Here is the 18th mixtape from Buffalo, New York emcee Benny the Butcher. Being within the sport for two many years already, it wouldn’t be till 2016 the place he alongside his cousins Westside Gunn & Conway the Machine would take the tradition by storm off initiatives like Tana Talk 3 & The Plugs I Met. Harry Fraud got here in for a sequel to the latter following the mature Burden of Proof & lastly, Tana Talk 4 took it again to the basement a number of years again. We acquired Summertime Butch final August & solely a pair months following Excelsior, a sequel to Summertime Butch has arrived.
“Jasmine” that includes Westside Gunn produced by Daringer after the “Summer Feelin’” intro was a drumless intro speaking concerning the state of rap being the identical since 2Pac acquired killed virtually 3 decade in the past whereas “Hood on Fire” that includes Bruiser Wolf finds the two coolin’ down their respective streets after they began getting sizzling. “Told You So” talks about proving everybody who doubted him mistaken over a Mike WiLL Made-It instrumental whereas “Summer ‘25” after the “Where’s Butch?” skit orchestrally boasts that you’ll find him exterior.
G Herbo joins Benny on the cloudy entice crossover “Why Would I?” eager to discover a purpose for forgiving the individuals who’ve switched up on them as their recognition in music continued to develop simply earlier than “77 Club” retains giving the center finger to naysayers calling him washed speaking concerning the analytics by no means mendacity. “Gold Plated Leica” that includes O.T. the Real brings the pair collectively to flex their dope line from Pittsburgh to Austin whereas “In the Wall” that includes Bun B will get again on the entice vibes because of Cory Mo speaking about having drug cash for everybody.
“Pandoras” that includes Duckman & Elcamino begins the final 5 minutes or so of Summertime Butch 2 with the trio mentioning the actual fact B$F’s been making the entire rap sport play comply with the chief all decade up thus far making an attempt to save lots of a number of whatever the Everybody Can’t Go lesson whereas “Lo Lo’s” sends off the tape with a Bink! heater advising to belief what you see & let your eyes be the proof.
The unique Summertime Butch EP nonetheless stays essentially the most polarizing entry in Benny’s discography over 11 months because it initially got here out as a result of a big crowd of individuals felt like he was on autopilot that complete time, however Summertime Butch 2 clears each the predecessor & Excelsior because of extra consistency inside the manufacturing & a tighter checklist of friends in comparison with the earlier EP he gave us over a pair months in the past.
Score: 8/10