Benjy Speaks

Benjy Melendez describes his song about Cornell "Black Benjie" Benjamin, fellow Ghetto Brother.

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• Bronx
• street
• gang

[712suavecito]

@Mannyc53 My Brother Black Ben like many others came to the Ghetto Brothers Storefront with a drug problem

and the Rule then was "Detox and become a Ghetto Brother/Sista, Prospect." However a couple of gangs were

going to Rumble in the school yard so Black Benjy wanted to try his hand at diplomacy, the gangs didn't know him and murdered him on the spot.

[712suavecito]

The Ghetto Brothers from Trinity Ave. were the Gang members not the Band members, they came with karate Charlie who also lived on Forest Avenue.

[HeruReturns]

If anyone has any info on black benji please share

[712suavecito]

Karate Charlie introduced YellowBenjy to Black Benjy and knew that he was not capable of handling a job like war or peace administrator because he had no street credit, but Benjy sent him out anyway!

[ZAPDUNGAA]

if you want to see a video of street the beat....type in zapdungaa in the search videos...i posted "crazy boy" and "falling in love" from hispanic horizons, with the original street the beat line-up, robert,benjy,victor & manny. i also posted a video clip of them on bleeker street i 1984, i filmed it. this clip has their cousin david silver, after manny left.

:D zapdungaa

[macvspc]

Yea!!!!!

[punkrockkhic]

Thats mu uncle too!

[Mannyc53]

Who in the world is Black Benji & what song are you talking about. What ever happen to Street the Beat?

[macvspc]

That's my Uncle!!!

[macvspc]

That's my Uncle!!!