KXNG CROOKED says he felt manipulated when Benzino and The Source made claims that Eminem was a racist back in 2003. The magazine released a song featuring a pre-fame Eminem dissing Black girls.
“When I was on Death Row Records, I was a fan of ‘Em and I was rolling through” New York, the artist formerly known as Crooked I says in an interview with VladTV. “I was with Benzino and [then-The Source owner] Dave Mays. We made a step into this big-ass banquet room. Lot of media lot of press. It was when Benzino decided to say Eminem is a racist. I stepped back like I didn’t know that was going on. I was just a young guy…this shit was dope to me. I walked into this shit, didn’t know what to expect. He made his announcement. He played the tape. Em said what he said on the tape. The room got quiet…It was the spearhead of that ‘Eminem is a racist’ shit, and I was a Death Row artist. Look at me now. I’m a Shady artist.”
The Slaughterhouse artist says he was not mad at the incident, but did feel manipulated by Benzino.
“I wasn’t mad because I always stand for something,” KXNG CROOKED says in the interview. “I felt sideswiped because I didn’t know what we were doing. I started to feel manipulated. I was with a label with so much historical significance in Hip Hop and you feel like these guys are even stamping what I’m saying. That was the problem. A very crucial time in Hip Hop because it shows that corporations are powerful because shortly after that The Source started going down.”
Vlad and KXNG CROOKED discussed how many fans still believe Eminem is a racist, and sections of the community do not support Eminem.
“I don’t think enough people that have the same voice that you have would even admit that,” KXNG CROOKED says to Vlad. “They just gonna be politically correct, but there was a lot of Black people who were like, ‘No. Uh uh. I ain’t doing this. Eminem, uh uh.’”
He says the Benzino claims in The Source added to the negativity surrounding Eminem.
“And then Benzino came in with the fuckin’ ‘Eminem is a racist’ shit, people ran with it,” KXNG CROOKED says. “Even people in my community ran with it. I’ve had black men tell me, ‘No Eminem.’”
KXNG CROOKED says that Eminem was pissed in the tape which depicts him spewing racial terms.
“Em was pissed,” KXNG CROOKED says. “He was in a relationship with someone and he was pissed off. We might not agree with ourselves the next day, but you know what, we say things when we’re pissed off. As musicians, we go into the booth and spew what’s on our minds. I think the public doesn’t give us the opportunity to change our minds. They say, ‘You said it. It’s gonna stick to you like glue.’ And it’s like, ‘Really, that’s not even too serious, man.’”
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Wow…crooked is literally my favourite rapper for the last 17 years but I find it amazing how he seems to never have his standard logical views present when it comes to Eminem. The dude may not be racist but the way I see it..if he said the words as he has on RECORD and OFF record then yeah..he clearly has an issue. The fact that Crooked has a penchant for giving props to artistes who are far removed from his skill level only serves to weaken his lyricism as heard on his latest feature
The thing is Eminem’s verse wasn’t the only one on that track. It was one of those “say what you wanna say on this track” moment with a bunch of other rappers who didn’t give a shit what they said.
Dude always says real shit.
Gunn, remove a “n” find one, insert in mouth, pull trigger… Your stupidity and mindset is bringing down this country, just as those who love to use the DIVIDE and CONQUER technique in a social platform… Do us all a favor.
………funny, as that what happened to benzino lil midget pussy ass when he was talkin tuff around Bumpy Knuckles, lmao.
Gtf outta here, there’s no way he didn’t know he was going to that press conference. Someone back me up that the story sounds suspect.
Bad press for crooked i, imo. If ur gunna stir this shit-pot, use a tool like kanye, not a member of slaughterhouse (the most talented eminem fans on wax). I love crooked, ive heard him mastering his delivery over the years, but if he really felt manipulated or shook from eminems racism (lol wtf) we woulda heard about it when crooked DIDNT sign with shady records, not when benzino pays to stay relevant.
lol nigga u stupid. Listen to the story again, he said he felt manipulated by BENZINO not Em.
lol@ Skryptah
Of course what you say when you’re in that position has to stick to your ass like glue for as long as you’re around. GTFOH with that asskissing shit! You’re a good rapper. Rap. Don’t trying to justify all that nonsense!
That’s when Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit straight murdered him on wax, Green Lantern Invasion series. So fucking dope
Benzino not Crook
Truth
It was dumb what Eminem said back then but c’mon now, we all know bruh ain’t racist. When we stop calling ourselves niggas, like we a bunch of proud slaves then I’ll give a crap what this cat said on a track like a decade ago.
Wc black rappers doesn’t say bad stuff abt black women these daes…js bcz a wyt rapping threat said it…..u got2b trippin
That made Eminem stronger at that point, he fucking burnt The Sauce to the ground, putta Nail in Benzino’s Coffin.
Name change KXNG Crooked ==> Uncl TOM Crooked
Fuck any person who thinks Eminem is racist. If you don’t realize that an artist says what’s on their mind by putting personal thoughts & feelings in their music then you don’t need to listen to Hip Hop. it’s about being raw and up front no subliminal. If someone can’t allow themselves to be open minded and understand how an artist does what they do you are a fool. This is not to say I condone him throwing racial slurs around like a kid with a tantrum but if he can’t express himself then you as a fan are missing the entire point of what it means to be an artist. Like crooked I said he was upset. Look up the old article when Eminem defends why he said it, he said the same, he was upset with the chick and if you know anything about Eminem’s work then you know he will say what is bothering him.
STAN, is that you?
yes its me baby. Now get down on on ur knees so i can stretch dat throat
^ You’re a real fuckbwoy
ok baby u nxt, on ur knees and hands behind ur back bitch 🙂
Racist event or not, many black weren’t gonna roll with Eminem any fuckin way because he is white just as they don’t support Macklemore, Action Bronson, Yelawolf, Iggy Azealia, 3rd Bass, the Beastie Boys, House of Pain, Company Flow, Miilkbone, Your Old Droog, Logic, etc.
only a lame who wasn’t there would try to say beasties & 3rd bass got no love from the hood. everlast was put on by ice t & yelawolf got his shine courtesy of juelz santana. you know who you are deep down inside I don’t need to elaborate on true hiphop culture history to show you so why even bother lying online to make yourself feel better, just go away
How the fuck you gonna disrespect Slaine & Yela like that, their nowhere near wack
But Logic is mixed. His Pops is black
Em has done more for blacks then any white person I know………
What? Plenty of whites entertain you. You’re on the internet right?
Mxm EM is never racist ..
Eminem said the slur on MMLP1 on the song Criminal they just muted the word out. But no one cares.
Yeah, but that was more of an ironic way of saying it as opposed to saying it out of hate or trying to be a wigger.
It wasn’t muted, he just didn’t say it. It was quite a clever line in that it made the listener’s brain fill in the blank instead.
I honestly think Eminem grew up wanting to be black since all the artists he looked up to were black and he grew up in black communities. Being white helped him become famous, but so did his admiration for black culture.
you sound like a fucking retard. just cause he liked hip hop doesnt mean he wants be black. wame way with black kids wearing skinny jeans. thats a white emo thing. but they aint trying be white.
some of you sound like fucking retards. just cause he liked hip hop doesnt mean he wants be black. wame way with black kids wearing skinny jeans. thats a white emo thing. but they aint trying be white
It was a pretty squirmy moment and I can understand people being pissed off. The irony is that I was in Sixth Form College at the time and none of my black friends were bothered. In fact the reaction was along the lines of “Well he was sixteen, kids say dumb shit sometimes”. For his part at least he owned up, apologised and gave an explanation… And still called Benzino cunt working at a failed magazine. I guess it wasn’t the reaction they wanted.