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Benzino phoned into the Angie Martinez show on Hot 97 to respond to her interview with Eminem. Benzino was sorta upset that Angie seemed to take sides with Eminem, but she says she isn't taking any sides. Benzino tried the argument that Eminem is a white boy trying to steal hip hop, but Angie told him that Eminem isn't to blame, he should be going after the industry. Read on for a transcript.

Benzino: "Yo I'm from da hood! I'm reppin for my people man!! I rep the block!! This is for hip hop!! Hip hop is da streets!!"
Angie: But why don't you have beef with any of the other artists who's selling like Nelly and Ja? Why Em?

Benzino: Cuz this cracka dont know nothing about the streets! I'm from the streets! I'm reppin for all my ghetto nig*az man! This cracka think he can come here and extort hip hop! Hip hop is the streets!

Angie: Is this cuz he's white? Why did you just use the word cracka'?

Benzino: Yo, forget you Angie!! He called me a woman and a ***** in that interview with you, and you let him get away with it, so I have the right to call him a cracka! Whats your problem?!

Angie: But you're using a racial slur here Ben.

Benzino: So what? You know that white boy wants to call us nig*as, but he wont do it cuz that would be the end of his career! He's dying to call us all nig*az, but he cant do that. I thought you was with me on this, and I'm sad to see that you not. That white boy obviously brainwashed you!.

Angie: Brainwashed? I don't appreciate that at all Ben. You need to accept the fact that people dont agree with you.

Benzino: But the streets do AGREE with me!!

Angie: But alot of people dont, and you need to understand that!

Benzino: I do understand that. Bottom line is this white boy dont know nothing about the streets. And if he's listening, we can fight anywhere... Denmark, Alaska, Detroit. Set it up and I'll destroy you.

Angie: What about some people saying that you're dissing Em to boost your record sales?

Benzino: C'mon now, let me say this... ya boy Ben is financially set. I dont need to do this hip hop thing anymore. Angie, we both from the same label (Elektra). You know how I get down. True, I never sold any records, but it aint about rap to me. It's about connecting with the hood and the streets. I dont know nothing about fame and being arrogant. I'm with my people and the hood. People who know me knows that Benzino is the realest ²²²²² they know. This dude aint even from Detroit. Okay so he's from some trailor park, but he dont know nothing about the streets. He dont know how it feels about going outside and worrying that somebody might shoot you.

Angie: But he never talks about that in his rymes Ben...

Benzino: ::not even listening to Angie anymore, just babbling away, heated as shit:: He dont know anything about us. What does he talk about? About his slut of a wife who fucks every dude? About killing his moms? He can say whatever he wants, but nobody will stop him cuz he's white.

Angie: Nobody stops him? What about the thousands of activists who tried to shut him down?

Benzino: ::ignoring her:: This dude is wack. He's stealing hip hop from us, from the streets.

Angie: I'm sorry Ben, but Em is one of the nicest in the game. The kid is nasty.

Benzino-: ::shocked:: Thats cuz he brainwashed you!

Angie: *laughs* whatever man

Benzino: Look at this. You obviously on his side. Compare this interview to his interview, and you obviously on his jock. He was talking all that shit about me, and all you did was giggle.

Angie: Ben, I'm not your babysitter dog. You came at him, so he responded. I'm not here to defend you or Em.

Benzino: But throughout that interview, you kept on referring to me as 'that dude'. What the hell was that about Angie?!?

Angie: ::laughs:: What are you talking about?

Benzino: Why

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