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Risto Benji shot and Killed
by DRW
(Jamaica)
Risto Benji
Dancehall artiste Risto Benji who's real name is Michael Benjamin was shot and Killed on Monday May 16, 2011 in an area known as "Vietnam" in Church Pen, St. Catherine, Jamaica.
Reports are that the 36-year artiste was sitting outside a house when a gunman walked up to him and opened fire hitting him several times, he was rushed to hospital where he later died.
Risto Benji is rose prominence in the late 80s-early 90s as a young entertainer with hits such as “Passport Buddy” and “Gun John Crow”, "Mama Cry" feat. Beenie Man and "Pepper Pot" feat Ninja man.dy
Listen to Passport Buddy below..{contains explict lyrics}