Benny The Butcher Thinks Rappers Deserve More Respect Than They're Getting Right Now

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on November 03, 2023579 Views

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 03: Benny the Butcher attends the BET Hip Hop Awards 2023 at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on October 03, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Benny thinks being a rapper doesn't come with the respect it should.

Benny The Butcher has been subject to plenty of praise from other rappers in recent years. He's collaborated with some of the biggest names in the genre and received plenty of high-profile cosigns. But despite all the respect he gets from inside the rap game, he still thinks rappers as a whole are disrespected. He recently stopped by Rap Radar to discuss a variety of subjects, including how rappers as a whole need more respect.

“It’s not a lot of respect on being a rapper right now. Rap gave me a lot. I should be able to say that loud and proud but people try to hate on that," Benny began the discussion. “A lot of these podcasts, influencers, a lot of these characters, they criticize rap. They got whole platforms to criticize rap in a bad way. Rap is this, rap is that, sh*tting on a rapper. I hate that because we are almost the bar for how people live their lives. You’ll hear somebody say, ‘I’m richer than rappers,'” he continues. In his conclusion, he basically says rappers are living rent free in the heads of their critics. “People want to compare themselves to rappers so bad. They love us so much they hate us." Check out the full conversation below.

Benny The Butcher On The Disrespect Rappers Face

Benny The Butcher recently released a song he's been teasing for months. "Big Dog" is a collaboration with Lil Wayne and The Alchemist that he shared a teaser of a few months ago. Even before that he had been teasing recording a collab with Wayne for a while. The song is set to serve as the lead single from Benny's upcoming new album.

Initially, Benny's new album was expected to drop back in August. When the date came and went with no new album he had to explain to fans that it was delayed. He said that he thought the album would be done in time but it didn't turn out to be and he was still working on it. What do you think of Benny The Butcher's take that rappers should be getting more respect than they currently are? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.