Benny and Hit-Boy surpass those expectations with their first collaborative album, Burden of Proof. The 12-track project is a celebratory toast to Benny, who’s been on one hell of a run since blowing up in 2016 with his debut album, My First Brick.
Burden of Proof delivers on its promise of being a sharp contrast to the rest of Griselda’s 2020 deliveries.
Burden of Proof finds Benny the Butcher fully formed after years of development and growth.
Burden of Proof is undoubtedly the next step in Benny’s evolution, even if the music doesn’t always match the vision.
Burden of Proof is a solid album despite Benny more or less staying in his stylistic comfort zone.
Unpopular Opinion Alert:
I like some of Benny's other work alongside other Griselda members but this is just a hard miss for me, every song sounds the same, Hit-Boy production feels lacking compared to the Big Sean and Nas albums he worked on earlier this year, skits are more annoying to me than endearing, and lyrically Benny feels more unoriginal than ever and overall this album just takes the old-head worship to a point where it's somewhat obnoxious.
The production on this album is top notch, I love the samples used on most of the tracks. Where would I go in particular has a nice sample. The track sly green has a very diverse beat. It's a bossy, hardcore hip hop beat with a futuristic twist, it comes off very nicely as one of the best beats on the album. The beat which takes the cake though is found on the track timeless. There are quite a few different layers to it but it is all so cohesive and overall just slaps.
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Griselda has been over-saturating the market lately. If the projects start to dip in quality, it could become an issue where people aren’t excited for a new Griselda release. But, if they’re as good as this or the new Conway album, they don’t have anything to worry about. Quality > quantity
I was excited for this record because I have loved Benny’s features lately and Hit-boy has been killing it on production this year. And they both continue their hot streak on ... read more
Not as good as TT3 but Benny shows why he’s one of the best rappers out right now
Favorite Track: One Way Flight
Least Favorite Track: New Streets
1 | Burden of Proof 3:25 | 87 |
2 | Where Would I Go 2:52 feat. Rick Ross | 80 |
3 | Sly Green 2:46 | 87 |
4 | One Way Flight 3:18 feat. Freddie Gibbs | 93 |
5 | Famous 2:44 | 80 |
6 | Timeless 3:49 | 78 |
7 | New Streets 2:02 | 76 |
8 | Over The Limit 4:15 feat. Dom Kennedy | 80 |
9 | Trade It All 2:32 | 79 |
10 | Thank God I Made It 2:56 feat. Queen Naija | 79 |
11 | War Paint 4:30 feat. Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine | 85 |
12 | Legend 3:04 with Hit-Boy | 83 |
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