Benny The Butcher has proclaimed that he’ll be voting for Donald Trump, prompting greater than a little bit of backlash from his devoted fanbase.
On Saturday (August 12), the Buffalo, NY native took to Twitter to make his voting choice be recognized, which didn’t precisely please his followers.
His proclamation was fairly easy: “I’m votin Trump 2024.”
Test it out beneath:
I’m votin Trump 2024
— BENNY THE BUTCHER (@BennyBsf) August 12, 2023
The backlash towards the Butcher was swift, with many commenters mentioning that Trump’s insurance policies weren’t precisely pleasant to Black women and men.
“The bigot comin’, n-gga,” wrote one commenter, alluding to Benny’s well-known catchphrase and mixtape collection, The Butcher Coming.
Others, nevertheless, supported Benny The Butcher’s dedication to Trump, however cautioned that he could also be up towards some robust political forces for his proclamation. “Did you seek the advice of with Jay and the Democratic Get together earlier than posting this?,” wrote one other commenter, referring to JAY-Z.
Some commenters simply wished the “Johnny P’s Caddy” rapper to close up and rap. “Simply drop the album we dont wanna hear this,” a 3rd individual wrote.
The bigot comin, nigga!
— NEW ROQY TYRAID ALBUM OUT (@RoqyTYRAID) August 12, 2023
Did you seek the advice of with Jay and the Democratic Get together earlier than posting this? 😂
— 💯 (@praisesats) August 12, 2023
simply drop the album we dont wanna hear this
— RRT 🧊 (@SaVichTakes) August 12, 2023
Not one of the commenters, nevertheless, realized that Benny The Butcher’s remark could also be a lot ado about nothing. Based on the ACLU, many states don’t permit convicted felons to vote, and the Griselda Information rapper admitted to getting convicted of three felonies when he was youthful.
So relying on which state he calls residence, his vote might not depend in the direction of a possible Trump election.
However this isn’t the primary time he’s has had points along with his felony convictions. Again in 2022, he revealed that his scheduled exhibits within the U.Okay. had been canceled over a then-recent felony conviction he’d simply picked up.
“UK exhibits canceled based mostly on ‘outdated FBI experiences’ and a brand new felony cost I simply caught final week tht y’all gained’t discover out about till my documentary,” he mentioned on the time.
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Throughout a March 2021 interview with HipHopDX, he talked about leaving his drug dealing previous behind to concentrate on his rap profession.
“I obtained into it being from a neighborhood that was blanketed with it,” he mentioned. “The entire historical past of the neighborhood was about drug dealing. It was a drug dealing block and I used to be a born on that block. When my mother birthed me, I used to be introduced residence from the hospital on that block. So the hustlers exterior was doing what they was doing.”
He continued: “As I grew up, these dudes was my mates, these dudes become my brothers, so I did what they did. It’s simply the trail I selected on the time. I obtained three felonies. I’ve been backwards and forwards, out and in of jail.”
