Benny the Butcher
Jeremie Damon Pennick
Benny the Butcher is an American rapper from Buffalo, New York active since 2004.
- Profession
- Rapper, Songwriter
- From
- Buffalo, New York
- Born
- November 4, 1984
- Years active
- 2004–present
Early life
A Buffalo native and cousin of Westside Gunn and Conway, Jeremie Pennick brought vivid, coke-rap narratives to the Griselda collective.
Career
His "Tana Talk" series and the Hit-Boy–produced "Burden of Proof" earned acclaim and broadened Griselda's reach toward the mainstream.
Major achievements
He is regarded as one of the finest pure street lyricists of the Griselda era.
Legacy
Benny the Butcher carries forward the cinematic crime-rap tradition with sharp, vivid detail.
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