Benny the Butcher is an American rapper from Buffalo, New York. He is best known for his acclaimed trilogy of solo albums, Tana Talk 3 (2018), Burden of Proof (2020), and Tana Talk 4 (2022). His most popular tracks include ‘Johnny P’s Caddy’ (37.6 million streams) and ‘One Way Flight’ (20 million streams). He is a member of rap collectives Griselda and Black Soprano Family. He has featured and appeared on tracks by the likes of J. Cole, Snoop Dogg, The Alchemist, Royce da 5’ 9”, and many others.
Benny the Butcher was born Jeremie Pennick but started his rap career under the pseudonym B.E.N.N.Y back in the 2000s, releasing many underground mixtapes. In 2014, his cousin Westside Gunn launched Griselda Records, and they and their cousin Conway the Machine began releasing their mixtapes through it. A break came in 2017 when the Griselda collective signed with Eminem’s Shady label and Benny’s other collective, the Black Soprano Family, signed with Entertainment One Music.
As Benny the Butcher, he released his debut solo album, Tana Talk 3, in November 2018. The cover art reflects some of the tragedy in his life as it features a portrait of his late older brother, fellow rapper Machine Gun Black. Griselda also released an album, WWCD, which became one of the top-ten hip-hop albums of 2019. Benny topped that with 2020’s Burden of Proof, which made the upper reaches of charts in both America (including the Billboard 200) and the United Kingdom. 2022’s Tana Talk 4 achieved similar success.
