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Boldy James & Nicholas Craven Announce Release Date For New Album

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Boldy James and Nicholas Craven are kicking 2024 off with a bang with their new album, Penalty of Leadership. After many teases and a couple of singles, namely “Brand New Chanel Kicks” and “No Pun Intended,” producer Craven announced that the project will come out on Friday, January 12. As such, many die-hards and hip-hop heads in general think that this will be among the first amazing albums this year. It sounds magnificent up to this point, if the singles are any solid indication, which is unsurprising to witness from this duo. All we can hope for is that the material they’re saving for next week is even better than what they offered as appetizers.

Of course, a big reason behind this hype is the established collaborative chemistry between Boldy James and Nicholas Craven. Their 2022 full-length, Fair Exchange No Robbery, was one of the year’s most acclaimed releases, and holds a special place in both artists’ catalogs. In addition, they had previously linked up on the beatmaker’s Craven N 3 record, and are building on how well they fit each other’s styles. However, an important narrative part of Penalty of Leadership seems to be the Detroit MC’s car crash in early 2023, which this album’s recording, promotional artwork, and lyrical content seems to tackle.

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Nicholas Craven Unveils Penalty Of Leadership Release Date With Boldy James

For example, Nicholas Craven had said on Twitter that “No Pun Intended” was the last song they recorded after Boldy James almost fully recovered from the accident, whereas “Brand New Chanel Kicks” was recorded shortly after the crash. The Montreal sonic wizard’s output without him was still great in 2023, including the Ransom collab EP Deleted Scenes 2. On the other hand, the “Disco Fever” spitter kicked the year off– much like he will in 2024– with the album Indiana Jones with RichGains, plus other EPs, singles, and features throughout. As such, we know that they’re by no means out of practice, and that they worked just as hard, if not harder, on Penalty of Leadership.

Meanwhile, we already know that this won’t be Bo’s only album this year. He just released the project 1LB (One Lucky Bastard) with Your Boy Posca, available exclusively via physical vinyl and cassette copies. Looks like it’s going to be another fantastic year for all the concreatures out there. For more news and the latest updates on Boldy James and Nicholas Craven, stay up to date on HNHH.

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Benny The Butcher Praises J. Cole For Recognizing His Status In The Game

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Benny The Butcher and J. Cole have a lot of love for each other, not just as collaborators, but as top-dog lyricists in the game. It’s an appreciation and respect that they often talk about, especially when it comes to Benny’s belief that Cole is the best rapper right now. Moreover, he recently spoke about the Dreamville boss’ important place within hip-hip to Elliott Wilson on the Rap Radar podcast. During the Griselda alum’s remarks, he lamented many of the most commercially successful or prominent MCs today “not [being] worried about pushing the culture forward.” But the North Carolina spitter knows this very well, and that’s why The Butcher gives him his flowers whenever he gets the chance.

“A lot of things that he do that he don’t have to do,” Benny The Butcher explained. “I know we can say that about a lot of people but it seems to me like he take interest in things like that, and that’s the difference. He realizes his responsibility of him being the top guy. And make no mistake, he’s the top guy. Cole is the top f***ing guy in this s**t right now, you know what I’m saying? And for him to understand there’s a responsibility just says a lot about him, ’cause a lot of these dudes don’t, man.”

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Benny The Butcher Speaks On J. Cole As A Hip-Hop Leader On The Rap Radar Podcast

In addition to this discourse, the Buffalo, New York native recently gave his thoughts on one of J. Cole’s most praised talents as a rapper. At the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards, HipHopDX asked him what Cole’s best feature of all time is. “Honestly, ‘Johnny P’s Caddy,’” Benny The Butcher remarked, clearly with no sort of bias to a song that appeared on his album. Jokes aside, it definitely deserves that praise regardless of who you are. “I have to rank it at the top. Y’all know why. He’s on there with another spitter. I don’t know, bro, I gotta go check that [Lil Yachty] song out. I was listening to it the other day. I’ma listen to it better, but I think ‘Johnny P’s Caddy’ Cole verse still got the best title.”

Meanwhile, what do you think about all this? Is the “No Role Modelz” icon a role model in hip-hop or could he be doing more to carry out the weight of his responsibility? Whatever the case, let us know in the comments section down below. Also, keep checking in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on Benny The Butcher.

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