Risto Benji Murdered
Dancehall deejay Risto Benji (real name – Michael Benjamin), who rose to some prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a young entertainer with hits such as “Passport Buddy” (featured below) and “Gun John Crow”, was reportedly shot dead last night by a gunman in an area known as “Vietnam” in Church Pen, St. Catherine.
It’s reported that at approximately 10 p.m. last night, Benji was sitting outside a house, when a man walked up and shot him multiple times. Benji later died at hospital. The police have not yet established a motive for his murder.
More sad news and another life gone
and babylon cause it <— fact.
RiP Risto, god keep you safe now.
(imho passport buddy was a no.1 worldwide dancehall track, every dancehall dj had it and it still smashes up the dance today!)
Well Benji tun robber an him a move inna som dutty ways but still no rite fi tek a life like dat
R.I.P Risto YOU ARE GONE BUT WON’T FORGOTTING.
risto was like a brother we grow up together in water house we work on the same sound king jammys travel all over the world you will be miss rip your music lives on
rest in peace mi brethen
rest in peace Benji,the music fraternity has lost another son.
Another sad loss for JA music. Enjoyed his tunes back in the day! Rest In Peace.
May ur BODY,MIND AND SOUL Rest In Perfect Peace Zeen? Spiritually de breda no dead a jounrney imma make soon we ago meet
Sad thing,
The man had some good tunes, never forget about his name!
Gun violence is still a serious matter in Jamaica, despite the progress that has been made.
No to guns, yes to life!!
May god bless his soul,
P
B* C*…another entertainer bites the dust before his time. Senseless murders must haffe stop for Jamaica to have enough bredren to tkae care o de sistren an pickney dem…mi saaddd…becca boom se dat !
Its sad when family members have to read things like this in the paper…..
thanks for the kind remarks about my cousin
another brother from the musical family as been taken away from us RISTO BENJI JAH KNOW STAR \ RUFF OUT THEIR
rest in peace Benji your will allways live on
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Man, am going to miss Bengi for good. Uno memba Benji at Sting 1990? Shabba ranks vs Ninja man clash 1990?
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rest in peace benjie
This is terrible news. Another boss d.j. get kill. Risto Benjie, rest in peace. Why them haffi kill entertainer? Them kill one more ah we d.j. brother.
A life over death buh dis a real bad news inadi whole wurl’. R.I.P.