Benny The Butcher has revealed the advice JAY-Z gave him when he signed a management deal with Roc Nation in 2019.
The Buffalo native stopped by Math Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion, where he spoke about his conversations with Hov around that time and the gems the Brooklyn-bred billionaire dropped.
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Benny revealed the Roc Nation mogul gave him a specific piece of advice regarding his Griselda crew, emphasizing the importance of loyalty and brotherhood.
“The thing about Hov, man, he is who he say he is,” Benny said. “He and Snoop, they remind me of each other. We had a bunch of conversations. He told me things that I didn’t want to hear, he told me things that I did want to hear — just all-around game.
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“He was basically just telling me… basically trying to keep Griselda together. Not saying that we was leaving, but he knew n-ggas’ contracts was up. And before that, me and him had a three-hour conversation. He was asking me my plans. He was like, ‘Ok, I’ma bust this move and see what we can do.'”
The Butcher continued: “He went back, we all kicked it. It just ain’t go that way … But just because I’m not signed to Griselda — I’m Big Griselda. And I explained that to him and he was like, ‘Man, people gonna interpret it different.'”
In an interview with The Breakfast Club last year, Benny The Butcher said he was looking to take his partnership with JAY-Z to the next level by securing a verse from him.
“I’m dying for it,” he said. “My shit is, I need me a Hov verse and I need that Roc-A-Fella chain. I’m auditioning for that Roc-A-Fella chain. I need my shit.”
These days, Benny is on the road for his Thank God I Made It World Tour, which heads overseas with shows in Ireland, Germany, Greece, Poland and more this month.
On the music side, the Black Soprano Family frontman is gearing up to drop his Def Jam debut, Everybody Can’t Go, which he announced last month is set to arrive on August 11.
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The project — which serves as the follow-up to last year’s Tana Talk 4 — will reportedly feature production from frequent collaborators Hit-Boy and The Alchemist.
