Benzino
Birth Name: Raymond Leon Scott
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 18, 1965
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American, Puerto Rican
*mother – Cape Verdean
Benzino is an American urban media proprietor, television personality, rapper, and record producer. He was part of production team Hangmen 3, and co-owned the magazine The Source. He was a regular cast member on reality show Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. He is also known as Ray Benzino and Ray Dog.
Benzino is the son of Mary and Edward DeJesus. His daughter is rapper and singer Coi Leray (Coi Leray Collins).
Benzino’s maternal grandfather was named Manuel Lopes Fontes.
Benzino’s maternal grandmother was Ella Barros (the daughter of Joseph Barros and Catherine Pires).
Sources: https://www.youtube.com
Obituary of Benzino’s mother – https://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Benzino’s maternal great-uncle (grandmother’s brother) – https://www.legacy.com
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=mary-a-scott&pid=170363098&fhid=4413
Benzino’s maternal grandparents were Manuel Lopes Fontes and Ella Barros.
His mother is of Cape Verdean descent. His father is sometimes said to be African-American and Puerto Rican.