Benny The Butcher Gives Explanation For New Album Delay, But Still Calls It AOTY

BYGabriel Bras NevaresPublished on August 12, 20231.7K Views

Benny The Butcher Everybody Cant Go Delay

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The Griselda-affiliated MC may not be as ready as he thought he was, but we're apparently not ready at all for what he cooked up.

While Benny The Butcher's new album Everybody Can't Go saw a delay, it's still shaping up to be one of the best rap albums of the year. Moreover, the "Super Plug" rapper recently explained on social media why the album didn't come out this week as expected. "My album ain’t coming out tonight or tomorrow," he remarked in the clip. "I wasn't as ready as I thought I was. Just know when you hear my s**t it's gonna be better than all this other s**t you've been hearing all year." With its announcement last year (and the proclamation that it would be the best Def Jam album since DMX's debut), he's building up a game-shifting release here.

Considering the Griselda affiliate's incredible body of work so far, this doesn't seem too hard of a promise to live up to for him. With the help of frequent collaborator Hit-Boy behind the boards for many tracks, Everybody Can't Go is probably going to be just as good, if not better, than it would've been if it released this week. Furthermore, this is understandably not the only time that Benny The Butcher gassed up his own albums. For example, last year's Tana Talk 4 was a strong album of the year contender as he predicted.

Benny The Butcher Speaks On Album Delay

"While n***as be talking their s**t, who wanna bet my s**t go cr*zy when I drop Tana Talk 4?" Benny The Butcher said back then in an Instagram video. "If anybody doubting me, who wanna bet? What we talking about? Who wanna bet me? I know the same n***as who be talking that s**t. What are we doing right now? Album of the year, who wanna bet me right now? Album of the year for consideration, before it even came out or even heard a single. I got 10 bands to anyone's five, and I got 20 bands to anyone's 10. Who wants to take that bet?"

Meanwhile, this is a huge and wonderful year for the 38-year-old regardless of Everybody Can't Go, though that's certainly a plus. He recently announced that he married his longtime girlfriend. Congratulations to the newlyweds, and we wish them all the happiness in the world; specifically, we wish this album will be as good as it sounds on paper. On that note, check back in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on Benny The Butcher.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares

Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.