in Hip-Hop (he admitted this), and it all went downhill from here. I hope black America takes a giant shit on this dude on social media. Whenever a cop violates someone’s civil rights, and BLM gets brought up, haters can just show videos of this shit, and be like “yeah, here is an example of cops being racist.” How can a cop tell if you are “not white” from behind a vehicle? LOL. How come NO ONE acts like in the old days. You get popped by the cops, shut the fuck up, get a lawyer.
They ran his plate and his name came up it also tells then ethnicity height tattoos sex all that stuff if you have a prior arrest record
Good luck suing the cops, “Benzino.” LOL. You had weed, molly and gummies when they ran in your crib. You were FOREWARNED they were coming. What a jackass.
They need to show this TMZ video whenever BLM is brought up. Thanks Benzino.
Nothing to see here. Just a Dumbass post from another trumptard
I voted for Hillary, moron. You think they were being racist towards your boy up there? The idea was, shit like this ENABLES Trump supporters. Not well versed in sarcasm, I’m guessing.
Quit labeling us Trump supporters. This enables me? To do what lol? If you think we’re a bunch of racist haters, then you should see how the liberal media talked about Kanye when he revealed he wasn’t on the Plantation…
Says the guy defending a person racists against Asians and using homophobic slurs.
problem with govt just being able to scan plates just because they dont like the cut of someones jib, they can cross reference registrations with warrants & go knock on a door if its that serious but at the same time dont roll with warrants & if you do check ya rearview & stay out the way….
You’re a dummy. The cops have the right to run your plates, wether you’re in your car or not. Tons of criminals have been arrested due to this simple fact. Pay your tickets, drive legally. Stop making excuses for being a moron.
someone made a tidy sum off the leaked police footage.
This dude half black half white and he hates both halves of himself lmfao what a weirdo. One of the biggest embarassments ever in the rap game, L after L.
“Let it go dawg it’s over.”
Lol at “channeling Bruce Banner.”
All of sudden they keep there body cams on hahaha Fuck the cops
Never mind he has a warrant and he is a homophobic racist. You go homeboyee!
Oh my goodness this is dinduism of the highest order. His entire argument is basically “yes I’m guilty but why did you have to find out I’m guitly? I was just minding my own business and you came over here and found out I’m guilty.”
He is some “tough guy” LMAO….. WINEY ASS MF!!!! What a joke !!! He hurled insults repeatedly that were no greater than 3rd grader!!!! I cannot even believe he’s a rapper because this dumbass couldn’t string together 2 sentences higher than kindergarten level. What an embarrassment to rappers, African Americans & kindergartners EVERYWHERE !!! What a P.O.S.!!
Shut the fuck up in my city cops scan plates for fun just being behind you cause their so bored and if the name on that plate has an active warrant you can bet your ass your gettin pulled over this guy needs to shut the fuck up deadbeat nobody ass crackhead
Look at this racist fake news site. “muttered a few ‘fuck yous’ “, my ass. This racist piece of shit spewed a river of racial epithets all the way to the jail. If it was a white celebrity that said the same things to a black cop, this article would be all “RACISM”. But not word for the brother? Blacks better keep this shit up. They are just screwing themselves over. They are ruining all that Dr. King worked and died for. This country is steadily returning towards rampant racism again, and the African-American community is leading the way back. But I guess that’s OK. Racism is still racism , whether it is blacks against whites, or whites against blacks. In 1850, the US census said that black slaves represented 13% of the total US population. In the 2010 census, the African-American population represents 13% of the total population. They aren’t improving things – they don’t represent a larger % of the population than back when they were slaves. We agreed to change the laws to allow for racial equality under the law, and they respond by becoming the racists in this country. But 13% won’t win them anything but an ass-whooping. Let’s see where this takes us…..