Benny The Butcher nabbed J. Cole for his latest single “Johnny P’s Caddy,” which is expected to be included on his forthcoming album Tana Talk 4. But some studious rap fans think Cole is taking a shot at the Griselda Records rapper on his own song.
When the Dreamville Records boss raps, “Of course I’m tryin’ to revive a sport that’s dyin’/But the guns and the drug bars that y’all relyin’/Got these nerds thinkin’ that you n-ggas hard as I am//But that just mean I ain’t as comfortable as y’all with lyin’,” several people wondered if he was referring to Griselda’s penchant for street life raps. Cole ended the track by calling himself “the best rapper alive,” which raised a few eyebrows considering he was a guest feature on another rapper’s song.
During a recent interview with The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne Tha God asked Benny The Butcher if he was tempted to change his verse after hearing J. Cole’s proclamation to which he said, “Man, fuck no. I’m not one of those dudes who changin’ my verse. I’m not doing none of that. I done sent songs to n-ggas and some of n-gga’s favorite n-ggas done changed they verse. I guess that’s what they do. Man, that’s how we feel.”
Benny The Butcher wasn’t exactly sure who J. Cole was addressing, but he certainly thinks he had a target in mind when penning the verse, adding, “He said that on my record, so people ask me about that. He was talking to somebody. If you ask me, he was talkin’ to somebody.”
Charlamagne interjected and noted, “I saw folks saying he might have been taking shots at you on his own record. I was like, ‘Nah, it really depends on if you think Benny’s raps are real or not.”
Benny replied, “That’s a fact. When he said that, the drug bars, ‘y’all was lying’ — I done did numbers. I did what I did. If it don’t apply, let it fly. If y’all say y’all got the best morning show, if ‘yall say that, the people who got morning shows who’s in the ranking with y’all, the n-ggas who got morning shows who are nowhere near y’all, they know y’all not talking about them.
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“So I say that to say, the guys who y’all compare him with — this is my opinion, I don’t know who he was talking about, I’m a fan of this shit — so the guys everybody compare him with and put him in the rink with, to me, that’s who he’s talking to. That’s me. I just think he’s asserting his dominance amongst the conversation, the three, four, five-headed monsters … I know when I get on a feature, I’m talking extra crazy on it.”
Gang Starr legend DJ Premier recently revealed Tana Talk 4 will arrive on February 11, although Benny The Butcher has yet to confirm the date himself. In the meantime, check out “Johnny P’s Caddy” below.
That’s funny because I thought the opposite. I thought coles verse was average at best.
Not true
if you think that. too many bars flew over ya head like you running past a jungle gym didnt catch them all.
That’s the thing about hip hop that sucks. It’s unnecessarily so competitive and people on the outside looking into the lyrics are usually the ones to fuel the flames and make something out of nothing more than just a dope verse.
If he tried, he failed. Peace to Benny for his outlook on the shit…seems like Cole was jus reppin’ himself as well as showing support for Griselda….plenty catz done said they the best on another mans track…
I think Bennys verse is better but Cole brought good energy to his delivery. Which is rare.
Cole been killing features for years… and Benny was def smoked on this joint
Cole’s verse wasn’t even that crazy fr, it’s sad this climate is so horrible that some mid like that gets this much attention.
You tripping. Cole’s verse was probably better than your favorite verse.
It really wasn’t that crazy. His verse on Boblo boat was way harder than that, THAT’S probably his best guest verse period. This wasn’t that. At all.
Cole did Griselda bad and put the an end to the negative trash that Griselda has been calling music
Shut the fuck up Kylie. Don’t you got a drill rapper’s Dick to ride right now? Lame ass
Cole’s verse was fire ???? I really miss this kind of mellow beats with the tight bars era in rap.
Benny’s verse was good, Griselda is the shit!