Plugs I Met 2, will be released March 19.
Cam Kirk
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Just a few short years ago, Benny The Butcher was the underdog of Griselda, the Buffalo, N.Y.-based rap crew that was, at the time, decidedly underdog itself. The group's upstate New York home town has little-to-no hip-hop history, especially compared to its bigger cousin, New York City, about a six-hour drive south. Griselda member Conway The Machine had already built a rep for his sinister rhymes and brilliant punchlines, and label founder Westside Gunn had already earned a fan base with his distinctive voice, textured production and astute branding of the crew's aesthetic. But with his 2018 breakout album,