Benny The Butcher - Everybody Can’t Go (Discussion Thread)

[Pack2]

This here.

The process, especially in this day and age really speaks to skill level. There are DAW's that basically make the beats for you today! So if a producer is still putting in mad work with chopping, banging out drums by hand, and recreating samples in a way that makes them their own, that speaks to a mad high level of skill and mastery. That's what ALC does every time out. So anyone that makes beats or produces can look at that final product and try to figure out how it was done. But if you're just looping, there isn't much to figure out, lol.

Questlove was saying recently that Q-Tip is one of his favorite producers of all-time because there are beats of his like the OG "Crooklyn Dodgers" joint that he still can't figure out how Tip made. That puts certain producers in an entirely different class.

I was a little harsh with the “get the fukk outta here” …my apologies breh there was no need for that.

While I don’t necessarily agree, I get what you’re saying. Appreciate your insights always even if I don’t like them lol

 

[Sniper]

Top to bottom the album’s dope to me.

 

[LOST IN THE SAUCE]

He doesn't.

Compare Al's instrumental albums to Madlib's Beat Konducta series. Madlib can do it all and has more styles and pulls from more genres of music. Compare Alfredo and Bandana and Madlib's production changes the vibe from song to song. I tend to skip songs when I revisit Al's albums. Madlib's I play straight through.

As great as Al is he doesn't have the classic albums. Consistency has made him great but I feel like he stays in certain lane that gets repetitive where Madlib's work with DOOM is nothing like his work with Gibbs. Comp

He's spoken on his tendency to just loop records, I'm not trying to insult the man. He calls himself the Loopdigga for a reason. There's nothing wrong with it, and we know he can chop and all that if he wants to, that wasn't what the conversation was about really.
I agree with pretty much every point you're making though. It all just comes down to preference from there. I even agree Madlib has more classic records. He's in my top 5~ too. No knock to his production at all.

 

[Prolific_1011]

Originally had this at like 3.75. After some more spins, I'm bumping the rating up to a solid 4 mics.

Production from Al and Hit is dope and they compliment eachother well.

 

[Supa]

Alchemist crushed it!

We need a Benny or con with Alchemist & darringer only.

We already got those. Benny probably won't do another now that he's on Def Jam but the next Hall and Nash is only Al and Daringer.

I think Madlib could do for Conway what he did for Gibbs and get him rapping over a different sound and being more creative.

I'm waiting to hear Benny's reaction to the criticism this album is getting. The numbers probably won't be good and none of the singles caught on. Let's see if he blames the fans or Def Jam. Either way I doubt he's going back to the Griselda sound or working with someone like V Don.

He's spoken on his tendency to just loop records, I'm not trying to insult the man. He calls himself the Loopdigga for a reason. There's nothing wrong with it, and we know he can chop and all that if he wants to, that wasn't what the conversation was about really.
I agree with pretty much every point you're making though. It all just comes down to preference from there. I even agree Madlib has more classic records. He's in my top 5~ too. No knock to his production at all.

Everybody who samples wants to find loops. Madlib just gets there first

Having a great ear and knowing the right music to dig for is a skill.

 

[The War Report]

Benny is like a low budget Jay Z. Album is mixtape status.

 

[TripleAgent]

Wayne has the best verse on the entire album

You spelled Stove God wrong

4.25/5

Excellent album


Hope it keeps its legs past this week. He’s getting a lot of acclaim so far

The Alchemist half and One Foot In maybe.

WSG is wasting Armani I love how Spesh let's Che cut loose with her music. Armani has talent she's being held back a ton

She's pregnant.

 

[Awesome Wells]

I was a little harsh with the “get the fukk outta here” …my apologies breh there was no need for that.

While I don’t necessarily agree, I get what you’re saying. Appreciate your insights always even if I don’t like them lol

I get that.

It's music, man. We're gonna have these debates same way we would in a barbershop or wherever. It gets like that sometimes, lol. If we all liked the same sh*t and saw everything the same way, sh*t would be mad boring.

 

[TrifeGod]

Doin' my taxes right now listenin' for the first time, TMVTL made me stop calculatin

ALC really be in the studio

These beats

 

[Ironman]

Armani lowkey washed Benny lol she’s dope, I love the Liz 1 & 2

WSG be giving her all the throw aways on those albums. He doesn't know what to do with her or maybe with her clothing store rap isn't as much of a focus maybe?

 

[AJtheOne]

Jermaine’s Interlude is a masterpiece

 

[Xtz23]

Delete

 

[Peak]

no way, not in 2024. Rza can't just coast on a 5 year run forever

alchemist never produced a project like Cuban Linx, but his body of work has annihilated Rza's at this point

 

[Peak]

Annihilated

Alchemist has endured multiple forms and doesn't have the amount of classics to match. Still hasn't surpassed RZA all time imo

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Album is FIRE. Final verdict.

3 critiques =

WSG fukks up Griselda Express. I love the beat & Conway/Rick Hyde features.

Babyface Ray sucks on Pillow Talk & Slander.

The beat on How To Rap is generic early 2000’s Just Blaze knockoff. I don’t hate it but I’ve heard it a thousand times.