Coi Leray has called out her dad, Benzino, after accusing him of threatening her and her mother.
Following a radio interview Coi did earlier this week, in which she referred to her father as “broke,” the rapper said that her dad has been hitting her and her mom with threats.
She tweeted, “My dad is texting my mom threatening her and me because I said he went broke on the breakfast club on the day of my album release. I hate to bring this sh*t to social media but my father need help. Sorry if I offended you on breakfast club but don’t treatment me or my mom because you hate to admit that we went broke after the source.”
Coi continued, “Build a f**king bridge and get over it that’s why I don’t even like mentioning his name. That’s why I never mentioned his name coming into this industry cause he can’t get over his past and don’t even realize how much he damaging when he does this stuff.”
The rapper added, “The devil is working!!!! THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE when everything is going soo good, here he comes being weird trying to f**k up somebody’s life. He texting my mom threatening her talking about some watch. Grow up YOU WAS JUST TRYNA GET HER TO DO GROWING UP HIP HOP !! WE DONT WANT THAT LIFE !!!! She’s tryna be here for me and support me while you tryna find every way to beef with me and suck the life out of me I’m tired. I’m your only f**king daughter. You worried about being called broke on the day of my debut album. You ain’t even text me congratulations, you so bitter and evil. Ima pray for you.”
During her appearance on the radio show, Coi explained that after her dad lost his hip-hop magazine, The Source, they struggled financially.
Benzino responded via Twitter, writing, “To whom this may concern…LEGENDS don’t play the back….they set the standards. Thank you my brothers @cthagod & @djenvy for sticking up for me and not letting a false narrative of who I am and what I’ve accomplished happen. I put in too much work in the culture.”
He continued, “The problem with this social generation is they have no respect or regard for who came before then and how they laid the blueprint for them to be successful. I always revered those who came before me and I am grateful to the legends of Hip Hop.”
Benzino also wrote, “And I’m tired this 'old talk' Hip hop is over 40 years young and the ones who appeal to older and younger will be the most successful. Anyone who thinks that because you’re in you’re 40’s and 50’s you should just go sit in a rocking chair and still don’t live out and pursue their dreams and aspirations are idiots. All you young people who are in their 20s and successful at rapping, chances are you still will be rapping in your 50s PERIOD.”