Benny The Butcher – The Plugs I Met 2.5 [EP]

Benny The Butcher returns with The Plugs I Met 2.5, a compact EP featuring Raekwon, 38 Spesh, ElCamino, Bruiser Wolf, Fuego Base, and production from Harry Fraud, Daringer, Beat Butcha, and DJ Shay.

Benny the Butcher adds another chapter to one of his defining series with The Plugs I Met 2.5, a sharp six-song EP that pulls him back toward the grimy, detail-heavy lane where his writing still cuts deepest. The title alone carries weight: The Plugs I Met helped cement Benny as one of Buffalo’s most exacting street narrators in 2019, while The Plugs I Met 2 linked him with Harry Fraud for a more polished, cinematic sequel two years later.

This new entry sits between those worlds. Harry Fraud remains a major presence, shaping much of the project’s atmosphere, but Benny also brings Daringer, Beat Butcha, and DJ Shay into the production picture. That mix gives The Plugs I Met 2.5 a compact but varied feel, with the bars staying cold, transactional, and closely observed instead of drifting into overbuilt album mode.

Across the EP, Benny keeps the circle tight without making the guest list feel small. Bruiser Wolf appears on “The Dog & The Wolf” and joins Fuego Base for “Big Difference,” while 38 Spesh and ElCamino link up on “Rise & Fall.” Raekwon steps in for “Talk Shows,” giving the project a direct line back to the kind of East Coast crime-rap architecture that Benny has always understood instinctively.

The closing track “Can’t Be Much” also arrives with an official video, putting the Harry Fraud-produced cut in the spotlight as The Plugs I Met 2.5 hits streaming. It is not a long release, but that works in its favor: Benny gets in, sharpens the mythology, and leaves the door open for whatever comes next.