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80
Exclaim!

If you weren't a fan of Benny prior, Tana Talk 4 likely won't win you over. But if you were, the latest fuel for Griselda's hot streak will keep your Caddy bumping until the next blast outta Buffalo.

80
AllMusic
Benny's storytelling lyrics are hardened and aggressive as ever, but he balances out his tales of street dominance and underworld dealings with moments of honest self-reflection.
78
HipHopDX

While TT4 may not break down walls, the album fits snugly into the Griselda Music Universe and makes it more challenging than ever to deny Benny The Butcher of his roses.

70
Beats Per Minute

Tana Talk 4 shows Benny the Butcher’s improving his rhymes, but doesn’t offer any more profound insight into the man behind the microphone – even as we return to where it all started.

70
Pitchfork
The Buffalo rapper digs deeper into his established lore, savoring his victories while further stewing in past regrets.
PelicanManners
70

Definitely a return to form for Benny. I know I’m probably in the minority of people, who didn’t actually like “Burden of Proof” and “The Plugs I Met 2”. But here, he brought it back to the style that made me a fan of Griselda in the first place. Before i get ahead of myself, this doesn’t reach the quality of the previous Tana Talk record nor the original Plugs i met EP. I wasn’t expecting it to though. I don’t think we’ll ever return ... read more

Rollo_P
85

Glad Benny got off the brighter shit he's been on the past year or two, was really fiending for the murkier, off-kilter Alc/Daringer sound that made me fall in love with him. Don't get me wrong, Harry Fraud and Hit-Boy are good, they just can't unlock peak Benny like that. I'm happy to say this is a return to that form I've been craving, Benny showcasing a hunger and energy in his verses that is impossible to ignore and incredibly easy to enjoy. Not a single whack verse, even from the features ... read more

AllAboutMusic
84

The question that I saw so many Griselda fans asking before the release of this project was “Will this be better than TT3?” And honestly, it just might be.

Edit: Changed my mind after giving TT3 another listen but it’s close

This is probably the best produced rap album of 2022 so far. Both Alchemist and Daringer do a very good job on the beats, as Benny’s production on here sounds as good as it ever did. Benny also sounds great on here. His lyricism, delivery, and ... read more

NR

Benny the Butcher takes shit a step up.

Crose47
79

Its the BUTCHA. This entire project is just cold, cold, blooded man... he really trappin out here. And can we talk ABOUT THAT COLE VERSE THO my lawddddd

Favorites: Johnny P's Caddy, Thowy's revenge, Super Plug, Bust a brick Nick, 10 more commandment

Stiborge
45

Oh thank God Benny came out rocking with Trump so I don't have to feel bad about finding him aggressively mediocre.

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Added on: November 13, 2021