Benny The Butcher and 38 Spesh first connected on the word of the late DJ Shay, the producer who Benny and many other members of Buffalo, New York’s Griselda movement called a mentor. Shay’s Parkside Studios was a hub for upstate rappers where Benny recorded most of his early work. …
Read More »'Ed, Don't Die': Sofia Vergara Wants a 'Modern Family' Reboot
After her turn as a Colombian drug lord in the Netflix miniseries, Griselda, Sofia Vergara has said she would reprise her role as Modern Family‘s hilarious trophy wife. But that’s only as long as her TV husband, Jay (Ed O’Neill), doesn’t die. In a new Variety cover story, Vergara said …
Read More »The True Story of Griselda Blanco, Deadly 'Cocaine Godmother' of Miami
Most remember Griselda Blanco as the “Black Widow,” a ruthless Colombian drug lord whose network flooded Miami with cocaine, brought in $80 million a month nationally, and who’s been personally implicated in a rumored 200 murders. Michael Corleone Blanco, her youngest son raised at the height of her drug-trafficking empire, …
Read More »Through Immense Loss, Benny the Butcher Focused on the 'Level Up'
It’s a celebration for Benny the Butcher in New York’s Def Jam offices. I got to speak with the Griselda rapper in late December, the same day that the Buffalo MC and members of his team came down for a Def Jam-sponsored event ahead of his debut album with the …
Read More »Sofia Vergara, Netflix Sued by Drug Lord's Son as He Tries to Block 'Griselda' Premiere
The only surviving son of notorious “Cocaine Godmother” Griselda Blanco is suing to block the upcoming premiere of the Netflixlimited seriesGriselda on the grounds that it relies on his “private narratives” without permission. Plaintiff Michael Sepulveda Blanco alleges in paperwork filed Friday that Netflix, Sofia Vergara and other producers behind …
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