MS NOW moves Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi in major shake up.
Midway Wrap Up in May.
MS NOW does the shake up in the quarter.
Ali Velshi will now be the permanent host of The 11th Hour on weeknights. Stephanie Ruhle who hosted the program since Brian Williams was forced out now will return to business and finance with a show at 9am.
The Morning Joe crew will reduce its four hour back to its normal three hours.
Chris Hayes will host All In five days a week. Occasional guest hosting is likely.
Rachel Maddow will continue hosting her Monday show. Jen Psaki will continue hosting the rest of the week (Tuesday to Friday).
Jacob Soboroff will be the weekend host that replaces Velshi. He will host 10am to 1pm.
Chris Jensing will leave her show and become MS NOW's chief political reporter and breaking news reporter.
Ana Cabrera is leaving MS NOW and it leaves a spot for someone to fill.
Alicia Menendez will leave The Weeknight and become the permanent host for the spot Jensing is leaving. She will host 12pm to 2pm before Katy Tur.
Luke Russert will be taking her place in the 7 p.m. hour alongside Symone Sanders-Townsend and Michael Steele.
MS NOW President Rebecca Kutler announced the changes on a network-wide editorial call early Wednesday — which will impact the entire lineup from early-morning to late night, as well as the weekends.
Weekdays
5:00am Way Too Early with Ali Vitali
6:00am Morning Joe (Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Jonathan Lemire, Willie Geist and Ali Vitali)
9:00am Stephanie Ruhle
11:00am MS NOW Live
12:00pm Alicia Menendez Live
2:00pm Katy Tur Reports
4:00pm Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace
6:00pm The Beat with Ari Melber
7:00pm The Weeknight (Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Luke Russett)
8:00pm All In With Chris Hayes
9:00pm The Rachel Maddow Show (Monday)/ The Briefing with Jen Psaki (Tuesday-Friday)
10:00pm The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
11:00pm The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi
12:00am MS NOW primetime
Weekends
6:00am The Weekend (Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels and Jackie Alemany)
10:00am Jacob Soboroff
1:00pm Alex Witt Reports
4:00pm The Beat Rewind (Saturday)/ Deadline: White House Some of Our Favorite Segments (Sunday)
5:00pm PoliticsNation with Rev. Al Sharpton
6:00pm The Weekend Primetime (Ayman Mohyeldin, Catherine Rampell, Antonia Hylton and Elise Jordan)
Evanston mayor Daniel Bliss wins Illinois congressional primary.
Withhold your vote.
They don't get it.
They are doing it with James Talarico and soon Daniel Bliss.
Democrats need to learn that if you want to continue the status quo, you will withhold your vote.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and allied groups heavily targeted Illinois Democratic primaries, spending millions to support candidates supportive of Israel.
AIPAC is a threat to the United States.
Kat Abughazaleh loses to Daniel Bliss in a closely watched primary in Illinois. I am angry that AIPAC and pro Israel Democrats are winning. They actually are going to depress turnout for the general election. Laura Fine, a candidate backed by AIPAC was defeated as well.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) retires and thus a crowd field.
Kat, an unapologetic progressives won over a base but she had Bushera Amiwala as a competitor too. Amiwala, a progressive carried at least 5% of the vote and AIPAC's last minute tactics made a big difference.
Bliss who supports Israel but wants restrictions had won by 5,000 votes. The progressives blame the rival who they also backed.
The Evanston mayor will have to win the general, which is likely but if progressive Democrats withhold their vote, then he will have a low turnout.
Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton will be the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL).
Stratton, backed by Gov. JB Pritzker is a Black woman. She beats two House members who both had AIPAC backing at some point. Reps. Robin Kelly (D-IL) and Raja Krishnamoorthi will be forced to retire since they lost to Stratton.
Progressive agitator Kat Abughazaleh defeated by Bliss in tight race.
Stratton is wishy washy on Israel as well. While she hasn't taken money from AIPAC, she has stated that that apartheid genocidal ethnostate has a right to defend itself and advocates for the farce "two state solution."
She vows to oppose Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as the leader at the start of the next session.
Melissa Bean, an AIPAC backed candidate beats Junaid Ahmed. Bean, a 64 year old career politician who lost to then Republican now Democrat Joe Walsh won the seat that Krishnamoorthi held. It was a fucked up situation to have this fossil win.
Donna Miller, a Cook County commissioner won against Robert Peters and Jesse Jackson, Jr. In this race, Miller had the backing of shadow AIPAC groups and the establishment. Peters had the backing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), IfNotNow, TrackAIPAC, J Street and CAIR.
Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions.
Republicans continue to offer extremely unpopular ideas. They will find out the risk of supporters being turned off by their policies.
Former president Joe Biden, former vice president Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party failed at understanding what is more important to the country. President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance and the Republican Party have already failed at understanding as well.
Both parties support of Israel had made some Arab Americans, Muslim and young voters vote against them. Israel has cost Biden a second term and Harris a historical victory.
Juliana Stratton wins the primary to be the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.
If you care about the future and want to voice your frustration with your federal officials, let 2026 be the call to action.
The call center to the White House and Congress should still be the same.
The call number to the White House and U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police.
Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. You want no more qualified immunity for police officers who use deadly force when it's not justified. Let them know that deporting law abiding immigrants seeking refuge is inhumane. You want the U.S. to improve the immigration process. You want the U.S. lawmakers stop dehumanizing human beings. You want the U.S. to prove to the world its a beacon of freedom. You want our American military and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stop harassing people (regardless of nationality) out of our cities. You want the U.S. military out of the Middle East and every fucking international conflict in the world. Let them know that you are no longer tolerating Israel as a legitimate country. You want the complete dissolution and elimination of the apartheid genocidal ethnostate of Israel. You demand an end to the platitudes and the talk of a two state solution. You want a single state of Palestine. You want legislation to focus on lowering the cost of rent, lowering the cost of food, lowering the cost of hospital visits, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. Let them know that you tired of being lectured about oppresive regimes overseas when the very people running our state and federal government are doing the same in real time. Let them know that you will not tolerate a government shutdown which affects federal services for Americans in need or in support of services. Let them know that pulling out of the UN Human Rights Organization, World Health Organization and Paris Climate Accords will put the U.S. in danger when catastrophic event happen. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel and Ukraine. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-semitic or in support of terrorism because you support the freedom of Palestinians. You are tired of the propaganda being forced on your media platforms.
We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire, a weapons embargo, sanctions and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more domestic or foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and lawmakers avoid influence from lobbyists and special interest groups.
Blockhead Joe Kent resigns from Trump’s sinking ship.
A white nationalist politician turned intelligence analysis has officially resigned as the Director of National Counterterrorism.
Joe Kent announced he is resigning telling President Donald J. Trump and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that the U.S. is not focused. He said that he in good conscience cannot work under the administration's narrative.
Kent, who became the Republican nominee after he defeated lawmaker Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state. He would lose to Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) in two contentious races.
Kent courted prominent white nationalists and posed recently for a photograph with a media personality who has previously described Adolf Hitler as a “complicated historical figure” who “many people misunderstand.”
An Associated Press review of internet postings, court records and campaign finance disclosures depict a candidate with a more complicated biography than the compelling personal story that turned the 42-year-old Kent into a favorite of conservative media.
After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.
I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this… pic.twitter.com/prtu86DpEr
Kent, a far right politician and former CIA paramilitary officer, quit as head of the National Counterterrorism Center, alleging the United States went to war "due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby" and that Trump had been duped by a "misinformation campaign."
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt fired back, writing that Kent's resignation letter was riddled with "false claims" and that Trump "had strong and compelling evidence that Iran was going to attack the United States first."
Kent is the first U.S. official to resign over the war, now in its 18th day.
Trump called Kent a "nice guy" but said if he didn't feel that Iran was a threat to the United States and the rest of the world with its nuclear-weapons program that he didn't want him in his administration.
“I always thought he was a nice guy, but I always thought he was weak on security, very weak on security,” Trump said. “When I read his statement, I realized that it’s a good thing that he’s out because he said Iran was not a threat. Every country recognized Iran was a threat. The question was whether they wanted to do something about it.”
Trump appointed Kent to his counterterrorism position in February 2025, praising him as “a Soldier, Green Beret, and CIA Officer, Joe has hunted down terrorists and criminals his entire adult life. … Joe will help us keep America safe by eradicating all terrorism, from the jihadists around the World, to the cartels in our backyard.”
The beautiful Kiki Shepard passed away from a massive heart attack.
The longtime co host of Showtime at the Apollo has passed away.
You remember Kiki Shepard for being the lovely Black woman who often judges the performers who appear on the Apollo stage during its talent show.
She co hosted with Rick Aviles, Sinbad, Steve Harvey and Mark Curry.
Shepard (born Chiquita Renee Shepard) was an American television host, best known as the co-host of Showtime at the Apollo from 1987 to 2002.
Shepard was honored at the International Women's Day Gospel Brunch on March 8, 2026, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Shepard died on March 16, from a massive heart attack in Los Angeles, at the age of 74.
Shepard died on March 16, her representative confirmed to TMZ and Variety. USA TODAY has reached out to Shepard's representative.
From 1987 to 2002, Shepard co-hosted "Showtime at the Apollo," a long-running variety show filmed at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem.
Known as the "Apollo Queen of Fashion," Shepard was celebrated for her onstage style alongside main hosts like Steve Harvey, Sinbad, and Mark Curry. She also had career stints as an actress and dancer.
Shepard and her two sisters grew up as baton twirlers, majorettes, and dancers. Her parents were former competitive dancers before becoming teachers in Tyler, according to a 1994 article in The Tyler Courier-Times.
She went on to graduate from Howard University in Washington, D.C., with a bachelor's degree in business administration, according to her nonprofit organization, The KIS Foundation.
While in college, Shepard was a member of the D.C. Repertory Dance Company and joined the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, according to the Chula-Vista Star News, Tyler Courier-Times and The KIS Foundation.
Shepard began her career in theatre productions in Washington, D.C. and New York and danced at the 1977 Academy Awards, according to the Chula-Vista Star News. She also danced on Broadway for ten years alongside stars like Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, she said in a 2023 appearance on "Sherri."
During her time on "Showtime at the Apollo," Shepard made her foray into television, appearing on shows like "Baywatch," "Sirens" and "Thunder in Paradise," according to The Tyler Courier-Times. She later hosted the weekly talent show "Live in Hollywood."
This fossil cannot focus on issues in his district. He wants to gas people up over conspiracy theories and religious bigotry. Oh by the way, he wants your children to fight for Israel.
It usually starts with the most dangerous individuals running our government.
White men are the most dangerous people on the planet. The Republican Party and any far right politicial party in the United States and Western world have brought nothing but chaos to the rest of the world. They are so entitled to their beliefs that being white, Christian, Jewish, straight, privileged and provocaturs of chaos is "God's law."
Most of the world is not buying this shit any longer.
President Donald J. Trump has finally made the world realize that the United States is in need of a serious wake up call. White men cannot lead our nation much longer.
Any person born between 1941 to 1979 is incapable changing their views of the world.
They grew up in generation where they are programmed to hate, fear and not understand that on this planet, we all have a place.
I am so tired of the U.S. being involved in these neverending distractions.
We have a looming economic collapse happening and it's all because of Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Republicans, Democrats and the junk food media.
They want to give you their take on how the world runs. Unfortunately, they are too polarized to focus on solving the most simplest domestic problems.
Fixing the potholes in America's roads.
Lowering grocery prices.
Making insurance and healthcare affordable.
Taking on the private equity companies that are destroying long established companies.
We are closing in on $4 gallon of fuel in the Midwest. In the Northeast we got prices at $4.25 a gallon. In the South we are closing in on $3.55 a gallon of fuel. In the Northwest we are riding towards $5 a gallon. In the Mountain states we got $4.35 a gallon. In California we are riding over $6 a gallon for fuel.
Enter Keith Self, the U.S. Representative of Texas' 3rd District. He represents the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. His district is located in McKinney, Commerce, Plano, Greenville, Melissa and Famersville.
He is one of the many ineffective lawmakers who get elected by the voters just because he is a Republican. Instead of holding him accountable for his job, they just vote because he has a fucking label to the electoral ballot.
Self is 72 years old. He grew up in segregated Philadelphia before moving to Texas.
He was raised around his kind where he generated this notion the people of color, those in the LGBTQ community any religion that is not Christian is considered an enemy.
He uses his First Amendment to call for deporting, murdering and punishing those he deem an enemy to his white privilege.
The Caucus of Idiots.
Back in the day, he used to be a judge for Collin County, Texas. He was well respected at the bench. He served in the Army Rangers and Special Core. He never seen a dead body or engaged with a person where he had to kill. He has never experienced the traumas of war or watching people die in sight.
He is willing to send your sons and daughters to war. A war for fucking Israel.
He was raised to look down on others.
Self is critical of Islam, posting on X “Islam is tearing the fabric of American values like faith, family, and freedom.” In September 2025, Self shared a post from Laura Loomer, a conservative activist and self-described "proud Islamophobe", accusing Michigan senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, and sharia, or Islamic law.
Reps. Keith Self (R-TX)and Randy Fine (R-FL) have introduced a bill which would ban sharia from the United States.
In November 2025, Self delivered an anti-Islam speech on the floor of the House of Representatives. Self condemned sharia as "a culture of violence and domination, totally anathema to the concept of individual freedom." Self further said “While Western civilization has evolved, Islam has not. Islam is stuck in the 8th century, and if they succeed at imposing their beliefs on us, we will be dragged back into the Dark Age.”
In December 2025, Self and Chip Roy announced the "Sharia Free America Caucus". The caucus supports legislation banning "adherents of sharia" from the United States and designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.
Self has said that sharia has "taken over" France and the United Kingdom, and that anti-sharia legislation would protect the United States from this alleged threat.
What is taking over our country is incompetence,
White America, you got to look at who you elect to represent your country.
Self was elected on noise. He thinks that his constituents will just ignore how ineffective he is as a lawmaker. Maybe so, but I am not going to let it slide.
We must push an agenda to force Congress to stop focusing on distractions and bring attention to domestic issues only. If being America First means focusing on issues in the United States, culture wars and banning things aren't a part of it.
The United States had the framers specifically state that religion shall not be the rule of law. Yet, Republicans want to impose religion into their policies and the laws.
Oh, I talked about Self last year when he dead named Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) in a heated exchange. McBride, a transgender woman who is a lawmaker from Delaware is another person the far right obsesses with.
The Sharia Free Caucus... a waste of time. For all the members who are part of this, I hope a Muslim Republican runs against you. I hope a Republican primary challenger defeats you.
Matter of fact, I hope Democrats will win the election. Nevermind, I want the status quo to be over in America.
Capitalism is failing. White men cannot lead our country any longer. We are all fed up where the only thing left is armed resistance or vocal protest.
I am not rooting for armed resistance. We value life. However, these lawmakers are gassing up folks to commit unspeakable crimes against one another.
Self is putting the foot on the gas and some extremist will take his/her frustration out on someone in due time.
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles announces she has "early stage" of breast cancer.
President Donald J. Trump announced on Monday, March 16.
The president shared the news in a post on the social platform Truth Social, where he said Wiles, the first female White House chief of staff, had "early-stage breast cancer" but would continue to serve in her role during treatment.
"(She) has decided to take on this challenge, IMMEDIATELY, as opposed to waiting. She has a fantastic medical team, and her prognosis is excellent," Trump's post said. "During the treatment period, she will be spending virtually full time at the White House."
Wiles, who sat next to Trump during a Kennedy Center board meeting on March 16, later confirmed Trump's comments, saying in a post on X that she was diagnosed last week. She mentioned that "nearly one in eight women in the United States" will face a similar breast cancer diagnosis, according to current data from the American Cancer Society.
"Every day, these women continue to raise their families, go to work, and serve their communities with strength and determination. I now join their ranks," Wiles said. "I am grateful to have an outstanding team of doctors who detected the cancer early and are guiding my care, and I am encouraged by a very good prognosis.
"I am also deeply thankful for the support and encouragement of President Trump as I undergo treatment and continue serving in my role as White House Chief of Staff," Wiles added.
Wiles is one of Trump's key confidants
Wiles is one of Trump’s closest aides, having worked on his campaigns since 2015. Previously, she worked as a scheduler for President Ronald Reagan's 1980 campaign under his chief of staff, James Baker, and under Vice President Dan Quayle during George H.W. Bush's administration. She has led several other campaigns, including Ron DeSantis's bid for the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election.
Wiles, whom Trump called "one of my closest and most important advisors" in his social media post, has made headlines since being appointed in the early days of his second administration.
She was part of the February 2025 prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States, in which Russian entrepreneur Alexander Vinnik and American schoolteacher Marc Fogel were traded. She was also installed on the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in March 2025 after Trump removed the sitting members and replaced them with loyalists.
A Vanity Fair spread that made a splash thanks to its unflinching photography thrust her back into the spotlight in December 2025, when she told journalist Chris Whipple that Trump "has an alcoholic’s personality," Vice President JD Vance had been "a conspiracy theorist for a decade," and that Attorney General Pam Bondi "completely whiffed" the initial release of the Epstein files.
Wiles later called the article "a disingenuously framed hit piece."
"President Trump has no greater or more loyal advisor than Susie," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at the time. "The entire Administration is grateful for her steady leadership and united fully behind her."
Wiles said she will continue her role while getting treatment.
The White House has a lot of personal issues going on.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is pregnant.
Second Lady of the United States, Usha Vance is pregnant.
President Donald J. Trump has visible bruises on his hands and a rash on his neck.
Things to do and so much shit to say. Well, his job approval is a 32%. The war in Iran is highly unfavorable. Over 60% of Americans disapprove of the war.
Gas prices are averaging at $3.57⁹ a gallon. Diesel has averaged $4.79⁹ a gallon.
Walmart has finally increased its prices. A gallon of milk is $2.79, bread $1.59 and eggs are $2.59.
Yeah, America is in the golden age.
See Wiles will get treatment from the federal government at a low expense. You and I will either skip a doctor or find out cancer in a terminal stage because we cannot afford a bill for treatment.
The daughter of Pat Summerall, Wiles is an American political consultant and lobbyist who has served as the 32nd White House chief of staff since January 2025
When the acting gigs dried up, Maia Campbell had to do some work. She made videos for adult entertainment. She got addicted to cocaine and crack. She was roaming around Atlanta streets selling her body.
Not judging her.
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Campbell is reflecting on her past mistakes and how she is trying to reach out to her daughter and family.
She made the mistake of going to the media agitating The Art of Dialogue.
As she is approaching 50 years old, Campbell managed to survive some of the worst things that happened to her since she had the role of Tiffany in the sitcom In The House.
LL Cool J, Alfonso Ribeiro, Kim Wayans and Debbie Allen have moved on to other projects post In The House. LL tried to reach out to her when she was recorded by a man pumping gas and she demanding crack in exchange for sexual services.
Campbell was arrested for soliciting, drug possession and prostitution.
Since 2002, Campbell has been in and out of the county lockup.
Campbell still surviving the streets of Atlanta.
Bebe Moore Campbell's passing has been really rough on her. Campbell struggled with mental illness.
Once again, Raymond Scott has no legal custody of his son, Zino. Althea Easton is the primary provider of his son. He is required to pay over $6,000 a month in child support.
He is currently unemployed.
He is no longer a rapper or reality television personality. He is a 60 year old man who continues to appear on many podcasts to constantly complain about his past feuds with Eminem and 50 Cent.
Scott continues to hold a neverending feud against them.
Scott is the father of Young Chavo, a regional rapper formerly known as Ray Ray.
Scott is the father of Coi LeRay, a major rapper, singer, model, media personality and podcaster.
Scott was the former co owner of The Source Magazine and Hip-Hop Weekly.
He had a brief stints on Love and Hip-Hop, Iyana: Fix My Life and Marriage Boot Camp.
He only released three albums as a solo artist. His albums The Benzino Project (also repackaged as The Benzino Remix Project), Redemption and The Archnemsis are no longer in distribution. You have to obtain them through eBay or Amazon.
Last month Scott claimed that Althea and rapper Diamond tried to hit him with a car.
This happened when Althea and Diamond came with an escort of police to do a well fare check on Zino. Apparently, Scott got upset when the police were present and he went into his usual "I'm from the streets" and "You stupid bitch" mantra.
He tried to reach into the vehicle as Zino and his mother were in the car and I guess the windows rolled up and hurt him.
He would soon head to the Grady Medical in Atlanta. He posted an image of himself in a neck brace laying down. People quickly mocked him for having such a large medical device over his head. He is routinely mocked for having no neck.
He claimed Easton snatched their young son, Zino, after he got off the school bus, put him in her car, and drove away. He was allegedly side-swiped by the vehicle and fell to the ground. Police officers, who were present at the time of the incident, called an ambulance and sent him to the hospital.
Scott said he hit his arm and head on the car. He also has a lot of pain in his back. In photos that were posted to social media, you can see the "Rock The Party" rapper in a neck brace while lying on a stretcher. Althea and Diamond were pulled over by police soon after they drove off. Cops were able to retrieve young Zino and returned him to his father.
Despite the allegations Scott made, his ex and the Crime Mob rapper are telling a different story. In a video she posted on Instagram, Diamond claimed they brought the police to the bus stop to conduct a wellness check on Easton's son.
"This is a father who is keeping a child from his mother," Easton told TMZ. "He’s trying to make a mockery of this situation, but this is my livelihood. I haven't seen my son in months, so I wanted to do a wellness check to lay eyes on my child."
Anyway, he appeared on Tasha K to disparage Althea and Diamond and claim that the women are mentally ill. He was openly snitching claiming that his son was abused by his mother. He also threaten to sue Althea for defamation after she revealed that he had sexual trysts with transwomen and Bobby V, a known R&B singer who has allegations of gay affairs.
Scott decided to throw his two cents into the 50 Cent and T.I. feud. It prompt 50 to repost that image of Scott in the media bed with that neck brace to intentionally mock him for having no neck.
Althea is raising Zino to be a successful child. She doesn't wants him to be like his dad.
Scott retaliates by getting a shirt of 50's mom which T.I.'s sons King and Domani are selling online. 50 sparked a feud with T.I. by mocking Tameka "Tiny" Cottle-Harris. Tiny is T.I.'s wife and the mother of King and Domani.
Now two weeks later, video reveals Scott being his usual self as Althea regained custody of Zino.
At 60 years old, one would think Scott would just settle down from the microphone, camera and television. Not seeing he is no longer a rapper, Scott continues to act like he is one of these YN's.
He started rapping in 1987, that would be a grandfather year for some who never heard of him. He can't try to be the cool guy when he barely can do anything but scream at the clouds.
Nah, I am not trying to reign on his parade. He is a grown ass man. He is free to act how he wants to in public or in private.
No one cares whether he is riding with that community or not. No one cares about his neverend feud with Eminem or 50 Cent. People are on the internet not in the bookstores reading The Source or Hip-Hop Weekly.
Retire the noise, Raymond Scott.
He ain't palling around them white guys. See Dave Mays and Jonathan Scheter were the brains and co-founders of The Source. Two white..... Jewish guys who went to Harvard and were listening to hip-hop on a local college station. They came together with James Benard and Ed Young.
The Source was founded in Boston but ended up moving to New York where it grew to be one of the biggest hip-hop magazines of the 1990s.
Nonetheless, Scott managed to get in after Mays saw him performing at a local bar.
Mays thought it be a good idea to create a group from Boston involving Scott and four of his closest associates. They were known as the Almighty RSO. The group tried to be like Public Enemy meets Run DMC with Native Tongues and NWA inspiration. They didn't do well.
Scott kept pushing for better promotion. Mays was strong armed into it. When The Source did their music ratings which they labeled the "Five Mic" counsel, Mays pushed through ratings that didn't appeal to the reviewers. It led to Scheter, Bernard and Young leaving.
They took over 40 staffers with them.
Mays continues on and Scott ended up being the co-owner (despite having no experience in the media).
Scott would create another group called Made Men. Scott would end up pushing the group among his ventures and sub groups. It ended up being a costly expense.
Scott was inching for a feud. He was snubbed by Em after Scott pushed for a lower rating of his critically acclaimed The Marshal Matthers LP.
Em ignored Scott and eased up a small tap saying "Five mics in The Source, ain't holdin my fucking breathe..."
It set off the battle. Scott who went under the name of Benzino launched a series of disses on him. He named dropped Em's daughter which triggered the rapper to go all in.
He started a feud with Em to promote his album in 2002. Scott accused Em of being a "culture vulture" and a "Rap Elvis." Eminem is white and probably the most successful rappers because of his rhyming skills, not his race. Em released two devastating disses at Scott and ruined his rap career.
Scott in turn, used The Source Magazine as a weapon to trash Em. He tried to brand Em a racist after he made a demo tape dissing a Black woman. The song was blocked by Em and Scott ignored the injunction and released the single in full. Em sued the magazine and its founder Dave Mays, a white business executive and Scott's rap manager at the time. The Source ended up wasting all its money and going into bankruptcy. The magazine executives fired Mays and Scott after the feud. Mays ended up doing other ventures and Scott ended up going broke. Mays helped Scott get on reality television with Stevie J. He ended up ruining that and as of today, Scott has struggled.
Nobody wants to hear their grandfather rap.
Scott who still goes by the name of Benzino has no chance of ever regaining the glory of his yesteryear.
He is pretty much toast.
He might as well settle down with an older woman (or whomever he chooses outside of that) who is in his age bracket.
Fun facts about Raymond "Benzino" Scott. This is a copy and paste I've put together. So for anyone who never heard of this dude, here's some fun facts about him.
He is the former co-owner of The Source Magazine and Hip-Hop Weekly.
He is born Raymond [Edward] Scott on July 18, 1965 but it is actually 1963.
He is best known for being on Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta for two seasons.
He is a former reality television star.
He is a former rapper.
He is a Boston-native entertainer.
He is the reason why The Source Magazine nearly went bankrupt.
He is the father of rapper/socialite Coi LeRay.
He is standing at 5'3" tall.
He is bipolar.
He is a one-hit wonder. His biggest single "Rock The Party" was hot in 2002.
He is the guy who took on Eminem and it left his rap career ruined.
He faced a handful of devastating disses from Eminem. The "Nail in the Coffin", "The Sauce", "Bully", "Big Weenie", "Killshot", "Doomsday Pt. 2" and "Go 2 Sleep" were the most brutal singles going at Scott.
He has responded to Eminem with singles like "Don't Wanna", "Pull Ya Skirt Up", "Die Another Day", "Look Into My Eyes", "Zino vs. The Planet", "Rap Elvis" and "Vulturius."
He is the one who authorized staffers to give Eminem's albums poor ratings.
He has used ghostwriters for most of his music.
He is the one who threatened to kill Eminem's daughter, social media influencer Hailie Mathers in a rap verse.
He has threaten men who dated the mothers of his children. He was arrested for damaging a man's truck after he caught Althea Easton walking with him and their son, Zino.
He is a known hot head.
He is extremely sexist, homophobic and racist.
He is not known much outside of mainstream. Even the people who engage with him don't know he is a celebrity. In fact, he is a D-list celebrity at best.
He used cocaine, ecstasy, and steroids. It has contributed to his reckless behavior.
He is the father of five [or six] children.
He has appeared on Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta and Marriage Boot Camp.
He was a member of The Almighty RSO which is known as Made Men.
He was caught at the end of his Bootee Remix music video taking a nasty fall.
He has got into feuds with YouTube personalities NoLifeShaq, The Danza Project, Stevie Knight, Knox Hill, Crypt, JayBlac, Cliff Beats and The Evolve.
He has feuded with Eminem, 50 Cent, Wack 100, Aayan X, Funkmaster Flex, DJ Khaled, Angie Martinez, Angela Yee, Joyner Lucas, Charleston White, Joe Budden, Lil Nas X, Royce Da 5'9", Merkules, Obie Trice and D12.
He was shot in Massachusetts after getting into a confrontation at his mom's funeral. His nephew was criminally charged.
He has admitted to attacking former NBA star Paul Pierce.
He owes child support to former reality television star Althea Easton.
He stole carts from Publix and Kroger. His landlord at his previous apartment told law enforcement about his failures to pay rent and his tendencies to steal property from grocery stores.
He was evicted from another apartment after he was arrested for assualt on a woman.
He has berated an Uber/Lyft driver because he was upset over masks.
He was caught in a one bedroom motel room with another man. He and Cavario Don Diva were in a Red Roof in Brookhaven, Georgia. They were trespassed after Scott got upset at the manager. That hotel was known for cruising and prostitution.
He has continued to drive a vehicle without a valid license. It's a reason to his multiple arrests. He had his vehicle impounded and despite his multiple pullovers, he still drives. He owes child support, court costs and traffic citations. Those contributing factors to why he is banned from driving. He was arrested numerous times for not appearing in court for traffic violations and misdemeanors.
He was on camera using racial slurs against an Asian-American Brookhaven, Georgia cop. He had said racial slurs to Black cops arresting him in Cobb County.
He has done things to young girls and it has people believing he could be a pedophile.
He is an internet troll. He often responds to Eminem fans or critics with sexist, racist, homophobic and parental digs.
He is trying to sabotage Coi LeRay's rap career on purpose because of jealousy. Nicki Minaj nearly cancelled her verse on Coi LeRay's album thanks to him running his mouth.
He was threatening Coi LeRay for sharing her experiences being his daughter. Coi said that her dad is broke and after The Source fallout, he literally struggled and she claimed he needed her to appear on reality TV to at least generate a buck.
He was allegedly grooming his half-sister.
He was allegedly sleeping with his niece. That may have led to his nephew shooting him at his mother's funeral.
He is screaming Black Lives Matter whenever he has a Karen moment.
He was temporarily banned on Clubhouse for making racial, homophobic and death threats toward a gay podcast host.
He has attempted to fight Stevie Knight on a live debate where the podcast host stated his failures in life can't be blamed on Eminem.
He appeared on Drink Champs and practically embarrassed himself over Eminem.
He openly brags about doing low budget movies on Tubi.
He has openly brags about having an OnlyFans account and sharing nudity for a buck.
He has a sex tape on XVideo of him eating a woman's ass. Not safe for work.
He has a fetish where he allows women and transwomen perform sex acts on him.
He is caught on social media talking to a transgender model/activist. He begged for forgiveness towards Shauna Brooks because he had a relationship with her.
He owes millions in back taxes, took advantage of concert promoters, squatted in people's homes and broke promises to his old allies.
He admitted he used a dildo on himself. The allegations go back years ago.
He has already sabotaged his son Yung Chavo's career by dragging on the Eminem feud. Chavo previously known as Ray Ray appeared in Scott's rap video.
He was relentless trolled on social for his D'Angelo-themed "The Bigger Picture" video.
He has many videos on YouTube and none of them cracked over 500,000 views.
He had a few struggling restaurants called Benzino's Crab Trap. The locations in Atlanta and Chicago are permanently closed. The new owner successfully sued him and Stevie J for breach of contract.
He had nightclub, a seafood restaurant, a sports bar, a clothing line and a music label. All of those projects have failed because of his poor mismanagement.
He does a celebrity boxing match to make a little change cause his rap career is pretty much over.
He has no boxing skills or certification.
He is accused of sleeping with R&B singer Bobby Valentino. They collaborated on a low budget music video. Althea Easton made the claim when they argued over his failure to pay child support.
He has an Instagramaccount after losing several of them due to violations of terms.
He was told by his late mother Mary Scott that his violent temper will always keep him in trouble. She said that if he continues to do this, he will be left with no one.
He was sued by former business partner Dave Mays.
He has a X (formerly Twitter) account. He violates all the terms.
He has attempted to commit suicide after a woman told him about the risks of contacting a sexually transmitted infection from his acts.
He has been physically and mentally abusive towards women and transwomen.
He has filmed his ghostwritten single "Rap Elvis" in Mom's Spaghetti.
He has filmed himself vandalizing property at Mom's Spaghetti.
He has cried alot whenever he has a nervous breakdown.
He was mocked in a YouTube podcaster's animation clip.
He has filmed his "Rap Elvis" music video and it was premiered on a pro Eminem YouTube page.
He has tried to charge people upwards to $10,000 for interviews.
He has snitched on himself or others whenever he is drunk, high or telling his neverending stories about being in the streets. In a podcast interview, Scott walked off when confronted about snitching.
He has tried to unalive himself after he got into a physical assualt with his ex-girlfriend.
He has type-2 diabetes.
He has defended Bill Cosby, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jay-Z, R. Kelly, Kobe Bryant and accused sexual predators in Black entertainment.
He has this obsession with not being called "dude" or repeatedly saying "You know what I'm sayin'" when he tells his neverending stories about Eminem, his upbringing and being in the streets.
He has literally proven to Eminem, he is a "Stan."
He is a grandfather to Coi Leray's child Miyoco.
He is considered the worst rapper in modern history.
He has no neck.
He has no fame.
It is part of an ongoing feud that has been going on for over 20 years. It is the only thing memorable about him. Besides the reality series, "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta", Scott was the former co-owner of The Source Magazine and Hip-Hop Weekly.
He can't be chasing any romantic partners under 50 anymore.
Be a father to his kids. Be a grandfather to his grandchildren.
Get that AARP card so he can get some of those damn discounts.
Go into the gym and do some flexing but no more for the camera.
Em literally put the nail in the coffin on Scott's rap career.
Scott has been jealous of his daughter Coi Leray generating more buzz in her career.
Scott will react to 50 trolling him again.
Just to make this clear, Scott has tendencies to be bipolar, suicidal, violent and mentally unstable when he is under the influence of drugs and alcohol. So here the number for people dealing with mental illness and has suicidal tendencies.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.
You can get help if you, a loved one or friend are dealing with drug abuse.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
If you or a loved one are a victim of domestic violence, you can call a 24-hour crisis hotline at 1-800-300-1080 or visit www.corasupport.org.
The Network/La Red’s 24-hour hotline, 1-800-832-1901 provides confidential emotional support, information, referrals, safety planning, and crisis intervention for lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and/or transgender (LGBTQ+) folks, as well as folks in kink and polyamorous communities who are being abused or have been abused by a partner.
I am certain that Scott will deny being bisexual. He will endlessly talk his days at The Source, him being a grandfather and his feud with Eminem for years to come.
To this day, Scott blames Em, 50 Cent, Jimmy Iovine, Angie Martinez, Funkmaster Flex, Julia Beverly, Kim Osorio, Mr. Gzuz, Coi Leray, Real World Police, Althea Easton, Stevie J, Joseline Hernández, Mona Scott, NoLifeShaq, The Evolve, Crypt, Knox Hill, Steve Knight, JayBlac, DJ Vlad, Busta Rhymes, Russell Simmons, Quincy Jones III, DJ Mister Cee, Star, Angela Yee, Wendy Williams, Charleston White and even his old friend Dave Mays for his fucked up situations.
What would be the best nickname for Raymond "Benzino" Scott?
Scott keeps saying that no one in the hood plays Eminem's music. Yet, he doesn't consider his music or even rivals Eminem defeated is played in the hood.
Scott said Em's music is trailer trash and most of his fans voted for Donald J. Trump. Eminem despises Trump and endorsed Kamala Harris for president. He normally doesn't get politiical but he hates politicians who target his music.
Eminem has dissed Candace Owens, Bill O'Reilly, C. Delores Tucker, Tipper Gore, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy and Majorie Taylor Greene.
He said thinks Em rhymes "masturbater in the elevator" whenever he's on the mic.
While Em does say controversial things, most of his lyrics are mostly double entredre. It usually flies over Scott's head. If Em was being subliminal, Scott would be spared the wrath.
Scott aimed at Em's family (daughter and grandson). Eminem responded in due time. He personally goes after rap rivals who still don't understand why he is considered one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Tell me:
Has anyone in the hood ever heard of a Benzino song (other than the most recent disses)?
Or perhaps has anyone ever played any of Benzino's music?
Let me make this clear. If you believe your street credibility leads to you being arrested, financially struggling, estranged from your family, constantly angry at people, always trying win favor for unruly behavior; it's not the streets, it's you.
Raymond Scott, please get some mental health treatment. Try to repair the broken relationship with Coi, Chavo, Taj and Zino. Stop capping. Act your fucking age. Stop obsessing with Eminem.
Your behavior is a totally a prediction of being a stan or seriously mentally disturbed human being. You know I'm sayin'?
