Benny the Butcher has made clear that he’s aware of the past headlines about his DMX comparisons, and he just wanted to make clear that he was looking to simply create a “moment.”
During his interview with The Breakfast Club, which aired on Friday (January 12), the Griselda rapper stated that he wasn’t trying to be disrespectful or create a controversy.
“Respect to DMX and his family and all that,” he began. “But what I meant was, I’m creating a Def Jam moment. These people who get on Twitter and…these blogs post that shit to get the reaction. I’m sick of them doing that.”
He continued: “I’m sick of all these Internet fuckin’ weirdos you’ve seen post that picture. Why post that shit? To get people talkin’?”
Check out the full video below. The DMX comparisons start at the 35:00 minute mark.
Back in 2022, the Griselda rapper boldly declared that he’d drop the best Hip Hop album on Def Jam since DMX’s It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot in 1998.
The quote has continued to follow Benny, with some critics using it as ammo against him in the run-up to his new album, which is set to arrive later this month.
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After an X (formerly Twitter) account posted a graphic of Benny’s comments along with the caption, “Those are some big shoes to fill,” the Buffalo, New York native responded: “When blogs post shit like this they be tryna get a reaction outta yall and yall take they bait cuz yall love to banter on this app.
“I was speaking on creating a missing feelin in the Def Jam building[.] cant wait to drop my shit on you nerds who gonna hate either way THE [Butcher] COMIN.”
Out January 26, Everybody Can’t Go will be Benny The Butcher’s first major label album. He signed to Def Jam back in late 2021 during Snoop Dogg‘s tenure as an executive at the storied label.
The project is produced entirely by frequent collaborators The Alchemist and Hit-Boy, and boasts features from Lil Wayne (“Big Dog”), Stove God Cooks (“One Foot In”), and more.
