Grew up hearing of him ...finally met him a year prior to his death when he visited his aunt in Portmore, Winsome Bailey ..she is also now decease as well
I love your down to earth style ✨️ another great video✨️please do a video on Ralph Holness he was a writer and producer of roots plays in the 80s thanks 💯 RIP Risto Benji 🙏
I knew them as well. And his father Cooli Mikey . Who police kill. We all went to Arnold basis school. He’d ve a smaller brother as well. Wot he use to take wit him everywhere.
Did some recordings with him in about 1991 known him since druesland, water house... His dad also met a violent death... So sad... Thanks for your great work...
Shabba used him also could of and of should have done More for Real Benji was exposed to the The Wrong things and he knew it likkle man Needed a Father Figure in his LIFE 🧬 💯💯 where was his Mother when him ah broke Out 😔 Wooow
@@ruthodimah-wi7qv That's exactly what I mean. Shabba took a young Benji under his wing but exposed him to that Mr Loverman X-rated way of life, that's why you could hear those explicit lyrics from him. Lack of discipline & good behavior is just a one way ticket to failure, I guess
Shabba expose and exploit who?? Nuff of you just chat and don’t know nothing. Benji made his own life choices to be a gangster like most ghetto youth. Shabba gave Benji a chance but he was too ignorant to realise his chance to leave the garrison..
@@ruthodimah-wi7qvhow shaba use him make it make sense he chose badness and paid a price for it he was on a path to do what's right it's no one fault but his
Shalom Shalom, Blessed me Brethren his father died violently just like him i remember him growing up in Waterhouse and Drewsland him use to spare with Beenie Man has pre-teens and teenagers, then him use to flex with Shabba Rank. And they use to be frequently D Jay on Heat Wave Disco from Waterhouse. i myself is a Artist from those era
Yes bro! That is indeed true! When I think of Risto Benji I also think of the child star! He never really re-invented himself to adult hood as a musician! I think in his latter years he turn towards the Rastafari movement still! Him use to par round Sizzla ah judgement yard! But probably his past caught up with him! Who knows❤
Raaaas never even know the dj pass on ,, Waterhouse a no no bed 🛌 a rose , life tough fe most youths weh born and grow in a dem area deh , and you find a lot a dem youths deh a suffer from severe depression 😮and don’t even know it ,but a yard we no recognise those things 😢😀🇯🇲🇬🇧
Who do you believe was behind his lyrics? He had the voice, they controlled the words. As a child, he could have been molded better; but the power manipulators saw the money. Why do you think his life ended this way? He was used and thrown away. He knew this.
I think the lyrics were his and like many kids seeking approval and validation I think Risto Benji chose to magnify a life that wasn’t good. I don’t think he would have appealed to hardcore dancehall fans if he was clean cut in his lyrics. We wasn’t going to be a Junior Tucker.
He was an artist who music hit the world especially in the party, his voice tops all who were preforming and he was very talented, it's such ashamed that people takes advantage of those who were trying to become something, it's sad about him death
General Trees, gives an interesting insight to Benjis formaative years. Apparently, Benji and Beeny Man use to fight all the time and Benji would always win. Beeny is now a global success and Benji is no longer with us. Life has some strange twists and turns.
There is no peace when you die in sin or not born again and out of Jesus Christ and living for him in righteousness and holiness and truth in Jesus Christ name amen it’s true be born again and accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and saviour❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🕊🕊🙏🏾🙏🏾
I met Risto Benji in 1987 as well at the Concert Hall in Toronto, along with Shabba Ranks. I also know his Auntie who lives in Toronto, I was shocked when I heard that he was murdered. Because he kind of disappeared from the music scene, definitely did not have alot of manners. However, may his soul rest in peace.
I remembered him running out on stage at Sting 1990 to defend one of his mentors, Shabba Ranks, in the clash he had with Ninja Man. But he was a young lad who didn't take chat from nobody..
I know Risto Benjie from a little boy,he could be my son according to his age. I went to lived in Waterhouse since 1968 and I, useto lived near King 👑 Tubbys.Long before Jammys have no sound or studio 🎙️,I useto Risto Benjie as a little boy. I never knew that Risto Benjie was murdered in St, Catherine,by a lone guy man. I was listening to the same story,by another You Tuber how Risto Benjie got killed.He was the little boy DJ during his time,I useto go by Jammys studio 🎙️ and seeing him there.Some people is saying that how violent Waterhouse is, and it is ghetto but. Yet for all, nobody hurt Risto Benjie there and they killed. Him in the country as how we called it in Jamaica, according to what I understand his death. That seems like someone set it up,it is really, really sad. The way he was killed, for a very popular young man.
Risto Benji was clearly exposed to a sexual adult world and consequently exploited by adults. He was given those slack lyrics to sing and brought into adult venues to do so. May his soul rest peacefully with the Almighty. That young King gone to a better place 🙏🏽🇯🇲
Blessings 👀 mi kno risto Benji 😢 dude use to compete with beenie man hard,way before jammys turn dem Inna star😏sad fi si how it turned out for him,yes he had a rough life 💯 this is facts ,i remember growing up u wouldn't see shabba without benjie,way before di cars dem use to ride bicycles 😅rambo bicycles to be exact,use to pay benjie and beenie 10 cents each fi compete wid each other,suh u know a long time dat,the friendship weh Benjie had wid shabba,mi personally think shabba should've did more to help him 💯 mi care zero.why mi nuh rate shabba,Grammy or not.once u mek it pon a certain level u affie memba weh u a come from or u nah go know weh u go 💯
He was named Michael Benjamin after his father. I'm not sure why you never mentioned my uncle. Or any of his siblings. Thank you for honoring my cousin and keeping his name alive. ❤
I remember him ..also I was close with one of his cousins by the name of Richie, a mechanic my kids' father tried to come to a bar where I was working with his friend n tr to kill me and Richie got a cut on his hand I had to run for my life and hide under a truck... it was near a salvation army but I don't remember where, avnt seen Richie from then.
you ask why risto had slack lyrics as a child he loved Rexton Gordon who was slack also them days we had general echo also yellow man r.i.p risto any baby wayne or simpleton early b great uploads
Risto Benji disrespect all the ppl who could help him, like beenie man , shabba, ninja man and more so none of them look at him when he went broke 💔 😢😢😢😮
These recording producers back in the day they just want to use these young guys for their own good and purpose to make money off of them , they didn't even provide any protection or guidance just sending them here and there and didn't care, he was so young his mother should of known better than that to allow him to sing that the reason she wanted the money he was bringing in regardless of what decade he was in shouldn't have been allowed these young guys always end up dying young due to the people who they surround themselves with ie tenor saw was the same got caught up in bad things and wrong people hence his music career ending abruptly the producers ect are partly to blame not paying them their money so they will eventually go and do things to get money, kind tenor saw sang a song that said 'bout you run come call me mek sure you can pay me' he was talking to certain producers period so sad for such talents death 😢😢😢😢❤
Good day his lyrics were terrible for a child so young, you have to look at the parent's. This is Jamaican bad behaviour letting him sell his soul, that's probably why he met his demise. Adult's are to to take some blame, but you say he was a rude boy. Still very sad to that is he met his end, by a bullet sad nevertheless. Enjoying your platform very much, keep up the good work 🇬🇧🇯🇲😉
🇯🇲🇯🇲 Risto Benji was obviously talented but equally obvious was total lack of discipline and guidance. I personally knew ( lived in adjoining neighborhood) when Bernie Man use to walk in Risto Benji shadow as both were from the same neighborhood friendship circle and “ child stars” promotions. Benji lived a reckless and combative a life as his lyrics. As they grew older Beenie Man overtook Risto Benji as the child star which made him became very jealous and often physically confront Beenie. Long before his end he was known to have gotten in various physical armed confrontations with his neighbors despite or because of his psychotic episodes. When I heard of Benji’s demise, I was not surprise because his father had suffer the same fatal ending as a “ghetto cowboy” with the difference being his dad was killed by law-enforcement.
Again my bredda, great remembrance constructive video.. Maybe you could go a bit deeper and tell us about lesser known geniuses, such as the original squingin(jammys 80’s engineer) But again doing a very 👍🏾 job…
Never knew he died. He let Shabba lead him a stray.challenging artist like Ninjaman . Not that Shabba teach him bad things but he wanted to buss too fast
I didn't know he had die respect to you for letting me know Rip your memory lives on
Hi Paulette, how you doing?
Thanks for sharing .I remember meeting Risto n Shabba Ranks in Canada in 1987 and saw hin live at the concert hall in Toronto.
I was at that concert as well.
Grew up hearing of him ...finally met him a year prior to his death when he visited his aunt in Portmore, Winsome Bailey ..she is also now decease as well
Rip Risto Benji. Party with him the first time he came to 🇨🇦. Thanks for sharing Jamaican Chapter.
There is no peace when you die in sin and out of Jesus Christ amen
I love your down to earth style ✨️ another great video✨️please do a video on Ralph Holness he was a writer and producer of roots plays in the 80s thanks 💯 RIP Risto Benji 🙏
Rip to dancehall artist rest in power
Thanks for sharing ..Risto was someone i knew since he was born.His mom Lorna and Grandma Miss Birdy are family friends. RIP Benji
So what was he like growing up?
@@Naomi-ly3nl him just bad
@@Naomi-ly3nlhe was a rapist.
Bcoz he didn't have no one to steer him in the right direction smh star it's so sad😢😢
I knew them as well. And his father Cooli Mikey . Who police kill. We all went to Arnold basis school. He’d ve a smaller brother as well. Wot he use to take wit him everywhere.
I didn’t even know he died…he was really talented
Me neither
Thank you for sharing.
So sad that this young man was cut down at the hand of someone with a gun.
Thanks for sharing this story. Risto was one indeed one of the great yet tragic child stars in reggae music. Failed by so many adults around him.
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Good video I never remembered Risto Benji thanks for this video.
Did some recordings with him in about 1991 known him since druesland, water house... His dad also met a violent death... So sad... Thanks for your great work...
Good morning I am so glad I found your channel I didn't know this man was dead thank you for your service
Give the guy more like
Thanks for sharing about Risto Benji
Rip Benji talented youth but never grow up with respect and mannerly
Nice job you are doing keep it up.
Its a whoke lot of walking to find this benji house, wow you must be tired, ty for sharing.
Risto benji was very feisty out of order have no behavior
True him never learned to humble himself
He was exploited by all the Elders that should have been there for him plus what and were was his mother. R.I.P. Gone to Soon ✝️
Shabba Ranks was his mentor
Shabba used him also could of and of should have done More for Real Benji was exposed to the The Wrong things and he knew it likkle man Needed a Father Figure in his LIFE 🧬 💯💯 where was his Mother when him ah broke Out 😔 Wooow
@@ruthodimah-wi7qv That's exactly what I mean. Shabba took a young Benji under his wing but exposed him to that Mr Loverman X-rated way of life, that's why you could hear those explicit lyrics from him. Lack of discipline & good behavior is just a one way ticket to failure, I guess
Shabba expose and exploit who?? Nuff of you just chat and don’t know nothing. Benji made his own life choices to be a gangster like most ghetto youth. Shabba gave Benji a chance but he was too ignorant to realise his chance to leave the garrison..
@@ruthodimah-wi7qvhow shaba use him make it make sense he chose badness and paid a price for it he was on a path to do what's right it's no one fault but his
Shalom Shalom, Blessed me Brethren his father died violently just like him i remember him growing up in Waterhouse and Drewsland him use to spare with Beenie Man has pre-teens and teenagers, then him use to flex with Shabba Rank. And they use to be frequently D Jay on Heat Wave Disco from Waterhouse. i myself is a Artist from those era
Always love how u stop by someone else's grave and grave us a sneek peep
At least its clean more than May Pen!
U are Soo true sir big up yourself
THANX FOR THE UPLOAD FROM TEXAS
He was so young on big people let him song those music
Nice and clean cemetery 🤲
In 2025 am learning risto Benji died wow his songs took the place like storm back in the day love dem growing up
Thanks for sharing, great work ❤
Yes bro! That is indeed true! When I think of Risto Benji I also think of the child star! He never really re-invented himself to adult hood as a musician! I think in his latter years he turn towards the Rastafari movement still! Him use to par round Sizzla ah judgement yard! But probably his past caught up with him! Who knows❤
I remember watching Benji way back in the early 90s stage show video cassettes. Shabba ranks would always bring him on stage
I never knew he died
Jamaica is a sick place back then and now.
Good boy back Den 🤟🏿✔️
Bro trust me you’re doing a good job
Raaaas never even know the dj pass on ,, Waterhouse a no no bed 🛌 a rose , life tough fe most youths weh born and grow in a dem area deh , and you find a lot a dem youths deh a suffer from severe depression 😮and don’t even know it ,but a yard we no recognise those things 😢😀🇯🇲🇬🇧
Risto Benji I meet him one time at capleton home
Who do you believe was behind his lyrics? He had the voice, they controlled the words. As a child, he could have been molded better; but the power manipulators saw the money. Why do you think his life ended this way? He was used and thrown away. He knew this.
I think the lyrics were his and like many kids seeking approval and validation I think Risto Benji chose to magnify a life that wasn’t good. I don’t think he would have appealed to hardcore dancehall fans if he was clean cut in his lyrics. We wasn’t going to be a Junior Tucker.
Didn’t know dirt would be red like st Elizabeth talent youth but was missed guided by adults around him
I dont know these people but thanks for sharing enjoy watching
Rest in peace benji
I met him and shabba ranks in Toronto back in the early 90s
Love it🙏🙏
It's said, when someone is being buried, they are crying. They didn't want to leave this earth 😮😮😮
He was an artist who music hit the world especially in the party, his voice tops all who were preforming and he was very talented, it's such ashamed that people takes advantage of those who were trying to become something, it's sad about him death
Like a tire ‘pon rim Risto ride de riddim! RIP🙏🏽
The producer allowed him to record those and its obvious that he was exposed. The promoters were too loose to he was a child.
Him love badness just like many Jamaican artist
He got involved in robbery because he did so many hit songs and he didn't get any money from the producers, he was broke
This cemetery need some good road smh com on Jamaica
General Trees, gives an interesting insight to Benjis formaative years. Apparently, Benji and Beeny Man use to fight all the time and Benji would always win. Beeny is now a global success and Benji is no longer with us. Life has some strange twists and turns.
Good morning!! love your show! Can you please do a retrospective on Daddy Blue? If you can. It would be greatly appreciated!!!
😅😅😅
Mi too
There is no peace when you die in sin or not born again and out of Jesus Christ and living for him in righteousness and holiness and truth in Jesus Christ name amen it’s true be born again and accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and saviour❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🕊🕊🙏🏾🙏🏾
There was a famous man in Trench Town they use to call him Curly Locks please do a video on his grave.
That’s my daughter grandfather
What about nardo and fisherman
@@monicasmith5231 I know those 2 man gone but not forgotten
I didn't know that he died Rip rude youth
I would love u to do a video on Justin hinds and the dominoes
Great video. SIP 💯💐💐💐
I met Risto Benji in 1987 as well at the Concert Hall in Toronto, along with Shabba Ranks. I also know his Auntie who lives in Toronto, I was shocked when I heard that he was murdered. Because he kind of disappeared from the music scene, definitely did not have alot of manners. However, may his soul rest in peace.
R.I.P RISTO..JAH BLESS..
Omg…member when I first heard passport buddy in Brownsville, BK. Said who is this fresh little boy? Grown too fast. RIP😔
Rip my good friend ❤
I remembered him running out on stage at Sting 1990 to defend one of his mentors, Shabba Ranks, in the clash he had with Ninja Man. But he was a young lad who didn't take chat from nobody..
I know Risto Benjie from a little boy,he could be my son according to his age. I went to lived in Waterhouse since 1968 and I, useto lived near King 👑 Tubbys.Long before Jammys have no sound or studio 🎙️,I useto Risto Benjie as a little boy. I never knew that Risto Benjie was murdered in St, Catherine,by a lone guy man. I was listening to the same story,by another You Tuber how Risto Benjie got killed.He was the little boy DJ during his time,I useto go by Jammys studio 🎙️ and seeing him there.Some people is saying that how violent Waterhouse is, and it is ghetto but. Yet for all, nobody hurt Risto Benjie there and they killed. Him in the country as how we called it in Jamaica, according to what I understand his death. That seems like someone set it up,it is really, really sad. The way he was killed, for a very popular young man.
Thanks for this. Rest well cuz
So a long time dancehall spoil an Jamaica too
He was old before he was young.
Never heard of him. RIP Benji
Crazy how people never know benji drop out it mek the news 📰 Rip Risto benji and SLUGGY Ranks do one pon SLUGGY next
Sad 😢 story 😭🤲😢💔🕊️🌹🤲
He was talented but too hype !
Come on Jamrock!! what's with all the bloodletting!! there's crime everywhere,but Jamaica is so small for that much violence
I think Shabba could do much more for him been as look up to him as a father figure,every man is just lovers of themselves fa real its sticky bad😢😢
Great 😅
The lyrics that come out of that young boy's mouth. Out of order songs and adults listening to him. Sad. Sad. Sad. Force ripe.
Risto Benji was clearly exposed to a sexual adult world and consequently exploited by adults. He was given those slack lyrics to sing and brought into adult venues to do so. May his soul rest peacefully with the Almighty. That young King gone to a better place 🙏🏽🇯🇲
The Bible says whenever a man 👨 dies even is very thaught perish until the day of judgement
😂 Better place onĺy When serve Jesus
Blessings 👀 mi kno risto Benji 😢 dude use to compete with beenie man hard,way before jammys turn dem Inna star😏sad fi si how it turned out for him,yes he had a rough life 💯 this is facts ,i remember growing up u wouldn't see shabba without benjie,way before di cars dem use to ride bicycles 😅rambo bicycles to be exact,use to pay benjie and beenie 10 cents each fi compete wid each other,suh u know a long time dat,the friendship weh Benjie had wid shabba,mi personally think shabba should've did more to help him 💯 mi care zero.why mi nuh rate shabba,Grammy or not.once u mek it pon a certain level u affie memba weh u a come from or u nah go know weh u go 💯
He was named Michael Benjamin after his father. I'm not sure why you never mentioned my uncle. Or any of his siblings. Thank you for honoring my cousin and keeping his name alive. ❤
I remember him
..also I was close with one of his cousins by the name of Richie, a mechanic my kids' father tried to come to a bar where I was working with his friend n tr to kill me and Richie got a cut on his hand I had to run for my life and hide under a truck... it was near a salvation army but I don't remember where, avnt seen Richie from then.
you ask why risto had slack lyrics as a child he loved Rexton Gordon who was slack also them days we had general echo also yellow man r.i.p risto any baby wayne or simpleton early b great uploads
Risto Benji disrespect all the ppl who could help him, like beenie man , shabba, ninja man and more so none of them look at him when he went broke 💔 😢😢😢😮
That’s the recording industry! Low low on Morals and upbringing.
Very surprising to hear he died
I knew him and his mom personally we were living in the same community he took off his dad
These recording producers back in the day they just want to use these young guys for their own good and purpose to make money off of them , they didn't even provide any protection or guidance just sending them here and there and didn't care, he was so young his mother should of known better than that to allow him to sing that the reason she wanted the money he was bringing in regardless of what decade he was in shouldn't have been allowed these young guys always end up dying young due to the people who they surround themselves with ie tenor saw was the same got caught up in bad things and wrong people hence his music career ending abruptly the producers ect are partly to blame not paying them their money so they will eventually go and do things to get money, kind tenor saw sang a song that said 'bout you run come call me mek sure you can pay me' he was talking to certain producers period so sad for such talents death 😢😢😢😢❤
This is news to me never knows about his death
I didn't know he pass, R.I.P
First me know seh Benji dead, Jah Jah...
I am shocked
Fuss mi noe sey smady name so
I didn’t know he passed away
Oh yes they kill him I was so upset when I heard...yow a true y'all don't know mi bex like it happened yesterday kmt😢😢
Grew up with his dad mike his uncle Alan Adolph earl in Fairview Ave.waterhose.
Wait! 1975? A young kid! I was born 79!
The date on his tomb shows he was taken away before his time. Rest in peace.
Even in the pictures you could see that he's unrly
So where was shabba ranks during all these dark years?
Raising his own children.
Good day his lyrics were terrible for a child so young, you have to look at the parent's. This is Jamaican bad behaviour letting him sell his soul, that's probably why he met his demise. Adult's are to to take some blame, but you say he was a rude boy. Still very sad to that is he met his end, by a bullet sad nevertheless. Enjoying your platform very much, keep up the good work 🇬🇧🇯🇲😉
Too Judgemental
@joycebryan2584 not at all the person is correct
"Punanny Mekanic"
Bad behavior is like flat tire, it getting you no where 😊
🇯🇲🇯🇲 Risto Benji was obviously talented but equally obvious was total lack of discipline and guidance.
I personally knew ( lived in adjoining neighborhood) when Bernie Man use to walk in Risto Benji shadow as both were from the same neighborhood friendship circle and “ child stars” promotions.
Benji lived a reckless and combative a life as his lyrics.
As they grew older Beenie Man overtook Risto Benji as the child star which made him became very jealous and often physically confront Beenie.
Long before his end he was known to have gotten in various physical armed confrontations with his neighbors despite or because of his psychotic episodes.
When I heard of Benji’s demise, I was not surprise because his father had suffer the same fatal ending as a “ghetto cowboy” with the difference being his dad was killed by law-enforcement.
Bro its career nt caware lol...I've been watching ur videos an heard u said it more while, its funny lol
Where is this Cemetry
The parish of St Catherine.
Again my bredda, great remembrance constructive video.. Maybe you could go a bit deeper and tell us about lesser known geniuses, such as the original squingin(jammys 80’s engineer) But again doing a very 👍🏾 job…
Never knew he died. He let Shabba lead him a stray.challenging artist like Ninjaman . Not that Shabba teach him bad things but he wanted to buss too fast
So the family couldn't put the name Risto Benji on his Headstone . . . Sad