TheDarceKnight
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is it really?Why is the clean version on Spotify better mixed than the explicit version
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Benny the Butcher- Burden of Proof (Discussion Thread)
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Pinyapplesuckas
He's A Good Man
yeah this is a Jay Z album at it's core and without sounding like a complete Jigga ripoff. He restored that boss energy. He's painting pictures and weaving words in a way that his peers cant. He and Conway just dropped some special albumsFinally listening to this...whoever said this was some 03 Rocafella shyt was so on point
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
is it really?
Listen to both versions of “where would I go” it’s easy to hear.
Piff Perkins
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Some general thoughts, instead of a review.
1. Hit Boy got me looking at a loooooot of NY producers (including legends) funny. Breh gave us knocking beats that have that east coast inspiration (but updated) largely without samples. It knocks. Drums are dope. Bass is dope. I can't imagine listening to this and going back to Beat Butcha's weak to middling no-sample production style. Hit Boy has this shyt sounding musical. He's re-creating samples, creating new ones...without sounding like the typical "oh this came from Illmind or Frank Dukes" vibe. This dude is a real producer. Salute him.
2. This album is like a love letter to Hov/early 00s Roc. The guitar riff that starts the album, the horns in the beat switch, the Dynasty Intro-reminiscent synths on a couple tracks...it just has that Hov bounce. While I'm not too big of a fan of him bringing back Pain In Da Azz and some of the other on-the-nose throwbacks, in general they nail the sound and it just works.
3. There are a couple tracks where Benny's flow sounds like a kid trying desperately to parallel park. New Streets is the type of song where Hov would give you that conversational slick flow that just weaves in and out of the chops. Whereas Benny sounds like he's reciting a court statement. This pops up on 1-2 other tracks so thankfully it's not a big issue.
4. One Way Flight is the best non-Future He Man Woman Hater shyt since YG's She Wish She Was lmao.
1. Hit Boy got me looking at a loooooot of NY producers (including legends) funny. Breh gave us knocking beats that have that east coast inspiration (but updated) largely without samples. It knocks. Drums are dope. Bass is dope. I can't imagine listening to this and going back to Beat Butcha's weak to middling no-sample production style. Hit Boy has this shyt sounding musical. He's re-creating samples, creating new ones...without sounding like the typical "oh this came from Illmind or Frank Dukes" vibe. This dude is a real producer. Salute him.
2. This album is like a love letter to Hov/early 00s Roc. The guitar riff that starts the album, the horns in the beat switch, the Dynasty Intro-reminiscent synths on a couple tracks...it just has that Hov bounce. While I'm not too big of a fan of him bringing back Pain In Da Azz and some of the other on-the-nose throwbacks, in general they nail the sound and it just works.
3. There are a couple tracks where Benny's flow sounds like a kid trying desperately to parallel park. New Streets is the type of song where Hov would give you that conversational slick flow that just weaves in and out of the chops. Whereas Benny sounds like he's reciting a court statement. This pops up on 1-2 other tracks so thankfully it's not a big issue.
4. One Way Flight is the best non-Future He Man Woman Hater shyt since YG's She Wish She Was lmao.
Live instrumentation is the key.
InstantKlassik
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TheDarceKnight
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Benny asked Jay for a verse
Benny and Conway project on deck
Benny talking about a project with Gibbs
Benny and Conway project on deck
Benny talking about a project with Gibbs
Suspicious Dingo
Superstar
This is officially the first Griselda related project I have enjoyed - shyt hard
Heavy_Handz
Superstar
HeatmakerzDamn Famous really gives me 00-01 Bink! vibes
@TheDarceKnight Yo a Benny/Gibbs EP would be so hard
Of course down the line we will finally get the Benny/Conway duo album we all know will be crazy
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Ty-Fife
14k Gold Slum Computer Wizard
Heatmakerz
@TheDarceKnight Yo a Benny/Gibbs EP would be so hard
Nah, sounds like Dynasty Bink!...
Heavy_Handz
Superstar
I mean Heatmakerz literally used that sample on AZ So Sincere track years back
Ty-Fife
14k Gold Slum Computer Wizard
I mean Heatmakerz literally used that sample on AZ So Sincere track years back
Oh I know but the way Hit flipped it gives me 1-900-HUSTLER vibes.
u mad son?
All Star
This album is nice, definitely something I can just leave on shuffle and ride around to but i ain't feeling the hype too much though.
Think a few people mentioned that it sounds like some 03 rocafella shyt, in a good way. But for me thats the reason I'm not feeling it as much as Nas shyt or Conway, Gibbs shyt etc. I get that this is Bennys lane and style though and shyt works for him so salute.
Think a few people mentioned that it sounds like some 03 rocafella shyt, in a good way. But for me thats the reason I'm not feeling it as much as Nas shyt or Conway, Gibbs shyt etc. I get that this is Bennys lane and style though and shyt works for him so salute.