Benny the Butcher

Jeremie Pennick (born November 27, 1984), known professionally as Benny the Butcher (sometimes stylized as B.E.N.N.Y. the Butcher, or simply Benny), is an American rapper from Buffalo, New York. He is part of the hip hop group Griselda with Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine, and is part of the collective Black Soprano Family. Conway the Machine and Westside Gunn are brothers, and Benny the Butcher is their cousin.

Benny the Butcher
Birth nameJeremie Pennick
Also known as
  • 2 Chain Bennymane
  • B.E.N.N.Y.
Born (1984-11-27) November 27, 1984
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2004–present
Labels
Shady Records
Associated acts

Musical career

Benny the Butcher self-released his mixtapes in the late 2000s as B.E.N.N.Y., including The Mayor's Back and Chains Bond.[1] In 2014, Westside Gunn founded Griselda Records, through which Benny, Conway and Westside Gunn would self-release their own projects. In 2016, Benny released his album titled My First Brick followed by the mixtape Butcher on Steroids with DJ Green Lantern in 2017.[2][3] On March 3, 2017, Griselda Records signed a deal with Eminem's Shady Records, a subsidiary of Interscope.[4]

On November 23, 2018, he released his album Tana Talk 3, produced by 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 he began to gain widespread attention.[5] On June 21, 2019, he released the extended play The Plugs I Met, which includes guest appearances from Black Thought, Pusha T, 38 Spesh, Jadakiss, and Conway The Machine.[6][7][8] On August 6, it was announced that Benny signed a management deal with Roc Nation.[9]

Writing about Benny The Butcher's 2019 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." [10]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Married 2 Da Game (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2011)
  • Tana Talk 3 (2018)

Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[11]		 US
Indie
[11]
17 Bullets
  • Release date: December 26, 2016
  • Label: Black Soprano Family
 — —
The Plugs I Met
  • Release date: June 21, 2019
  • Label: Black Soprano Family
 7 22
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Mixtapes
  • Tana Talk 1 (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2004)
  • Best Of The Underworld (as B.E.N.N.Y. w/ Johnal)) (2006)
  • Benny vs. Lil Wayne (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2007)
  • American D Boy 1 (as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • American D Boy 2 (as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • American D Boy 3 (as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • American D Boy 4 (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2009)
  • The Mayor's Back (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2009)
  • Tana Talk 2 (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2009)
  • Chains Bond (as 2 Chain Bennymane) (2009)
  • Benny Montana (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2010)
  • Married 2 Da Game Mixtape (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2011)
  • The White House (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2012)
  • Best Ever (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2013)
  • Black Soprano Family (as Benny) (2015)
  • 1 On A 1 (2016)
  • My First Brick (2016)
  • A Friend Of Ours (2018)

Collaboration albums

Collaboration mixtapes
  • Cocaine Cowboys (as B.E.N.N.Y. with .38 Special) (2009)
  • Tommy Devito's Breakfast (with Cuns) (2017)

With Griselda

References
  1. Kellman, Andy. "Benny the Butcher". AllMusic.
  2. "My First Brick - Benny The Butcher". Amazon.
  3. Ivey, Justin. "Griselda Records' Benny Drops "Butcher On Steroids" With DJ Green Lantern". HipHopDX.
  4. "Shady X Griselda Ink Deal For Westside Gunn and Conway". Shady Records.
  5. Wallace, Riley. "Review: Benny The Butcher Crafts His Magnum Opus With "Tana Talk 3"". HipHopDX.
  6. "It's Benny the Butcher's World, and He's Starting to Realize It on 'The Plugs I Met'". Complex.
  7. "Benny The Butcher – The Plugs I Met (Album Review)". Globalmoneyworld.
  8. Josephs, Brian (June 20, 2019). "Benny the Butcher Explains Why Pusha-T's 'Daytona' Is Like 'Gospel Music,' Premieres 'Crowns For Kings' Featuring Black Thought". Billboard.
  9. Ortiz, Edwin. "Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn Sign Roc Nation Management Deal". Complex.
  10. http://freemusicempire.com/2019/12/24/2019-fme-mvp-griselda
  11. "Benny the Butcher Chart History". Billboard.
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