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Benzino Takes Blame For André 3000’s Speech At The 1995 Source Awards

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Benzino just took credit (or blame, in this case) for arguably one of the most important moments in hip-hop history. Moreover, readers likely remember André 3000’s now iconic speech after winning Best New Artist at the 1995 Source Awards off the success of their 1994 debut Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. While they received boos from the crowd, André kept his head up and clapped back at the community hating on the new generation and scene that was bubbling out of the South, which didn’t match the East or West Coast as far as public favor.

“But it’s like this, though,” 3 Stacks remarked on stage. “I’m tired of closed-minded folks. It’s like we got a demo tape and don’t nobody want to hear it. But it’s like this, the South got something to say, and that’s all I got to say.” Now, in a snippet from Ray Daniels’ upcoming interview with Benzino for his The Gauds Show podcast, the media personality admitted that he tried to skew reception of the Atlanta legends’ LP upon its release. Of course, most people loved it, but he didn’t share that enthusiasm. Almost thirty years later, he admitted to sleeping on Outkast, and even suggested that Dré’s speech was aimed at him, among other detractors.

Benzino Claims He Unfortunately Inspired André 3000’s Source Awards Speech

“The reason why André 3000 said what he did, I’ma have to tell y’all this story,” Benzino revealed regarding his close work with The Source magazine co-owner Dave Mays. “When they was giving Outkast 4.5 mics, I remember, I didn’t understand it. I didn’t understand the music. And I was the one who kinda raised some situations up at The Source, I’m gonna admit it. And I was wrong. I think it got to Outkast. And I think that’s why André said what he said. I think that was kinda directed toward me.

“I think I made a mistake and I shouldn’t have,” he continued. “Usually, I bow out of the whole five mic thing. The five mics was so strong that we let the journalists take care of that. The Source was business over here and the journalists over here. We would let the journalists take care of that; the writers, the photographers. It was a group of them and they would sit in a room and the labels would send the albums and they would rate them. It was one of the main things, the five mic system. One time, me and one of them got into a debate about Outkast because I didn’t understand at that time that music. And I was wrong.” Regardless of your take on this, come back to HNHH for the latest on Benzino, André 3000, and Outkast.

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Benny The Butcher Expects More Rappers To Thank Griselda For Their Careers

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The rap game wouldn’t be what it is today without Griselda, according to Benny The Butcher. Though it’s hard to deny that the rise of lyricism is largely due to the Buffalo-based collective’s efforts, Benny believes that more rappers need to be giving them their respect. The sound that emerged from the golden age of rap made a resurgence due to Griselda’s efforts and a lot of rappers were able to make a career because of it. In Benny The Butcher’s opinion, he, Westside Gunn, and Conway deserve all of the flowers.

“These n***as been putting out tapes, and a lot of these n***as been doing their shit, but Griselda is still the standard. We inspire these n***as. We made these n***as believe they can build this shit. These n***as ain’t think they could do it,” he said during his PSA. Benny The Butcher continued to explain that a lot of artists failed to be as persistent as them and eventually, gave up. However, he said that changed once Griselda came out.

Benny The Butcher Doesn’t Think Griselda Gets Its Dues

Once again, Benny reiterated that Griselda set a standard in rap that a lot of artists aspire to reach. “These n***as gave up. You telling them, ‘Nah, fight.’ Ain’t nothing wrong with inspiring n***as. I’m just saying y’all, back to Griselda being the standard. Griselda is the fucking standard. I don’t be hearing thank you from these n***as. These n***as be saying everything, but fucking thank you. I wanna start hearing thank you’s from these n***as man,” he said.

Benny The Butcher is arguably the most vocal artist out of the Griselda clique. Though Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine have echoed similar comments, Benny recently made a similar statement when they were excluded from B. Dot’s best rappers list of 2022. He made it clear that the list couldn’t be an accurate reflection of rap, especially as each artist on the label continued their prolific run. We’ll keep you posted on any more updates surrounding Benny’s grievances with his rap peers. Do you think Griselda deserves more credit? Sound off in the comments.