Eminem performs on the super stage at Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. Mikala Compton / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Benzino recently pointed out a double standard, arguing that white artists like Eminem are scrutinized less than Black artists.

Benzino and Eminem have a long history of not getting along, and it looks like their feud won’t be coming to an end any time soon.

During a recent interview with The Art Of Dialogue, the Source icon explained why he thinks music industry insiders deliberately buried some of the Grammy-winning rapper’s racist lyrics. “Why is he so scared in 20-something years of his career to do interviews with Black media?” he asked, per AllHipHop. “He’ll expose himself.”

Benzino went on to point out Eminem’s early work, which has been criticized for the use of racial slurs. He described this as evidence of a double standard, and said Black artists would face more severe backlash for less. According to him, Eminem was 21 when the lyrics were recorded. He says the label, however, “came out and said he was 16 and he had a Black girlfriend.”

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He slammed Universal along with Jimmy Iovine, accusing them of “insulting” the intelligence of Black communities and hip-hop fans. “They got in a room and said, ‘We have to fix this,’” he alleged, insisting they crafted a narrative to protect Eminem’s image.

This isn’t the only rant Benzino has gone on in recent weeks, however. Last month, he appeared on The Big Dookie Chain podcast. He got into an awkward spat with host Chris Tash, who suggested he “fumbled” The Source. Benzino quickly made it clear that he didn’t appreciate the disrespect.

“What gives you the right to say something that I fumbled as big as the f**king Source, as much as it did,” he wondered. “You ain’t Hip-Hop, you ain’t done sh*t, and you’re just a fan-boy. That’s it, nothing else […] I don’t think you know what the f**k you’re talking about.” He continued, suggesting that Tash is just a “hater.” Benzino also called him “one of these miserable white guys that wants to be accepted so bad.”