Benny The Butcher - BRON (Live Session) | Vevo ctrl

They say that when the spotlight shines brighter, it’s harder to hide flaws. For the last five years Benny the Butcher has been one of rap’s most reliable rhymers. The ‘Tana Talk’ tapes get better with each installment, no question. And when we were all waylaid by Covid, pandemic releases ‘Burden of Proof’ and ‘The Plugs I Met 2’ served listeners heaps of protein-packed bars on which to chew. Thus, on his new “Everybody Can’t Go” album, Buffalo’s lyrical mastermind finds himself wrestling with the fact that more fame, more wealth, more clout means tighter circles, wiser voices, and smarter choices need to be in place. Check “BRON,” where Benny’s likening himself to Lebron James, who famously won a championship in his own Midwest hometown but relocated to Los Angeles in order to further his career: “I told my folks back home, ‘So long’/I move my family and my bricks to a place where it’s warm.” And as great as it is to hear him bring out super strong Snoop and Weezy performances on this record, the coolest thing about Benny these days is his comfortability with the details. Dude’s painting with a sharp palette, and it’s only right to put a mic in front of him.