REVIEW - Benny the Butcher: Buffalo Butch Vol. 1

 Yo, what's poppin' fam, it's ya boy Denzel, the top dog in this rap review game, funkier than Del tha Funky Homosapien and funkier than James Brown's used socks. But enough with the titles, the Rap Review King is about to drop some jewels.

Benny the Butcher, aka "Mr. I'm-Underground-Rap-Honest!!", just dropped an EP. Been hyped for a minute, let's see if it bangs or flops.

Penny and Shaq Freestyle ft. 38 Spesh - This joint got a dope beat. Benny’s flow is mad tight, spittin’ bars like a real lyrical beast. 38 Spesh ain’t slouchin’ either, he holdin’ it down. Fire intro track.

"I ain't an artist, but when I’m with your chick, I'm Picasso with the face paint."

Damn, that line hit like a sucker punch.

Beats - 6/10  
Lyrics - 8/10  
14/20

Buffalo Freestyle ft. Drake - Now, this what we all been waitin' for. Benny, the street legend who slung rocks and caught cases, goes head-to-head with... the Soft Serve King himself, aka the Freaky Ass N*gga aka 69 God Drake. Let's see who gets murked.

Beat's on that light pop tip, probably ‘cause Mr. BBL Drizzy can't hang on a real boom bap beat. Geesh. This dude stay spittin' the same tired ass raps, talkin' 'bout how he came up from nothin'—like we ain't know his fam's been plugged in with cousins and uncles and aunties all up in the industry since day one. Grew up in the burbs, went to private school, his mom up and rented a banquet hall for son's Bat Mitzvah—my bad, Bar Mitzvah. I be forgettin’ this dude's supposed to be a man. But yeah, somehow he wants us to believe he came from the gutter. You ain’t thinkin’ hard enough if you buyin’ that.

Drizzy sounds like he sneak dissin’ Kendrick again. Trash verse, son. Feels like some generic Drake track. Maybe his weak-ass DJ Boi-1da laced the beat 'cause this joint is straight NyQuil.

Then Benny steps up. His verse is cold-blooded. Feels like Drake's verse if it actually grew some balls. Benny devoured Drake, no contest. Drake needs to stick to R&B or whatever soft shit he's on now. Kendrick must’ve dissed him so hard he slid into country music last time I heard.

Beats - 5/10  
Lyrics - 7/10  
12/20

Hard Way Freestyle ft. Fabolous - Fab comin' in heavy, droppin’ bars like it’s nothin'. Solid verse, I’m feelin' it. That EDM/medium rhyme? Clever as hell.

Benny's up next, and he ain’t disappointin’. Another strong verse. Not quite on Fab’s level, but still hittin’. This joint goes hard.

Beats - 6/10  
Lyrics - 8/10  
14/20

Now let’s do the math and chop it up real quick:

40/60  
66%

This tape was solid. Benny could've gone harder with the flows and beats, but it still slaps. The low points? Mr. Softie comin’ through on Buffalo Freestyle and the beats on that and Hard Way Freestyle. But overall, I’m diggin’ it. Gives off that late 90s vibe, like we back in ‘98/’99.