While speaking with Real 92.3’s ‘The Cruz Show,’ fast-rising femcee Coi Leray talks her relationship with her dad Benzino, who is also a rapper and Hip-Hop icon.
Coi Leray & Benzino’s Recent Beef
Coi and Benzino have been in the headlines for some time now, especially after the proud father accidentally slipped up and revealed that his daughter had a collab coming with rap veteran Nicki Minaj.
Now, we all know Benzino’s diarrhea of the mouth got the song pulled before Nicki had a change of heart, out of respect for Coi, and agreed to release the song.
Prior to the song finally seeing the light of day, Benzino did apologize to his daughter, making note of how his pride got in the way of industry politics, further noting how he of all people knows how things go. Coi and Benzino, on the internet, have since been a little rocky since the public feud, including several social media exchanges.
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Benzino’s Recent Song
Following Coi’s song controversy, Benzino recently dropped his own song called “Zino Vs. The Planet.” On the track, Benzino addressed his daughter, repeatedly telling her that he loves her — but also sending shots at her mother, rapping, “Daughter tripping, blame her mother.”
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Coi Leray Wants Benzino’s IG Deleted
While Coi hasn’t responded publicly to her father’s new song, she’s now appeared in an interview, claiming she wants his Instagram account deleted.
Coi tells J Cruz how she prays for her father following their public feuds. She then reveals how she contacts Instagram. J Cruz asks her if she reports Benzino’s posts and she exclaims, “You crazy?! Yes. Hell yes, I try to report him! ‘Cause he needs to know the ‘off’ button. He does not know the ‘off’ button. And my dad doesn’t understand, I love my dad, because family is everything. But blood don’t make you family. And when you start doing sh*t that starts questioning your loyalty and who you are as a person, especially to your own daughter … I forgive. I have faith. That’s why I’m still here and able to be like ‘Yo, [that’s] my father. I have faith.”
Coi is then asked, “If you could, would you square up with your dad?” She responds, “If I could, I would knock him the f*ck out. I would if I could. But, no. I just have to pray for him. And I want him to heal offline. I really do. I feel like that’s how we’re going to be able to get better. I’m doing everything I gotta do for me. This my time. So, you gon’ see me on social media everywhere. TikTok. Instagram. Twitter, whatever. But, him? I’m not saying that he shouldn’t be going on and living his life, but you definitely shouldn’t be using these platforms to tarnish my life and show people what it really is. ‘Cause if we take it there, it ain’t gon’ end well. And he knows that. So, while we’re trying to go ahead and better ourselves and hopefully have a relationship in the future, we gotta start somewhere, you know? “