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In 2014, Westside Gunn founded Griselda Records, through which Benny, Conway and Westside Gunn would self-release their own projects. Pennicks music would take a major shift from popular sounds and reused beats from existing artists, as was the trend in the 2000's mixtape period, to more targeted in house production. He adopted the sound pioneered by his cousins Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine and developed by the in house producer [[Daringer (producer)|Daringer]]. Pennick appeared on many releases by Griselda Records and started to gain popularity as a regular featured artist. Around the same time Pennick founded the Black Soprano Family, a collective of Buffalo rappers that he was affiliated with. They released the collective mixtape Black Soprano Family on May 11 2015<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Soprano Family by Benny the Butcher |url=https://genius.com/albums/Benny-the-butcher/Black-soprano-family |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref>. He then released the mixtape My 1 on a 1 in 2016. The Black Soprano mixtape is seen by fans and critics as a culmination of Pennicks previous sonic style choices and the end of his work as 'Benny'. Future releases from this point would be under the moniker ''''Benny the Butcher'''<nowiki/>'.
In 2014, Westside Gunn founded Griselda Records, through which Benny, Conway and Westside Gunn would self-release their own projects. Pennicks music would take a major shift from popular sounds and reused beats from existing artists, as was the trend in the 2000's mixtape period, to more targeted in house production. He adopted the sound pioneered by his cousins Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine and developed by the in house producer [[Daringer (producer)|Daringer]]. Pennick appeared on many releases by Griselda Records and started to gain popularity as a regular featured artist. Around the same time Pennick founded the Black Soprano Family, a collective of Buffalo rappers that he was affiliated with. They released the collective mixtape Black Soprano Family on May 11 2015<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Soprano Family by Benny the Butcher |url=https://genius.com/albums/Benny-the-butcher/Black-soprano-family |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref>. He then released the mixtape My 1 on a 1 in 2016. The Black Soprano mixtape is seen by fans and critics as a culmination of Pennicks previous sonic style choices and the end of his work as 'Benny'. Future releases from this point would be under the moniker ''''Benny the Butcher'''<nowiki/>'.


'''2016 - 2019: New Sound and Critical Acclaim'''
'''2016 - 2017: Benny The Butcher and New Artistic Direction'''


During 2016, Pennick began to work with the in house producer for Griselda Records, Daringer, and moulded his sound tyo match the sonic aesthetics of other Griselda imprint members. He released his first solo mixtape under Griselda, titled '[[My First Brick]]', on October 8 2016. This mixtape marked a change in Pennicks style and choice of beats to rap over. The mixtape followed a more '[[boom bap]]' aesthetic, incorporating live instruments instead of the more heavily 808's and synthesisers typical of his previous mixtape efforts, and showed more experimentation with sound.
During 2016, Pennick began to work with the in house producer for Griselda Records, Daringer, and moulded his sound tyo match the sonic aesthetics of other Griselda imprint members. He released his first solo mixtape under Griselda, titled '[[My First Brick]]', on October 8 2016. This mixtape marked a change in Pennicks style and choice of beats to rap over. The mixtape followed a more '[[boom bap]]' aesthetic, incorporating live instruments instead of the more heavily 808's and synthesisers typical of his previous mixtape efforts, and showed more experimentation with sound. He then released the EP '[[17 Bullets Benny The Butcher Album|17 Bullets]]', emphasising on his new artistic direction.


On March 3, 2017, Griselda (as a collective), as well as Pennick's cousins Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine, signed a deal with [[Eminem]]'s [[Shady Records]], a subsidiary of [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]. In April 2017, Benny the Butcher and his collective Black Soprano Family signed a label deal with [[Entertainment One Music]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Black Soprano Family: eOne BSF Signing Day|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLQrYZNwdmw|website=YouTube}}</ref>
On March 3, 2017, Griselda (as a collective), as well as Pennick's cousins Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine, signed a deal with [[Eminem]]'s [[Shady Records]], a subsidiary of [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]. In April 2017, Benny the Butcher and his collective Black Soprano Family signed a label deal with [[Entertainment One Music]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Black Soprano Family: eOne BSF Signing Day|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLQrYZNwdmw|website=YouTube}}</ref> While working on his next project and debut album, Following this, he released the EP '[[Tommy Devitos Breakfast]]' on October 28, 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tommy DeVito's Breakfast by Benny the Butcher |url=https://genius.com/albums/Benny-the-butcher/Tommy-devito-s-breakfast |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref>.


That same year, on November 17 2017, Pennick, as Benny the Butcher, released the mixtape '[[Butcher On Steroid|Butcher On Steroids]]', in collaboration with [[DJ Green Lantern]]. This was part of a series of mixtapes that DJ Green Lantern was creating with Griselda Records members, having made similar 'Steroids' mixtapes with Conway The Machine and Westside Gunn. The mixtape was received with critical acclaim and widely praised by fans and critics who noted Pennicks progression and refined sonic<ref>{{Citation |last=Benny The Butcher |title=Butcher On Steroids |date=2017 |url=http://archive.org/details/bennythebutcher-butcheronsteroids |access-date=2023-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Butcher on Steroids by Benny the Butcher - RYM/Sonemic |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/mixtape/benny-the-butcher/butcher-on-steroids/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en}}</ref>.
That same year, on November 17 2017, Pennick, as Benny the Butcher, released the mixtape '[[Butcher On Steroid|Butcher On Steroids]]', in collaboration with [[DJ Green Lantern]]. This was part of a series of mixtapes that DJ Green Lantern was creating with Griselda Records members, having made similar 'Steroids' mixtapes with Conway The Machine and Westside Gunn. The mixtape was received with critical acclaim and widely praised by fans and critics who noted Pennicks progression and refined sonic Palette<ref>{{Citation |last=Benny The Butcher |title=Butcher On Steroids |date=2017 |url=http://archive.org/details/bennythebutcher-butcheronsteroids |access-date=2023-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Butcher on Steroids by Benny the Butcher - RYM/Sonemic |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/mixtape/benny-the-butcher/butcher-on-steroids/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en}}</ref>.


On November 23, 2018, he released his debut studio album ''Tana Talk 3'', produced by [[The Alchemist (musician)|The Alchemist]] and Griselda producer Daringer, and includes features from [[Westside Gunn]], [[Conway the Machine]] and [[Royce da 5'9"]]. The album was critically acclaimed and brought widespread attention to the rapper.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wallace |first1=Riley |title=Review: Benny The Butcher Crafts His Magnum Opus With "Tana Talk 3" |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3320/title.review-benny-the-butcher-crafts-his-magnum-opus-with-tana-talk-3 |website=HipHopDX|date=November 30, 2018 }}</ref>
Capitalising on the success of Butcher on Steroids, Pennick collaborated with his hometown friend and fellow rapper, [[38 Spesh]], to release the joint mixtape '[[Stabbed and Shot]]', officially released on 18th February 2018<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stabbed & Shot by Benny The Butcher & 38 Spesh |url=https://genius.com/albums/Benny-the-butcher-and-38-spesh/Stabbed-shot |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref>.

'''2018 - 2019: Debut Album Tana Talk 3, The Plugs I Met, WWCD and Critical Acclaim'''

On November 23, 2018, Pennick released his debut studio album [[Tana Talk 3]], produced by [[The Alchemist (musician)|The Alchemist]] and Griselda in house producer [[Daringer (producer)|Daringer]]. This would be the third in the installments of 'Tana Talk' projects, named after the block Pennick grew up on, Montana Avenue. The cover is a painting of his deceased older half-bother, MachineGun Black as a baby, and the lyrics to the album would focus heavily on Pennicks feelings on the death of his brother. The album was developed by setting aside suitable songs and beats created during Westside Gunns '[[Hitler Wears Hermes IV|Hitler Wears Hermes 6]]' recording sessions<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tana Talk 3 by Benny the Butcher |url=https://genius.com/albums/Benny-the-butcher/Tana-talk-3 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref>. Once those recording sessions were complete The Alchemist and Pennick completed recording other songs within 2 weeks. Critics praised the production and content of the album, saying 'There’s a certain introspection that guides Benny’s lyrics on this song, as he touches on topics ranging from drug trafficking to police racism in the murder of Eric Garner'<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shackleford |first=Sy |date=2023-07-24 |title=Benny the Butcher :: Tana Talk 3 – RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2020/04/benny-the-butcher-tana-talk-3/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>. It is claimed that 'Benny the Butcher crafts his magnus opus with tana Talk 3'<ref>{{Cite web |last=https://hiphopdx.com |first=HipHopDX- |date=2018-11-30 |title=Review: Benny The Butcher Crafts His Magnum Opus With ”Tana Talk 3” |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3320/title.review-benny-the-butcher-crafts-his-magnum-opus-with-tana-talk-3 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}</ref> and that ' the project is all the things you love about everything Griselda ever drops, but with this extra layer of sonic consistency crafted by the two upper-echelon grimy beatsmiths'. The album set a new standard for works coming out from the Griselda Imprint Record Label and established Pennick, who now embraced the moniker 'Benny The Butcher' as a solo rap star seperate from his cousins Westside Gunn and COnway The Machine. He also popularised his trademark phrase 'The Butcher Coming N***a'.

Tana Talk 3 was critically acclaimed and brought widespread attention to the rapper.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wallace |first1=Riley |date=November 30, 2018 |title=Review: Benny The Butcher Crafts His Magnum Opus With "Tana Talk 3" |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3320/title.review-benny-the-butcher-crafts-his-magnum-opus-with-tana-talk-3 |website=HipHopDX}}</ref>


June 21, 2019 marked the release of his fourth extended play, ''The Plugs I Met'' which included guest appearances from [[Black Thought]], [[Pusha T]], [[38 Spesh]], [[Jadakiss]], and [[Conway the Machine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=It's Benny the Butcher's World, and He's Starting to Realize It on 'The Plugs I Met' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/benny-the-butcher-the-plugs-i-met-review |website=Complex}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
June 21, 2019 marked the release of his fourth extended play, ''The Plugs I Met'' which included guest appearances from [[Black Thought]], [[Pusha T]], [[38 Spesh]], [[Jadakiss]], and [[Conway the Machine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=It's Benny the Butcher's World, and He's Starting to Realize It on 'The Plugs I Met' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/benny-the-butcher-the-plugs-i-met-review |website=Complex}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=Benny The Butcher – The Plugs I Met (Album Review)|url=https://globalmoneyworld.com/index.php/2019/06/21/benny-the-butcher-the-plugs-i-met-album-review/ |website=Globalmoneyworld|date=June 21, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine
|title=Benny The Butcher – The Plugs I Met (Album Review)|url=https://globalmoneyworld.com/index.php/2019/06/21/benny-the-butcher-the-plugs-i-met-album-review/ |website=Globalmoneyworld|date=June 21, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine
|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8516894/benny-the-butcher-interview-pusha-t-crowns-for-kings-black-thought |title=Benny the Butcher Explains Why Pusha-T's 'Daytona' Is Like 'Gospel Music,' Premieres 'Crowns For Kings' Featuring Black Thought |date=June 20, 2019 |first= Brian |last=Josephs |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> On August 6, it was announced that Pennick signed a management deal with [[Roc Nation]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ortiz |first1=Edwin |title=Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn Sign Roc Nation Management Deal |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/benny-the-butcher-westside-gunn-sign-to-roc-nation-management |website=Complex}}</ref> Writing about Benny the Butcher's 2019 project, Dan-O of Freemusicempire said "Benny The Butcher did an EP with the greatest guest list of the year. Right after the intro skit you hear him next to Black Thought. Next song Jadakiss, and closing out the project with Pusha T's second best guest appearance of 2019 on 18 Wheeler. No matter who was with him Benny blew like Sonny Rollins on the Sax, whether Conway or Eminem was coming on next...it didn't matter. The Butcher has a gift and no fear."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://freemusicempire.com/2019/12/24/2019-fme-mvp-griselda|title = 2019 Fme MVP =Griselda|date = December 24, 2019}}</ref>
|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8516894/benny-the-butcher-interview-pusha-t-crowns-for-kings-black-thought |title=Benny the Butcher Explains Why Pusha-T's 'Daytona' Is Like 'Gospel Music,' Premieres 'Crowns For Kings' Featuring Black Thought |date=June 20, 2019 |first= Brian |last=Josephs |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> On August 6, it was announced that Pennick signed a management deal with [[Roc Nation]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ortiz |first1=Edwin |title=Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn Sign Roc Nation Management Deal |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/benny-the-butcher-westside-gunn-sign-to-roc-nation-management |website=Complex}}</ref> Writing about Benny the Butcher's 2019 project, Dan-O of Freemusicempire said "Benny The Butcher did an EP with the greatest guest list of the year. Right after the intro skit you hear him next to Black Thought. Next song Jadakiss, and closing out the project with Pusha T's second best guest appearance of 2019 on 18 Wheeler. No matter who was with him Benny blew like Sonny Rollins on the Sax, whether Conway or Eminem was coming on next...it didn't matter. The Butcher has a gift and no fear."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://freemusicempire.com/2019/12/24/2019-fme-mvp-griselda|title = 2019 Fme MVP =Griselda|date = December 24, 2019}}</ref>

'''2020 - Present: Commercial Success and Def Jam Deal'''


On August 27, 2020, Benny the Butcher announced in an interview with [[Adam22]] for No Jumper that he would release an album under eOne called ''[[Burden of Proof (Benny the Butcher album)|Burden of Proof]]'' between late September and early October.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Benny The Butcher Interview: New Album & Label Deal, Scam Accusations, XXL Cover & More|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMB6-dyf9dM|website=YouTube}}</ref> The album was eventually released on October 16 to rave reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Critic Reviews for Burden of Proof – Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/burden-of-proof/benny-the-butcher/critic-reviews|access-date=December 18, 2020|website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
On August 27, 2020, Benny the Butcher announced in an interview with [[Adam22]] for No Jumper that he would release an album under eOne called ''[[Burden of Proof (Benny the Butcher album)|Burden of Proof]]'' between late September and early October.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Benny The Butcher Interview: New Album & Label Deal, Scam Accusations, XXL Cover & More|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMB6-dyf9dM|website=YouTube}}</ref> The album was eventually released on October 16 to rave reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Critic Reviews for Burden of Proof – Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/burden-of-proof/benny-the-butcher/critic-reviews|access-date=December 18, 2020|website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>

Revision as of 13:01, 29 December 2023

Benny the Butcher
Benny the Butcher in 2021
Benny the Butcher in 2021
Background information
Birth nameJeremie Damon Pennick
Also known as
  • 2 Chain Bennymane
  • B.E.N.N.Y.
  • The Butcher
Born (1984-11-27) November 27, 1984 (age 39)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2004–present
Labels5 to 50
Websitebennythebutcherstore.com

Benny the Butcher (born Jeremie Damon Pennick on November 27, 1984), or simply Benny, is an American rapper and song writer. He came to prominence in 2018 following the release of his debut album Tana Talk 3. Along with his cousins and fellow rappers Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine, with which he forms the collective Griselda, he is known for his 90's inspired rap songs and is often credited with leading a revival of so called 'grimy' and 'gritty' hip hop music, influenced by mafioso and drug dealing themes.[1]

After impressing a friend of his with his rapping abilities, Pennick went on to demonstrate his abilities to the uncle of said friend in a studio,[2] and began his burgeoning career as a rapper. Despite being signed at 15, he continued to engage in drug dealing activities for a significant portion of his early life. Following the death of his brother, Machine Gun Blak, Pennick released numerous mixtapes and collaboration albums. His notable and most cited works are the albums Butcher on Steroids, Tana Talk 3, Burden of Proof, Tana Talk 4 and the EP The Plugs I Met.

Pennicks music often centres on his experiences as a young drug dealer in Buffallo, New York and the obstacles and experiences encountered. He has been praised by peers and critics for his story telling and choice of sound.[3]

Life and Early Career

Early Upbringing

Pennick was born on November 27, 1984 and was the 2nd eldest of 8 siblings, raised by a single mother. he spent his childhood growing up in Montana Avenue in the city of Buffallo, New York. Due to the prevelant youth poverty rate in the area, Pennick started dealing heroin at the age of 14,[4] despite witnessing his mother struggle with addiction.

Early Career and First Mixtape

Early in his career Pennick started to work with local Buffallo hip hop stalwart DJ Shay and started to record songs regularly. Pennick released his first mixtape titled Tana Talk in 2004. Pennick notes he printed 5,000 copies of his mixtape and handed them out for free to gain fans. Tana Talk 1 is considered a piece of lost media, of which Pennick himself initially commented that he does not have a copy. However, in an interview promoting Tana Talk 3 Pennick hinted that he does have the source files for the mixtape, and would release the mixtape should he feel inclined to in the future.[5] He released the follow up, Tana Talk 2, in 2005.

2005-2013: Shooting of Brother, Marchello Lowery and Initial Mixtapes

On October 3, 2006, Pennick’s older brother Marchello Lowery, also known as Machine Gun Blak, was shot in a drive by shooting on Montana Block, in Buffallo New York. Pennick was in jail for violating his parole at the time. The death of Lowery impacted Pennick and his cousins profoundly, and has a major influence on the content of their music and lyrics.[6]

Motivated by the legacy and work ethic of Lowery, Pennick started to record songs and compile mixtapes at an increased rate, releasing 12 between 2007 and 2013[7]. During this time he was still an active drug dealer, being caught numerous times by the police and serving multiple sentences in prison.

2014 - 2016: Signing to Griselda Records, Black Soprano Family and Final projects as 'Benny'.

In 2014, Westside Gunn founded Griselda Records, through which Benny, Conway and Westside Gunn would self-release their own projects. Pennicks music would take a major shift from popular sounds and reused beats from existing artists, as was the trend in the 2000's mixtape period, to more targeted in house production. He adopted the sound pioneered by his cousins Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine and developed by the in house producer Daringer. Pennick appeared on many releases by Griselda Records and started to gain popularity as a regular featured artist. Around the same time Pennick founded the Black Soprano Family, a collective of Buffalo rappers that he was affiliated with. They released the collective mixtape Black Soprano Family on May 11 2015[8]. He then released the mixtape My 1 on a 1 in 2016. The Black Soprano mixtape is seen by fans and critics as a culmination of Pennicks previous sonic style choices and the end of his work as 'Benny'. Future releases from this point would be under the moniker 'Benny the Butcher'.

2016 - 2017: Benny The Butcher and New Artistic Direction

During 2016, Pennick began to work with the in house producer for Griselda Records, Daringer, and moulded his sound tyo match the sonic aesthetics of other Griselda imprint members. He released his first solo mixtape under Griselda, titled 'My First Brick', on October 8 2016. This mixtape marked a change in Pennicks style and choice of beats to rap over. The mixtape followed a more 'boom bap' aesthetic, incorporating live instruments instead of the more heavily 808's and synthesisers typical of his previous mixtape efforts, and showed more experimentation with sound. He then released the EP '17 Bullets', emphasising on his new artistic direction.

On March 3, 2017, Griselda (as a collective), as well as Pennick's cousins Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine, signed a deal with Eminem's Shady Records, a subsidiary of Interscope. In April 2017, Benny the Butcher and his collective Black Soprano Family signed a label deal with Entertainment One Music.[9] While working on his next project and debut album, Following this, he released the EP 'Tommy Devitos Breakfast' on October 28, 2017[10].

That same year, on November 17 2017, Pennick, as Benny the Butcher, released the mixtape 'Butcher On Steroids', in collaboration with DJ Green Lantern. This was part of a series of mixtapes that DJ Green Lantern was creating with Griselda Records members, having made similar 'Steroids' mixtapes with Conway The Machine and Westside Gunn. The mixtape was received with critical acclaim and widely praised by fans and critics who noted Pennicks progression and refined sonic Palette[11][12].

Capitalising on the success of Butcher on Steroids, Pennick collaborated with his hometown friend and fellow rapper, 38 Spesh, to release the joint mixtape 'Stabbed and Shot', officially released on 18th February 2018[13].

2018 - 2019: Debut Album Tana Talk 3, The Plugs I Met, WWCD and Critical Acclaim

On November 23, 2018, Pennick released his debut studio album Tana Talk 3, produced by The Alchemist and Griselda in house producer Daringer. This would be the third in the installments of 'Tana Talk' projects, named after the block Pennick grew up on, Montana Avenue. The cover is a painting of his deceased older half-bother, MachineGun Black as a baby, and the lyrics to the album would focus heavily on Pennicks feelings on the death of his brother. The album was developed by setting aside suitable songs and beats created during Westside Gunns 'Hitler Wears Hermes 6' recording sessions[14]. Once those recording sessions were complete The Alchemist and Pennick completed recording other songs within 2 weeks. Critics praised the production and content of the album, saying 'There’s a certain introspection that guides Benny’s lyrics on this song, as he touches on topics ranging from drug trafficking to police racism in the murder of Eric Garner'[15]. It is claimed that 'Benny the Butcher crafts his magnus opus with tana Talk 3'[16] and that ' the project is all the things you love about everything Griselda ever drops, but with this extra layer of sonic consistency crafted by the two upper-echelon grimy beatsmiths'. The album set a new standard for works coming out from the Griselda Imprint Record Label and established Pennick, who now embraced the moniker 'Benny The Butcher' as a solo rap star seperate from his cousins Westside Gunn and COnway The Machine. He also popularised his trademark phrase 'The Butcher Coming N***a'.

Tana Talk 3 was critically acclaimed and brought widespread attention to the rapper.[17]

June 21, 2019 marked the release of his fourth extended play, The Plugs I Met which included guest appearances from Black Thought, Pusha T, 38 Spesh, Jadakiss, and Conway the Machine.[18][19][20] On August 6, it was announced that Pennick signed a management deal with Roc Nation.[21] Writing about Benny the Butcher's 2019 project, Dan-O of Freemusicempire said "Benny The Butcher did an EP with the greatest guest list of the year. Right after the intro skit you hear him next to Black Thought. Next song Jadakiss, and closing out the project with Pusha T's second best guest appearance of 2019 on 18 Wheeler. No matter who was with him Benny blew like Sonny Rollins on the Sax, whether Conway or Eminem was coming on next...it didn't matter. The Butcher has a gift and no fear."[22]

2020 - Present: Commercial Success and Def Jam Deal

On August 27, 2020, Benny the Butcher announced in an interview with Adam22 for No Jumper that he would release an album under eOne called Burden of Proof between late September and early October.[23] The album was eventually released on October 16 to rave reviews.[24]

On March 19, 2021, Benny the Butcher released the sequel to The Plugs I Met EP, with a collaboration EP with Harry Fraud, named The Plugs I Met 2. This EP received widespread critical acclaim from various music critics.[25]

On November 12, 2021, he officially signed a record deal with Def Jam Recordings for upcoming releases. The announcement was made by American rapper Snoop Dogg, a creative consultant for the label, on Joe Rogan's podcast The Joe Rogan Experience a week after Benny the Butcher was featured on Snoop Dogg's single "Murder Music" alongside Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes.[26][27]

On January 28, 2022, Benny released the single, "Johnny P's Caddy", with rapper J. Cole. The song is the lead single from Benny's album, Tana Talk 4, which he has labeled "album of the year".[28] Tana Talk 4 was eventually released on March 11 to generally favorable reviews.[29]

Personal life

In November 2020, in Houston, Texas, Benny the Butcher was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery in a Walmart parking lot.[30]

On October 27, 2021, Benny the Butcher cancelled a concert at Detroit's Saint Andrew's Hall after he was hospitalized with asthma, a condition he has both rapped about and spoken about in interviews.[31][32] In a verified annotation on Genius's lyric page for his song "Where Would I Go" off the 2020 album Burden of Proof, he wrote he has lived with asthma for 25 years and the condition forces him to go to the emergency room two or three times a year: "I got to be careful, I got to make sure I wear my mask, I got to make sure I'm taking my medicine. Running the streets and being in and out of prison, it's probably something I haven't done the best of. But being older, that's something that I take care of".[33]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[34] 		US
R&B/HH
[35] 		US
Rap
[36] 		US
Ind.
[37] 		CAN
[38]
Tana Talk 3 — — — — —
Burden of Proof
  • Released: October 16, 2020
  • Label: Griselda, Empire
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming
 27 14 15 8 100
Tana Talk 4
  • Released: March 11, 2022
  • Label: Griselda, Black Soprano Family, Empire
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming
 22 12 9 6 —
Everybody Can't Go
  • Scheduled: January 26, 2024
  • Label: 5 to 50, Def Jam
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 To be released

Collaboration albums

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
Title Album details
Butcher on Steroids
(with DJ Green Lantern)
  • Released: November 27, 2017
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
Trust the Sopranos
(with 38 Spesh)
  • Released: May 21, 2021
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming

Extended plays

Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
[34] 		US
R&B/HH
[35] 		US
Rap
[36] 		US
Ind.
[37] 		UK
R&B
[39]
17 Bullets
  • Released: December 26, 2016[40]
  • Label: Black Soprano Family
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — — — — —
Tommy Devito's Breakfast
(with Cuns)
  • Released: October 28, 2017
  • Label: Tuff Kong
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — — — — —
A Friend of Ours
  • Released: June 1, 2018[41]
  • Label: Black Soprano Family
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — — — — —
The Plugs I Met
  • Released: June 21, 2019[42]
  • Label: Black Soprano Family
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — — — 22 —
Statue of Limitations
(with Smoke DZA)
  • Released: October 18, 2019[43]
  • Label: RFC, Cinematic
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — — — 38 —
The Plugs I Met 2
(with Harry Fraud)
  • Released: March 19, 2021
  • Label: Black Soprano Family, SRFSCHL
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 33 16 13 5 21
Pyrex Picasso
  • Released: August 13, 2021[44]
  • Label: Black Soprano Family, Rare Scrilla
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
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Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
Title Album details
Tana Talk
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: 2004
  • Formats: LP
B.E.N.N.Y. vs. Lil Wayne
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: 2007
  • Formats: LP
The American D.Boy
(as B.EY)
  • Released: February 9, 2007
  • Formats: LP
American D.Boy II: Lindsay Lohan
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: October 2007
  • Formats: LP
American D.Boy III: Paris Hilton & Kate Moss
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: February 2, 2009
  • Formats: LP
B.E.N.N.Y. Best Ever
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: February 7, 2009
  • Formats: LP
The Mayor's Back
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: February 11, 2009
  • Formats: LP
American D.Boy IV: Amy Winehouse
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: February 12, 2009
  • Formats: LP
Tana Talk 2
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: February 12, 2009
  • Formats: LP
American D.Boy V
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: 2009
  • Formats: LP
Chains Bond
(as 2 Chain Bennymane)
  • Released: April 8, 2009
  • Formats: LP
Benny Montana
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: 2007
  • Formats: LP
Benny Montana
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: June 22, 2010
  • Formats: LP
Married 2 Da Game: The Mixtape
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: 2007
  • Formats: LP
B.E.N.N.Y. Best Ever
(as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • Released: February 26, 2013
  • Formats: LP
Black Soprano Family
(as Benny)
  • Released: May 11, 2015
  • Formats: LP
1 on a 1
(as Benny)
  • Released: March 8, 2016
  • Formats: LP
1 on a 1
  • Released: March 8, 2016
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
My First Brick
  • Released: October 8, 2016
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming

Collaboration mixtapes

  • Best of the Underworld (as B.E.N.N.Y. with Johnal) (2006)
  • Cocaine Cowboys (as B.E.N.N.Y. with .38 Special) (2009)
  • Who Wants What (with Street Entertainment and DJ Kay Slay) (2006)
  • SE Gang Bang Bang (with Street Entertainment) (2005)
  • The Pre-season: Mixtape Series (with Buff City Music Group) (2012)
  • Stabbed & Shot (with 38 Spesh) (2018)
  • Searchin' for a Purpose (with Black Soprano Family) (2020)
  • Da Respected Sopranos (with Black Soprano Family and DJ Drama) (2020)
  • Long Live DJ Shay (with Black Soprano Family) (2022)

With Griselda

Charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[45] 		US
R&B/HH
[46] 		US
Rap
[47] 		CAN
[48] 		WW
[49]
"Johnny P's Caddy"
(with J. Cole) 		2022 72 22 14 84 139 Tana Talk 4

Music videos

As lead artist
Year Album Title Director Featured artist
2015 Black Soprano Family La Familia Austin Martinelli G Herbo
2016 1 On A 1 All In My Head n/c
My First Brick Me & Doug AK.Reed Films
2017 Butcher on Steroids Change THC Films
Hustler's Wife
2018 Stabbed & Shot 2 Weapons n/c 38 Spesh
Man Of The Kitchen GrecTVfilms
A Friend of Ours India Solo Visions El Camino
Long Way Slim Gus. The Video Shotta
Jackpot D. Hawks
Tana Talk 3 Joe Pesci 38 Slim Gus. The Video Shotta
Broken Bottles Mercenary Films
2019 Rubber Bands & Weight Slim Gus. The Video Shotta
Scarface Vs. Sosa Pt. 2 Condido Verona
The Plugs I Met 5 to 50 Otto the Director India
Took the Money to the Plug's House Condido Verona
Sunday School (Live Version) 1000 Words Jadakiss, 38 Spesh
2020 Burden of Proof Legend Joe Lombard Hit-Boy
Famous The Wizard
Trade It All
2021 The Plugs I Met 2 Thanksgiving Harry Fraud
Plug Talk Harry Fraud, 2 Chainz
Survivor's Remorse The Digggers Harry Fraud, Rick Hyde
When Tony Met Sosa Harry Fraud
Overall Paperface Harry Fraud, Chinx
Long Live DJ Shay Mr. Pyrex Man The Wizard
2022 Tana Talk 4 Johnny P's Caddy Heirs J. Cole
10 More Commandments The Wizard Diddy
Bust a Brick Nick Kat, Tony Deniro, Blu
Uncle Bun Nitro4K 38 Spesh
Super Plug CMDelux
/ Welcome to the States n/c
Tana Talk 4 Thowy's Revenge Max Toshiro

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Conflicted Nick Film Debut

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