Jeremie Pennick (born November 27, 1984), known professionally as Benny the Butcher, is an American rapper from Buffalo, New York. He is part of the hip hop group Griselda with Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine, and is part of the collective Black Soprano Family. Benny The Butcher knew by the age of ten that he wanted to be involved with music. He self-released his mixtapes in the late 2000s as B.E.N.N.Y., including The Mayor's Back and Chains Bond.