Benny The Butcher Admits He Was "Pissed" He Couldn't Take Advantage Of Drake Collab

BYCole Blake14.4K Views
Link Copied to Clipboard!
Itsbizkit "Straight Cap" Video Shoot Featuring Uncle Murda & Benny The Butcher
BAY SHORE, NEW YORK - JUNE 15: Benny the Butcher attends the "Straight Cap" video shoot on June 15, 2021 in Bay Shore, New York. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
Benny The Butcher says he was upset that his collaboration with Drake didn't pan out the way he had hoped.

Benny The Butcher says he was "pissed" that he couldn't get proper usage of out of his collaboration with Drake, but understands that the Toronto rapper has a "hectic" schedule. He discussed working with Drake during a recent interview with Joe Budden for Conversation Lovers Only.

"I was pissed, I'm not gonna lie. It's the fucking Drake record. It's for surely my biggest record. Real shit. And it's a record just sitting in my pocket but like I said, I understand the mechanics of the business." When asked why he struggled to put the song out, Benny says that he wasn't given an exact reason, but isn't pressed over it. "This the biggest artist in the world so I understand his release schedule might be hectic," he continued. "And he's the name, but he represents a lot of people that he work with. And his moves affect a lot of people."

Benny The Butcher At Conway's Album Listening Party

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Benny the Butcher attends Conway's "God Don't Make Mistakes" Album Listening Party on February 16, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

Despite the big names, many fans on social media didn't seem confident in the collaboration. Commenting on a clip of the interview from The Hip-Hop Wolf, one fan wrote: "Unless it was a female or club record, there was no way this would've sounded good. Not trying to hear another song of Drake trying to sound street." Another posted: "Drake prolly got bodied on it. He ain't make a record with a serious spitta in a long time."

Working with Drake isn't the only high-profile collaboration Benny spoke about in the interview. He also discussed his J. Cole feature on “Johnny P’s Caddy," off Tana Talk 4. The conversation comes ahead of the release of his next album, Everybody Can’t Go, which will be his debut for Def Jam. The album, which is produced by Hit-Boy, will arrive on Friday, August 11.

[Via]

About The Author
Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
...