Benny the Butcher

Jeremie Damon 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 frequent collaborators and first-cousins Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine. He is also a part of the collective Black Soprano Family.

Benny the Butcher
Birth nameJeremie Damon 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
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2004–present
Labels
Associated acts

On November 14, 2020, Pennick was shot in the leg in Houston, Texas during an attempted robbery. He was formally discharged the next morning and is expected to fully recover.

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 (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.[4]

On November 23, 2018, he released his debut studio 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 brought widespread attention to the rapper.[5]

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.[6][7][8] On August 6, it was announced that Pennick signed a management deal with Roc Nation.[9] 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."[10]

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.[11] The album was eventually released on October 16 to rave reviews.[12]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Married 2 Da Game: The Album (2011)
  • Tana Talk 3 (2018)
  • Burden of Proof (2020)

Extended plays
  • 17 Bullets (2016)
  • Tommy Devito's Breakfast (with Cuns) (2017)
  • FVR-001 (2019)
  • The Plugs I Met (2019)

Mixtapes
  • Tana Talk (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2004)
  • B.E.N.N.Y. vs. Lil Wayne (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2007)
  • The American D.Boy (as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • American D.Boy II: Lindsay Lohan (as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • American D.Boy III: Paris Hilton & Kate Moss (as B.E.N.N.Y.)
  • American D.Boy IV: Amy Winehouse (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2009)
  • American D.Boy V (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: The Mixtape (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2011)
  • The White House (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2012)
  • Best Ever n' New York (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2013)
  • B.E.N.N.Y. Best Ever (as B.E.N.N.Y.) (2013)
  • Black Soprano Family (as Benny) (2015)
  • 1 on a 1 (2016)
  • My First Brick (2016)
  • Butcher on Steroids (2017)
  • A Friend of Ours (2018)

Collaboration albums
  • Stabbed & Shot (with 38 Spesh) (2018)
  • WWCD (with Griselda) (2019)

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) (2009)
  • Bang Bang (with Street Entertainment)
  • The Pre-Season: Mixtape Series (with Buff City Music Group) (2012)
  • Searchin' for a Purpose (with Black Soprano Family)
  • Da Respected Sopranos (with Black Soprano Family and DJ Drama) (2020)

With Griselda

Collaborative EPs
  • Statue of Limitations (with Smoke DZA) (2019)

Guest appearances
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album Artist(s)
"Set The tone" 2020 Phresher, Kocky Ka
"Make Amends" 2020 The L.I.B.R.A. T.I., Jadakiss
"Think Of The LOX" 2020 Living Off Xperience The Lox, Westside Gunn
"The Butcher And The Blade" 2020 Who Made the Sunshine Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine
"98 Sabres" 2020 Who Made the Sunshine Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, Armani Caesar
"Frank Lucas" 2020 Alfredo Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist
"Russian Roulette" 2020 Funeral (Deluxe) Lil Wayne, Conway the Machine
"Momentum" 2020 Chomp Russ, Black Thought

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. "Black Soprano Family: eOne BSF Signing Day". YouTube.
  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. "The Benny The Butcher Interview: New Album & Label Deal, Scam Accusations, XXL Cover & More". YouTube.
  12. "Critic Reviews for Burden of Proof – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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